The nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse (GN). The nurse is supervising the GN who is discontinuing a central venous catheter located in a client’s subclavian vein. The client is sitting in a recliner comfortably. The GN has the sterile field set up appropriately, has removed the old dressing and is now ready to remove the sutures. At that moment, the precepting nurse is notified that a client down the hall is vomiting, and a provider is on hold waiting to discuss another client who is going to surgery later this afternoon. The precepting nurse has also just received news of an order for a STAT CBC on the vomiting client. What is the precepting nurse’s next priority?
A nursing student is practicing prioritizing pediatric clients. The student would be correct in seeing the client with which of the following first?
A nurse has arrived for work and is reviewing four assigned clients. Which client should the nurse see first?
The nurse has just clocked in to work on the medical-surgical floor and receives report on assigned clients. Which of the following clients is the highest priority at this time?
The nurse is reviewing the four clients that were assigned with a nursing student. The nursing student would be correct in saying that that the client with which of the following is the priority?
A nurse working in a busy emergency room knows that a client with which of the following is the priority to see first?
A nurse working on a busy medical-surgical floor is getting report and prioritizing assessments. The nurse should see which client first?
A nurse is called in for an on call shift in the Emergency Department and is quickly trying to prioritize the clients that need to be seen. The client with which of the following should be seen first?
A nurse is reviewing the needs of four clients and trying to prioritize their care. The nurse should see which of the following clients first?
A nurse in the emergency room has just received report from the day shift nurse on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?
