The nurse manager is reviewing assignments for an evening shift. The nurse manager should intervene if the experienced LPN is assigned which action?

You have just returned from your morning break, and the nurse who has been covering your patients gives you an update on their conditions. Which patient would you assess first?

A hospital unit has an exceptionally high census for several weeks and mandatory overtime is being routinely required. What is the priority consequence of this practice?

A nurse is preparing to discharge a client after a 2 day stay on a medical-surgical unit. What information does the nurse need to include in discharge teaching? Select all that apply

A medical-surgical nurse is receiving hand-off report on a client transfering from the intensive care unit. The medical-surgical nurse reviews the previous documentation and flowsheets. The nurse also updates the client’s plan of care to be more reflective of their current condition. The nurse is completing these actions to ensure what is maintained?

The yearly amount an insured person must spend out of pocket for health care services before a health insurance policy will begin to pay its share:

This individual’s role is to take a proactive approach in client care coordination from point of admission. They works within time frames throughout client’s stay. This best describes which role?

The UAP’s job responsibilities include totaling the I&O records for clients at the end of an 8-hour shift. Near the end of the shift, the LPN reports to the RN that the new UAP on the unit has not completed the task. What is the RN’s best action?

The adult client is newly admitted to the PACU from surgery. Which assessment finding should be the nurse’s priority?

The oncology nurse is assessing a patient who has just been told that he has a mass in his left lung that is highly suspicious. The patient states that he is “overwhelmed” and “bewildered” by the mix of diagnostic tests, appointments, and consultations that have been arranged for him. What is the nurse’s best action?