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Competency-Based Assessments

Medical-Surgical NursingCompetency-Based Assessments

Competency-Based Assessments

1 .
A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking methotrexate for plaque psoriasis. Their laboratory test values returned today and showed elevated AST and ALT levels and white blood cell (WBC) count. What interventions might this nurse implement and what other laboratory tests might this nurse want to monitor?
2 .
As a clinical nurse, what strategies can you use to evaluate the efficacy of care provided to patients with integumentary disorders?
3 .
How do nurses incorporate knowledge of medical therapies into the management of integumentary disorders?
4 .
You are caring for a patient with a burn injury. What strategies can you implement to ensure infection prevention while caring for this patient?
5 .
Explain the rationale behind ordering specific diagnostic tests and interpreting laboratory values for patients with burns. How do these assessments help determine the severity of burns and guide treatment decisions?
6 .
When working with a patient, how would you identify the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying psoriasis and eczema? How do these conditions differ in terms of their etiology and inflammatory pathways?
7 .
Interpret the significance of elevated eosinophil counts in a patient presenting with dermatitis. How might this finding guide the diagnostic process?
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