The nurse is teaching a patient how to use a portable blood pressure device to monitor his blood pressure at home. It would be most important for the nurse to:

What is the normal lab value for K+:___________________mmol/L

What is the normal lab value for Na++:___________________mmol/L

Starting a computer that is already turned on is called a:

Assuming that all are accurate, which documentation about a patient’s level of consciousness is best?

The UAP informs the nurse that a patient has fallen out of bed and is in pain. The nurse assesses the patient and provides care. Identify the correct documentation of the fall.

The surgeon enters a computerized order for a patient who underwent right thoracotomy for lung cancer. The order states: OOB in AM. Which action by the nurse indicates that she is following the surgeon’s order? The nurse:

When should the nurse document care she has given?

Twenty minutes after administering pain medication to the patient, the nurse returns to ask if the patient’s level of pain has decreased. The nurse documents the patient’s response as part of which phase of the nursing process?

An operating system with PnP capabilities means that the system: