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The Emergency Department calls with another admission and the Licensed Practical Nurse has had two discharges. She received a new client with multiple fractures and a blood transfusion order. What is the role of the LPN during this time? Select all that apply.   

The charge nurse delegates obtaining vital signs for four stable postoperative clients to a UAP. Which statement reflects the nurse’s appropriate responsibility? The

The charge nurse is completing the nursing assignment for a fully occupied 35 bed surgical unit. The staff available for the day are: 3 Registered Nurses (RNs), 2 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and 2 Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs). Several clients are scheduled to come from the operating room today, 4 clients are receiving blood transfusions, and others require intravenous (IV) opioid medication administration. Which action by the charge nurse demonstrates the best response to a potentially unsafe staffing?

A nurse is assigned to care for a client whose family requests that the nurse not inform the client of a terminal diagnosis. What is the most ethical action?

A 34-year-old African American woman, at 37 weeks pregnant, presents to the emergency department with signs of advanced preeclampsia. The client has been waiting in the triage area for 45 minutes. The nurse notes that similar symptoms in a white client earlier were escalated quicker. The client states, “I have been trying to tell the doctors that I do not feel well. No one is listening and I am scared for my baby.” Which response best reflects the nurse’s ethical responsibility in this situation?

After a medication error occurs, the team meets to discuss system factors that contributed to the event. Which quality tool is being used?

A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit must assign clients to a licensed practical nurse (LPN). Which client is most appropriate to assign to the LPN?

A nurse manager implementing bedside shift report encounters staff resistance. What is the best initial strategy?

Which statement best differentiates leadership from management?

During interdisciplinary rounds, the nurse notices the physician dismisses input from the respiratory therapist. What is the best action for the nurse?