The ED nurse has triaged a client who was in a severe motor vehicle accident. He is unconscious with fractures to the left femur and left humerus and ulna. CT also reveals a large amount of internal hemorrhaging. No identification was found on the client at the scene. What is the correct action by the nurse?

prepare the client for emergency surgery try to obtain informed consent from a family member wait until the client is conscious, and then obtain the consent ask...

The nurse reports to work and finds that a client from the previous day has been assigned to another nurse. The nurse had a great rapport with the client and wonders how he did during the night. She decides to look at the client’s chart to read the progress notes. Which statement is correct regarding the nurse’s actions?

She should go to the client’s room and see how he is doing. She has legal access to the client’s chart since she was involved in his care. The nurse is violatin...

The charge nurse in the medical unit is preparing a bed assignment for a stable client diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. The client has a history of diabetes and hepatitis. There are four beds available. The nurse knows that the best roommate for this client is which of the following?

a client with gout in the large toe a client with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea a client with MRSA a client with severe dementia with a tendency to wander