A nurse working at a community health clinic is assessing a…
A nurse working at a community health clinic is assessing a newly admitted patient who was recently discharged from a major regional medical center. The clinic’s electronic health record (EHR) system automatically populates the patient’s recent inpatient discharge summary, laboratory results, and imaging reports from the hospital’s database. The nurse should recognize that this seamless, secure exchange of clinical data between different health information systems best demonstrates which informatics concept?
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A nurse is caring for an acute care patient whose clinical status suddenly deteriorates. The attending provider communicates an urgent medication order to the nurse over the telephone. To ensure patient safety and comply with professional standards for high-risk clinical communication, which actions must the nurse implement? Select all that apply.
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A nurse is assessing a patient who arrived at the urgent care clinic complaining of abdominal pain. To evaluate the quality (“Q”) component of the PQRST pain assessment mnemonic, which question should the nurse ask the patient?
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A 55-year-old patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been ventilated for three days following a severe motor vehicle accident. The patient has become increasingly restless, agitated, and is demonstrating signs of sleep-wake cycle disruption. Which intervention should the nurse implement to best reduce the patient’s risk of sensory overload?
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