Who is responsible for contacting Veterans who meet inclusion criteria and delivering the MOVE program at the medical center and CBOCs?

MOVE Dieticians along with other ancillary staff and the MOVE Coordinator

Care Coordinator RN assigned to the Veteran's Primary Care PACT

Physician Champion in collaboration with the MOVE Coordinator

Bariatric Program Coordinator (Surgery Service)

The following are nurses’ actions in the event of a blood transfusion reaction except:

Collect 2 seven ml lavender tubes of blood from distant site from the transfusion.

Label the tubes as immediate post-transfusion reaction

What would you do if your SCI patient was showing symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia?

Loosen any restrictive clothing

Palpate patient's bladder for distention

Do a general survey to seek and eliminate the cause of symptoms

A patient is being seen in the clinic for a routine visit. Upon check in, he appears pale and sweaty. The patient complains of feeling shaky and dizzy, stating his appointment was early so he did not have time to eat this morning. He is found to have a fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) <70mg/dL. Using the Hypoglycemia Outpatient Clinic Protocol, all of the following actions are taken EXCEPT:

Administer Dextrose 50% by rapid intravenous push (IVP) according to scale for patient who is UNABLE to eat and swallow safely.

Repeat FSBG to confirm results, if there is a 50-point variance between the first and second FSBG check, complete a third FSBG check on the same meter to determine what is most accurate.

Contact provider after treatment has been administered for blood glucose

Administer glucagon 1mg intramuscularly (IM); may repeat x1 if necessary, for patient who is UNABLE to swallow safely or is unconscious.

Prostate cancer screening should occur with the following populations (Select all that apply)

Men who choose to be tested age 40 years or higher with highest risk factors (several first-degree relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age (younger than age 65))

Men who choose to be tested age 45 or older at high risk for developing prostate cancer (African American men and men who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with prostate cancer at younger than 65 years of age)

According to Medication Reconciliation policy (select all that apply)...

The updated medication list will be given to the patient/surrogate at the conclusion of the visit. If the patient is receiving a portion of his medical care outside of the VA system, the patient will be encouraged to share the updated medication list with any outside health care providers

It is the primary responsibility of the nurse to update all medications

Patients are not allowed to receive medications from both VA and an outside source. If they receive medications from an outside source then their VA benefits will be canceled

Over the counter medications do not need to be in the patients record

Proper identification of a patient prior to check-in or initiation of care is important in ensuring that care and information are given to the right patient. It is the policy at RHJ VAMC to use 2 unique patient identifiers such as:

having the patient state their FULL Name and FULL Social Security Number

having the patient state their FULL Name and Room Number

having the patient state their LAST Name and LAST 4 of their Social Security Number

having the patient state their FULL Home Address

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I pledge to demonstrate the core values of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics by upholding the standards of honesty and integrity. By answering "Yes", I certify that I am the person taking this test.

Who is the organ procurement agency for RHJ VAMC?

Who is responsible for contacting Veterans who meet inclusion criteria and delivering the MOVE program at the medical center and CBOCs?

Chest Pain: When a patient complains of chest pain, what are the first interventions an RN should perform before calling the MD?

The following are nurses’ actions in the event of a blood transfusion reaction except:

What are the signs and symptoms of blood transfusion reaction? (Select all that apply).

What would you do if your SCI patient was showing symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia?

When a patient in the CBOC shows signs and symptoms of a stroke, nursing staff will call 911 for transport to the nearest Acute Ischemic Stroke center (facility).

Nursing staff are responsible for documenting reported falls in CPRS. Falls will be tracked and reported quarterly.

The following Service Lines are responsible for delivering care to at-risk patients identified by the PAVE program (select all that apply):

Breathalyzer testing may be used by clinical staff without the patient’s informed consent, to aid in determining whether a patient is intoxicated.

Prostate cancer screening should occur with the following populations (Select all that apply)

The Primary Care LPN/RN must use the Hypoglycemia Protocol Note to document all FSBG results, treatments, and patient responses to treatment when hypoglycemia is identified in a patient.

Protocols for Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Nursing Staff in Primary Care Service Line establishes guidelines for RNs/LPNs to initiate specific diagnostic tests and consultations based on patient's presenting history and/or symptoms.

Primary Care nursing staff will document a foot screening for patients at risk of lower limb loss or history of amputation that includes: (select all which apply)

It is VHA policy that any Veteran receiving care at more than one VHA facility must have that care coordinated by the preferred facility, and that non-preferred facilities must expedite care provided to traveling veterans with unexpected medical needs.

Your Clinic Emergency Plan can be found on the T-Drive under Service Policies by selecting Primary Care 11-C, Primary Care Supplemental (Select specific CBOC location).

When a veteran/ caller is reporting suicidal or homicidal thoughts or other crises to the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center telephone operator or to other staff they should: (select all which apply)

According to The Missing Patient policy, an at-risk patient includes one who is (select all which apply):

According to Medication Reconciliation policy (select all that apply)...

Proper identification of a patient prior to check-in or initiation of care is important in ensuring that care and information are given to the right patient. It is the policy at RHJ VAMC to use 2 unique patient identifiers such as:

Labels should be prepared and applied at the time medications/solutions are prepared. Pre-labeling medication/solution containers in advance of the procedure is not acceptable.