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clinical nurse specialist (CNS) |
typically specializes in a practice setting or a clinical field |
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nurse practitioner (NP) |
collaborates with one or more providers to deliver nonemergency primary health care in a variety of settings |
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certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) |
administers anesthesia and provides care during procedures under the supervision of an anesthesiologist |
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certified nurse-midwife (CNM) |
collaborates with one or more providers to deliver care to maternal-newborn clients and their families |
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nurse educator |
teaches in schools of nursing, staff development departments in health care facilities, or client education departments |
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nurse administrator |
provides leadership to nursing departments within a health care facility |
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nurse researcher |
conducts research primarily to improve the quality of client care |
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a nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (select all that apply) |
- a client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home; a client asks about community resources available for older adults; a client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge |
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a goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following members of the inter professional care team? |
- occupational therapist - an occupational therapist can assist clients who have physical challenges to use adaptive devices and strategies to help with self-care activities |
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a client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's effects? (select all that apply) |
- provider; pharmacist; registered nurse |
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a client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the inter professional care team? |
- speech-language pathologist - a speech-language pathologist can initiate specific therapy for clients who have difficulty with feeding due to swallowing difficulties |
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a nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she gives examples of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants may perform, which of the following client activities should she include? (select all that apply) |
- bathing; ambulating; toileting; measuring vital signs |
