TEST BANK FOR CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 8TH EDITION BY PERRY

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Chapter 2: Admitting, Transfer, and Discharge MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The patient is scheduled to go home after having coronary angioplasty. What would be the most effective way to provide discharge tea... ching to this patient? A) Provide him with information on health care websites. B) Provide him with written information on what he has to do. C) Sit and carefully explain what is required before his follow-up. D) Use a combination of verbal and written information. 2. While preparing for the patient’s discharge, the nurse uses a discharge planning checklist and notes that the patient is concerned about going home because she has to depend on her family for care. The nurse realizes that successful recovery at home is often based on: A) the patient’s willingness to go home. B) the family’s perceived ability to care for the patient. C) the patient’s ability to live alone. D) allowing the patient to make her own arrangements. 3. The patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of severe abdominal pain and vomiting, and is severely dehydrated. The physician orders IV fluids for the dehydration and an IV antiemetic for the patient. However, the patient states that she is fearful of needles and adamantly refuses to have an IV started. The nurse explains the importance of and rationale for the ordered treatment, but the patient continues to refuse. What should the nurse do? A) Summon the nurse technician to hold the arm down while the IV is inserted. B) Use a numbing medication before inserting the IV. C) Document the patient’s refusal and notify the physician. D) Tell the patient that she will be discharged without care unless she complies. [Show More]

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