How can a nurse ensure the proper use of restraints for a patient?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Monitoring frequently and releasing restraints as soon as possible ensures proper use by minimizing risk (e.g., circulation issues) and duration, aligning with safety and ethical standards. Punishment is illegal restraints protect, not discipline. Wrist-only application ignores full needs; type varies by situation. Overtightening harms, not helps fit must be secure yet safe. Nurses check skin, adjust as needed, and document, balancing protection with dignity, a regulated practice to prevent harm and overuse.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The Minimum Data Set (MDS) assesses pain, mobility, and diet to track resident status in long-term care, but mental health diagnosis isn't a standard category it's inferred via behavior or mood, not directly listed. MDS focuses on functional areas (e.g., ADLs, nutrition) for care planning, not clinical diagnoses like depression, which nurses or doctors handle separately. Health care aides contribute observations to MDS, like pain levels, but don't diagnose. Knowing its scope ensures accurate reporting, avoiding confusion over their role in this standardized tool.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Scenario is not a formal stage in critical thinking, unlike observe , analyze , and action , which align with standard models like gathering data, evaluating it, and deciding. Critical thinking for PSWs involves observing client signs (e.g., pain), analyzing causes (e.g., injury), and acting (e.g., reporting) a cycle excluding hypothetical 'scenarios' as a step. Confusing this risks muddling practical decision-making; PSWs don't theorize scenarios but respond to real-time cues. Mastery of this process ensures effective care, like spotting a fall risk and adjusting support, distinguishing their role from abstract planning, vital for client safety and efficiency.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Negligence applies to careless damage like breaking glasses, unlike battery (A, physical harm), assault (B, threat), or malpractice (C, professional error beyond PSW scope). It's unintentional failure to act reasonably, actionable if harm results. PSWs must avoid this e.g., handling items carefully reporting incidents per policy. Mislabeling it risks misunderstanding liability; negligence fits their duty of care. This awareness prevents harm, ensures accountability, and aligns with their training to prioritize client safety and property.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A dietitian designs menus and diets, unlike nurses (B, care), social workers (C, support), or physiotherapists (D, mobility). PSWs collaborate with them e.g., reporting food intake for tailored nutrition. Misnaming risks misdirecting dietary needs, like expecting a nurse to plan meals. Recognizing this ensures PSWs support specialized roles, enhancing client health through proper diet, a team effort in holistic care.