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Carroll University
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NRS316 | Medical Surgical Nursing
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2023
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1. During botulism management of a client, what treatment measures will the nurse implement? The nurse will implement airway management including mechanical ventilation when necessary, administer antitoxin, and elimination of the toxin. 2. The experienced nurse is orienting a new graduate nurse to the intensive care unit. The new graduate is asking about the process of organ and tissue donation. Explain the nurse’s responsibility during this process. Nurses are responsible for answering questions regarding the donation process and for providing emotional support to family members. 3. A committee of nurses have been tasked with reviewing an increase in central line infections on their unit. Explain the process that they should follow. - Quality issues are identified by the staff, management, or risk management department - An interprofessional team is developed to review the issue - The current state of structure and process related to the issues is analyzed - Data collection methods are determined ( quantitative methods are the primary method but client interview is also an option) - Data is collected, analyzed, and compared with the established benchmark - If the benchmark is not met, possible influencing factors are determined. A root cause analysis can be done to critically assess all factors that influence the issue - Potential solutions or corrective actions are analyzed and one is selected for implementation - Educational or corrective action is implemented - The issue is reevaluated at a preestablished time to determine the efficacy of the solution or corrective action 4. A nurse is caring for a client with acute cystitis that has been prescribed nitrofurantoin. What client teaching should be provided to the client regarding this medication? The nurse should tell the client that nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic so it is important that the full course is completed and each dose is taken with food. 5. The nurse knows health care beliefs can originate from different cultural practices. Define the following belief types: Biomedical, naturalistic and magico-relgious. Biomedical beliefs about illness focus on identifying a cause for every effect on the body, that the body functions like a machine. Naturalistic beliefs about illness relate the individual as a part of nature or creation. An imbalance in nature is believed to cause disease. Magio-religious beliefs about illness link health to supernatural forces, or good and evil.

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