1. A client receives a strong medication. The nurse who made the medication error should take which of the following actions first?

1. Notify the nurse manager

2. Complete an incident report

3. Call the client’s provider d. Asses the client

2. When reviewing the admitting prescriptions for a client, the nurse notes that the dose of one medication is three times the usual dose of this medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

1. Contact the provider to question the dosage

2. Contact the pharmacy and confirm that the dosage is safe to administer

3. Inform the charge nurse and administer the dose of the medication the provider prescribed.

4. Ask another nurse to verify that the dosage is appropriate for the client.

3. A charge nurse has assigned a group of clients to a licensed practical nurse (LPN). The charge nurse receives reports from her assigned clients about the LPN’s lack of care. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take?

1. Review the LPN’s personnel file.

2. Talk with the clients who have reported the LPN’s lack of care.

3. Discuss the LPN’s behavior with other nurses on the unit.

4. Reassign some of the LPN’s client care to assistive personnel.

4. A charge nurse is making assignment for nursing personnel who will be caring for clients during the oncoming shift. Which of the following factors should the charge nurse consider?

a. The most experienced nurse receives the more complex clients b. The physiologic status of the clients on the unit.

3. Social relationship between nurses working the oncoming shift.

4. Personal comfort level an making the assignments.

5. A Nurse is caring for a client who has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an abdominal wound. The nurse enters the room to check the client’s pulse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

1. Wear protective eyewear