When the Nurse Is Unsure How to Perform a Client

question 23

Multiple Choice

When the nurse is unsure how to perform a client care procedure that is high risk and low volume,his or her best action in this situation would be what?

• A) Ask another nurse.
• B) Discuss the procedure with the client's physician.
• C) Look up the procedure in a nursing textbook.
• D) Consult the agency procedure manual, and follow the guidelines for the procedure.

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Definitions:

Subsistence pattern

The methods and strategies used by a society to support its population, including the ways in which food is obtained and distributed.

Hunting and gathering

A mode of subsistence involving the procurement of wild plants and animals for food.

Pastoralism

a form of agriculture where animals are raised for food, fiber, and other products, often involving nomadic or semi-nomadic herding.

Legitimate use of force

Refers to the socially sanctioned, legal, or accepted use of physical power or coercion by individuals or institutions, especially by the state or law enforcement, to maintain order or enforce laws.