LPN Nursing School · Leadership · 26 questions
Communication and Documentation practice questions
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- 1A nurse is reviewing documentation on a group of clients as part of a quality improvement initiative. Which of the following actions should the nurse document to identify clients who are at risk for skin breakdown?Answer →
- 2A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a tubal ligation. The client expresses uncertainty about having the procedure. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?Answer →
- 3A nurse at a rehabilitation facility is planning to attend an interprofessional team meeting to discuss a client who is recovering from abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prepare for the meeting?Answer →
- 4A nurse is reinforcing teaching about client confidentiality with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
- 5A nurse is contributing to a quality improvement plan to improve the shift reporting process on the unit. Which of the following actions is the first step the nurse should suggest to promote a change in the reporting process?Answer →
- 6At the beginning of shift, a client angrily reports that a pain medication was requested over 2 hours ago. After administering the as needed (PRN) pain medication, which is the best way for the practical nurse (PN) to address this client's concern?Answer →
- 7A nurse is preparing to provide change-of-shift report. Using the SBAR communication technique, which of the following client information should the nurse include in the "A" portion of the report?Answer →
- 8A nurse is assisting with the discharge of a client from acute care to home health care. Which of the following components of the medical record should the nurse provide to the home health agency?Answer →
- 9A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription from a provider for propranolol 40 mg PO BID. When reading back the information to the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 10A nurse is reviewing a client's medical record and discovers that the client received a double dose of a prescribed medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 11A nurse in a long-term care facility is completing an incident report for a client who received a superficial burn from a heating pad. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 12A nurse in a rehabilitation center is assisting in the care for a group of clients. For which of the following situations should the nurse complete an incident report?Answer →
- 13A nurse is following up after discharge with a client's partner who is providing care for the client. The client's partner tells the nurse, "I am exhausted." Which of the following statements regarding respite care should the nurse make?Answer →
- 14A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a client who received a superficial burn from a heating pad that malfunctioned. After completing an incident report, which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 15A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client following outpatient cataract surgery. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?Answer →
- 16A nurse in a long-term care facility finds a client unresponsive. After calling 911 and beginning CPR, which of the following documents should the nurse include in the client transfer paperwork to the acute care facility?Answer →
- 17An older adult client is being discharged to home from a rehabilitation unit following 6 weeks of therapy for a fractured hip. The client experienced episodes of confusion during the rehabilitation hospitalization. The client lives alone. Which information should the practical nurse (PN) report to the charge nurse for further action? Select all that apply.Answer →
- 18A nurse is providing client report using the Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR) format. Using SBAR, in which order should the nurse provide the information in the report? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)Answer →
- 19A nurse is caring for a client who reports his medication was not given during the night shift for the past 3 nights. The medication administration record indicates the medication was given. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?Answer →
- 20A nurse is caring for a client who reports being nervous about receiving a prescribed medication via injection. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?Answer →
- 21A nurse is receiving a telephone prescription from a provider for propranolol 40 mg PO BID. When reading back the information to the provider, which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 22A nurse is attending a quality improvement meeting. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when initiating a quality improvement program to address health care-associated infections?Answer →
- 23A nurse is assisting with the planning of an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses about transcribing prescriptions from a provider. Which of the following examples should the nurse include as an approved abbreviation?Answer →
- 24A nurse is documenting the care of a client in the computer when she is called to another client's room. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 25A nurse is caring for a client who states, "l am leaving this hospital because I'm frustrated with my therapy." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?Answer →
- 26A nurse is caring for a client who reports being nervous about receiving a prescribed medication via injection. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?Answer →