Leadership Practice 2019 A

Review the client's request with the family

The child has red fissures at the corners of the mouth

Inform the staff of the penalties that can result from medication errors

Determine goals and objectives

Assist in weighing the options involved in the decision

Assist clients who are in immediate danger to a safe location

Obtain the client's serum potassium level

The right to be treated with respect and dignity The right to refuse their medication The right to leave regardless of provider recommendations The right to be fully informed of their health conditions

A client who has a sucking chest wound

"Change-of-shift report can be given at the client's bedside."

Pick up the first sterile glove by grasping the folded cuff edge

The client's level of consciousness

Place clients in positive pressure airflow rooms

Place the client in a dorsal recumbent position for the examination

A nurse is photocopying their assigned client's diagnostic test results

The length of the client's stay

"Your case manager will coordinate the resources you will need."

"I delegate tasks to personnel based on their job descriptions."

Ask the client to explain the procedure that is being performed

"This is a procedure that does not require written informed consent."

Frequent use of restroom

Explore alternative solutions to address unit workflow with the nurses

Discuss the client's feelings about the procedure

Compare data from clients' records regarding skin integrity with established criteria

A client who has a femur fracture and reports feeling shortness of breath

Raise the footplates of the wheelchair before transferring the client

The nurse places the surface package with the top flap opening away from the body

Groups tasks that are in the same location

Home health

"I will gather information about palliative care for you."

A client who had a right above-the-knee amputation 24 hr ago

"Clients are the experts on their own health."

Fidelity

Ask the client to verbalize their expectations

Advise the client to install grab bars in the bathroom at home

Explore the reasons that staff are not attending meetings

Perform a chart review to gather data about the clients who developed infections

Receiving moderate sedation

"The client who had an indwelling urinary catheter removed 8 hr ago reports an inability to void."

Provide an enteral feeding to a client who has Crohn's disease

Identify stable clients for transfer to a surgical unit

"Clients on a mental health unit can refuse their medications."

Wear an N95 respirator mask when in the client's room

Inform the client of the consequences of refusing the medication

A client who has peripheral vascular disease and has an absent pulse in the right foot

Role model a positive approach to the changes Encourage staff members who support the changes to discuss the issue with resistant staff

The client refuses to attend physical therapy sessions

Provide the clients with information about advance directives

Determine a client's intake and output

Notify the quality improvement team

Remind the staff members that this is a breach of confidentiality

Discuss the client's concerns about having the surgery

Review the AP's skill competency checklist

Inform the assistive personnel of the client's weight-bearing status

State Nurse Practice Act (NPA)

Platelets 100,000/mm^3

Schedule a meeting with the nurse Provide written reprimand Temporarily remove the nurse from the scheduled shifts Terminate the nurse's employment

Interpreter

"Check the urinary output at 1100 for John Doe and report it to me immediately."

Occupational Therapist