A UAE hospital is choosing clinical guidelines for a new diabetes pathway. Under the clinical governance framework, which guidelines should it prioritise?
A nurse enters a room only to adjust the infusion pump and raise the bed rail, without touching the patient, and then leaves. What does hand hygiene practice require?
During a clinic visit, a woman's partner speaks for her and refuses to leave her alone with the nurse. What might this behaviour suggest to the nurse?
At a routine visit, an older woman says her clothes seem longer than before and her upper back aches. Which condition should the nurse raise with the provider?
In the morning a nurse promised a patient she would come back at the end of her shift to help him phone his daughter. The afternoon becomes very busy, but she returns as promised. Which ethical principle does this show?
A nurse is setting the time frame for a patient's goal of walking unaided after knee surgery. Who should be involved in setting that time frame, where possible?
A baby born early and of low birth weight is stable in the neonatal unit. The parents ask whether the hepatitis B birth dose must wait. What does the nurse explain?
A woman with sickle cell anaemia wants to avoid further crises. Which provoking factor should the nurse help her identify?
A staff nurse asks a nursing assistant to take two-hourly observations on a post-operative patient who was stable. An hour later the patient becomes newly confused and pale. What should the nurse do about the delegated observations?
A woman with kidney failure has been taking large amounts of an over-the-counter magnesium antacid. Her serum magnesium is raised. Which findings should the nurse look for?
