Chapter 2, Problem 2.35.1C

How can this textbook and other resource materials help her, and you, learn medical terminology?

Your task is to make a list of safety precautions that teachers should follow to ensure safety on the playground.

If a student comes to you with signs of child abuse or neglect and you want to have visual evidence, you should: A. Take pictures with your mobile phone.  B. Wait for ACS to arrive to take pictures.  C. Ask an administrator to take pictures with the school's designated camera.

As she hangs up the phone, Ling realizes she has a decision to make. Her sister, Naomi, is being discharged after an unexpected hospitalization and will need nursing care at home for several weeks. As a registered nurse, Ling is used to fielding requests for minor care and advice from family members and friends. This situation however, will be more difficult to navigate. She knows her family will want her to be involved in Naomi’s care, and if she’s honest with herself, she would like to be as well. Questions: 1. But would it be the best approach for everyone involved? 2. How will Ling keep separate her roles as nurse and sister? 3. What information does the CNO standards provide to help guide her decision?

Which is the following guidelines should you follow when completing an incident report

MAKE A DECISION: What do you think is the best course of action for Cory, his parents, and the school? a. Cory will always have social challenges. He should be encouraged to participate in social skills training, but realize he will have to learn to live within the constraints of his disability. b. Cory would benefit from some extra assistance such as social skills training either individually or in a group. He should also be provided with at least a part-time aide who can guide him with social interactions. c. Cory should probably be completely removed from mainstream programs temporarily until he can learn the social skills he needs to function in a general setting. d. Cory appears to be unable to function when mainstreamed. He should either be home-schooled or placed in a special school designed for children with disorders such as schizophrenia. Think about the issues that influenced your recommendation for Cory. Why did you choose the option that you did? Consider the following…

A patient is being transferred from the ICU to a regular hospi-tal room. What must the ICU nurse be prepared to do as part of this transfer?a. Provide a verbal report to the nurse on the new unit.b. Provide a detailed written report to the unit secretary.c. Delegate the responsibility for providing information.d. Make a copy of the patient’s medical record.

You are the MOA in a busy family practice. The following calls come in to your office. For each situation, respond in the most appropriate manner. How would you handle each call? If it is for your physician, do you put the call through? Do you take a message? Can you handle the call yourself? Provide a brief explanation for each example. “Hi, my mother was in to see the doctor yesterday. Ever since then she has been quite upset. She won’t talk to me about it. I want to know what is going on.”

How would the RN overcome the feeling of hesitation to report suspected child abuse?