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The nurse is caring for a client who is alert and oriented.  The client refuses the ordered urinary catheter.  When the nurse inserts the urinary catheter, despite the client’s refusal, the client may sue the nurse for which of the following?

A client is on a ventilator and is upset by their inability to talk at this time.  What are some things the nurse can do to help foster communication?  (Select all that apply).

A client has been diagnosed with meningitis.   Which type of precautions would this client be placed on?

A nurse is overheard making derogatory comments at the nurse’s station about a client who is hospitalized. This is overheard by the client’s family member. What form of defamation has the nurse committedA

In an acute care facility that utilizes team nursing the Registered Nurse (RN) request the License Practical Nurse (LPN) administer and intravenous IV antibiotic to their shared client.  What law should the LPN refer to before providing this medication as requested?

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious period which of the following is a recommended guideline for communicating with this client?

The registered nurse is planning the client assignments for the day which is the most appropriate assignment for an unlicensed personnel (UAP)?

is known as “The Lady with the Lamp”, and helped establish the first nursing school with formal training.

Of the following,  which is the most important reason for documentation?

 A client admitted to the hospital with pneumonia develops a urinary tract infection (UTI )after placement of a Foley catheter.  What would this be considered?