A nurse is talking to a newly licensed nurse about nursing interventions that require a provider’s prescription and nursing interventions that are nurse-initiated.  Which of the following interventions is provider-initiated?

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the medical/surgical unit within the past hour. The nurse collects the client’s history and completes an admission assessment. Place the following steps in the correct order when forming a nursing diagnosis with the data collected on admission.

A nurse is developing a SMART goal for a client for a client with a weight bearing restriction to right leg.  Which of the following is an example of a SMART goal?

Three part problem, etiology, symptom (PES) statements can be “risk for” statements.  True/False

A nurse who recently graduated and passed nursing boards is learning more about how to improve critical thinking. Which of the following are critical thinking skills that a nurse will need to develop? (Select all that apply)

A nurse understands that which of the following legal guidelines must be followed with documenting in a client’s record?

Attitudes are a component of critical thinking.  What does is mean if a nurse has an attitude of perseverance?

A respiratory therapist has been assigned to administer hyperinflation therapy to a number of patients on the ward. In which of the following conditions may hyperinflation therapy be beneficial?

In order to guarantee the same performance of the nebulizer after repeated use, what should be suggested to the user?

 When administering aerosol therapy to a pediatric patient, which of the following conditions can affect aerosol deposition? I. Airway diameter II. Respiratory rate III. Body weight IV. Nasal breathing