Exam 1: Contemporary Nursing Practice

Using the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) format, in which order should the nurse make these statements to communicate a change in patient status to a health care provider?

When providing patient care using evidence-based practice, the nurse uses

Which of these nursing actions for the patient with heart failure is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to experienced nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?

A nursing activity that is carried out during the evaluation phase of the nursing process is

Which of these tasks is appropriate for the registered nurse to delegate to a licensed practical/vocational nurse?

The nurse plans an every 2-hour turning schedule to prevent skin breakdown for a critically ill patient in the intensive care unit. In this case, the nursing action is considered to be

A patient with a stroke is paralyzed on the left side of the body and has developed a pressure ulcer on the left hip. The best nursing diagnosis for this patient is

A patient who has been admitted to the hospital for surgery tells the nurse, "I do not feel right about leaving my children with my neighbor." Which action should the nurse take next?

During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the nurse

The nurse has admitted a patient with a new diagnosis of pneumonia and explained to the patient that together they will plan the patient's care and set goals for discharge. The patient says, "How is that different from what the doctor does?" Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse primarily uses the nursing process in the care of patients

The nurse writes a complete nursing diagnosis statement by including

A patient with an infection has a nursing diagnosis of deficient fluid volume related to excessive diaphoresis. An appropriate patient outcome identified by the nurse is that the

Which action by a newly graduated RN working on the postsurgical unit indicates that more education about delegation and assignment is needed?

An example of a correctly written nursing diagnosis statement is