Priority Setting Frameworks Advanced Test Exam Questions (20 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

A nurse working the 7 PM to 7 AM shift on the pediatric unit has received report on four post operative clients. Which of the following requires immediate intervention? {Ans: A preschooler who is post operative following a tonsillectomy and is experiencing frequent swallowing}A nurse has been assigned to care for four clients on a medical-surgical floor. Which of the following clients should the nurse evaluate first? {Ans: A client following knee replacement surgery complaining of pain and warmth in the calf}A nurse is caring for a client who has a fractured hip and a respiratory rate of 26/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? {Ans: Evaluate level of consciousness}A nurse is caring for toddler who has laryngotracheobronchitis and is having difficulty breathing. Which of the following should be the first action of the nurse? {Ans: Obtain an oxygen saturation level}A public health nurse is triaging clients at the site of an explosion. The client with which of the following injuries should be the nurses priority concern? {Ans: Incomplete amputation of the foot}A nurse is caring for a client who has a flaccid bladder following a spinal cord injury. Which of