Which information would the nurse provide as rationale for supporting the nurse licensure and mutual recognition movements?
1. Advancing technologies, especially telehealth and telephone triage makes single state licensure problematic.
2. Some areas have an oversupply of nurses while others are still experiencing a nursing shortage.
3. Multistate licensure will protect the safety of consumers who use call-in phone lines for health advice.
4. The number of practicing nurses holding more than one state license is increasing.
The home health nurse discovers that a homebound cancer patient is using marijuana to control nausea from chemotherapy. What advice should the nurse give this patient?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The effect of marijuana on decreasing nausea is fleeting and not worth the health problems caused by using it.
2. Since the patient is homebound, it is likely the use of marijuana will not be discovered by anyone else.
3. Possession of marijuana is illegal under federal law.
4. Some states have current legislative guidelines for legal possession of medical marijuana.
5. As long as it is documented that an illness exists that can be treated with marijuana, no risk of prosecution is present.
The patient tells the nurse that the physician mentioned deep tissue massage as treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
As a part of the subsequent conversation, the nurse demonstrates techniques and encourages the patient to begin a regimen immediately. What is true regarding this situation? 1. Since back massage is a standard skill taught in nursing school, the nurse has no liability for these actions.
2. The nurse's liability centers on the recommendation to begin a massage regime.
3. Since the physician initiated the discussion, the nurse has no liability.
4. This nurse may be guilty of practicing massage without a license.
A nurse executive has requested that additional budgetary funds be allocated to support staff seeking a baccalaureate degree in nursing or specialty certification.
Which information should this executive provide during discussions of this funding? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Research shows no correlation between an increased number of BSN prepared nurses and increased nursing salaries.
2. Nurse specialty certification has been shown to lower patient mortality.
3. If our nursing staff is educated at a higher level and are certified we will see fewer lawsuits for negligence and malpractice.
4. Higher failure-to-rescue rates
5. Education at the BSN level, when coupled with specialty certification, has been shown to reduce adverse patient outcomes.
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