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The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which assessment finding should the nurse be most concerned with?

Which is a common cause of under-delegation?

Nancy is a sixteen-year-old high school junior.  For the last three months, Nancy has insisted that she hates school and often refuses to get up in the mornings.  She sleeps most of the day and refuses to talk to her friends. Although Nancy was once an active, friendly young woman, she has dropped out of all clubs and groups, including her church group.   When her parents insist that she attends school, Nancy spends most of the day near tears.  Her grades are, unsurprisingly, falling rapidly. 

What component of the nursing process can the nurse delegate with supervision?

Which one of he following is an example of Patient Classification system?

The nurse educator discusses delegation guidelines with a group of new graduates.  Which statement from the group indicates the need for more teaching?

The nurse cares for a client who refuses to have a prescribed treatment.  The health care provider decides to provide the treatment because the provider “knows best”.  Which ethical principle has the health care provider violated?

The nurse supervises licensed practical nurses (LPN/LVNs) in the ambulatory gastrointestinal (GI) clinic.  Which task is most appropriate to assigning the LPN/LVN?

Which choices are components of Deming’s chain reaction?  (Select all that apply.)

The nurse inserts a nasogastric tube in the client’s right nostril after the client has informed the nurse that the procedure is not desired.  Which is the best description of the nurse’s action?