1) During change of shift report, a nurse discovers she overlooked a prescription for a type and cross-match of a client who is to have surgery the next day

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1) During change of shift report, a nurse discovers she overlooked a prescription for a type and cross-match of a client who is to have surgery the next day. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Inform the provider of the delay in obtaining the type and cross-match

Obtain the client's type and cross match.

Document the incident in the client's medical record

Prepare an incident report for risk management.

2)  A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who was born at 35 weeks of gestation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A.Administer nitric oxide inhalation therapy to the newborn

B.Insert an orogastric decompression tube with low wall suction.

C.Provide the newborn with an iron-rich formula containing vitamin B12 every 2 hr.

D.Measure the abdominal circumference at the level of the newborn’s umbilicus every 2 hr.