Which Action Indicates the Nurse Is Functioning as a Knowledge

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which action indicates the nurse is functioning as a knowledge worker?

• A)The nurse auscultates hypoactive bowel sounds while doing a client assessment eight hours postoperatively after abdominal surgery and documents the assessment in the electronic medical record.
• B)The nurse administers four units of regular insulin to the client whose blood glucose is 240 at 11:30 a.m.per physician's sliding scale orders and documents it on the electronic medical administration record.
• C)The nurse auscultates diminished breath sounds in a postoperative client the morning after abdominal surgery and encourages the client to turn, cough, and deep breathe every hour instead of every two hours.
• D)The nurse obtains the client's vital signs of BP-120/82, P-112, and R-32, totals up the intake of 1040 ml and the output of 1100 ml, and records these data in the electronic medical record.

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Definitions:

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons or from sensory stimuli and conduct them toward the cell body.

Neuron

A cell in the nervous system that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.

Neuronal Networks

Complex circuits of neurons that work together to process information or perform specific tasks in the brain and nervous system.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of some neurons, facilitating the rapid transmission of electrical signals.