Exam 5: An Evidence-Based Team Approach to Optimal Wellness

Advantages of working on interprofessional teams include all EXCEPT which of the following?

You have been asked to work on a unit that is not your usual one, and you are uncertain about whether one of the diabetic medications you are administering will interact with another drug the patient takes. Who would be your best source of information to determine whether there is an incompatibility between these medications?

Older adults seek elder housing alternatives for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following statements is true?

Your patient has recently had a stroke and has limited use of her right (dominant) hand. She is very independent and wants to continue to care for herself. You suggest that a good resource to help her learn to use adaptive devices would be:

Which of the following residential options typically offers the ability to transition to a higher level of care?

Nurse-sensitive patient care outcomes identified by the National Quality Forum (NQF) include:

You are admitting a patient who tells you that in addition to the medications prescribed by his physician, he also consults a native healer and takes remedies the healer recommends. The best response of the nurse is:

Ways to keep abreast of the latest evidence in caring for older adults include:

Contacting the physician to prescribe a less expensive generic alternative for a medication the patient cannot afford is an example of which nursing role?