The patient in the emergency room has a traumatic leg wound which has been cleaned and dressed. The nurse enters the room to reassess the wound prior to discharging the patient and notes bright red drainage on the dressing that is increasing in size. Which action does the nurse take first?
- NCLEX Practice
- Categories
- Management of Care
- View Question
- Category: Management of Care
- Difficulty: 2
Want help? View the answer with rationale.
Additional Management of Care Questions
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
The nurse delegates a pre-prandial blood sugar check to the unlicensed assistive personnel who fails to perform it before the patient’s food tray arrives and the patient eats breakfast. Who is most at fault?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 6
The patient with severe, symptomatic anemia who is a Jehovah's Witness refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons. The nurse instructs the provider to discontinue the order. This is an example of which ethical principle?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
0
