The nurse should not chart vital signs taken by another nurse. The nurse should draw a horizontal line through blank spaces in the nurses' notes to prevent incorrect information being added by another individual. While an incident report should be completed for a medication error, this report is not referred to, nor does it become part of, the client's permanent record. Incident reports are completed for incidents that are considered to be a deviation from expected outcomes of routine care and are often used in quality improvement programs for the facility. This is not an appropriate action and requires intervention from the nurse preceptor. Professionalism incorporates legal and ethical principles, as well as compliance with the standards of nursing practice in the provision of safe, quality nursing care that exhibits both accountable and responsible behavior. The content of this question emphasizes the concept of professionalism through the recognition of documentation requirements. When an incident report should be completed for a medication error, this report is not referred to, nor does it become part of, the client's permanent record Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse while documenting requires a nurse preceptor to intervene? Including in a client notes that an incident report was completed after a medication error An example of fidelity includes following through on a promise to return with pain medication in a specified period of time A nurse is reviewing the documentation of a newly licensed nurse. This is not the ethical principle the nurse is illustrating by making the referral as requested. Fidelity is the act of keeping promises. An example of veracity in nursing practice includes telling a client of his terminal diagnosis when he asks, even if it goes against the wishes of the family. Examples of justice in nursing practice includes advocating for fair distribution of resources or providing all clients with the same level of care regardless of his or her level of health benefits. Justice is the use of fairness, which is not the ethical principle the nurse is illustrating by making the referral as requested. Professionalism incorporates legal and ethical principles, as well as compliance with the standards of nursing practice in the provision of safe, quality nursing care that exhibits both accountable and responsible behaviors. The content of this question emphasizes the concept of professionalism by using ethical principles to guide nursing practice. This is the ethical principle the nurse is illustration by making the referral as requested They making the referral as requested the nurses illustrating which type of ethical principles? AutonomyĪutonomy is respecting the client's right to make personal health care decisions, whether or not the nurse believes those decisions are in the best interest of the client. The client has decided to stop treatment and request a referral to hospice.
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. Clients between the ages of 40 and 64 should have a complete eye examination every 2 years, and clients older than 65 should have a complete eye examination annually. Clients ages 40 or below should have a complete eye examination every 3 to 5 years. A complete eye examination every year is not an appropriate screening to recommend to a 35-year-old client.
Men and women ages 50 and older should have a colonoscopy every 10 years. A colonoscopy every 10 years is not an appropriate screening to recommend to a 35-year-old client. Women ages 40 or older should have annual mammograms. A mammogram every year is not an appropriate screening to recommend to a 35-year-old client. A dermatologist evaluation every 3 years is an appropriate screening to recommend to a 35-year-old client. By recommending age-appropriate screenings, nurses facilitate the provision of individualized, high-quality care.
Client-centered care focuses on the client and emphasizes the client's cultural, ethnic, and social values. The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client-centered care through the recommendation of age-appropriate health screenings.
Clients above the age of 40 should have annual evaluations
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Men and women between the ages of 20 and 40 should have skin cancer screening by a dermatologist every 3 years. Which of the following screening should the nurse recommend to the client? Dermatologist evaluation every three years to detect skin cancer TERMS IN THIS SET (20) A nurse in a local Clinic is caring for a female client who is 35 years old.
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