NSG 3180 Communication and Teamwork
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Exam 1 knowledge Check QUESTIONS
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WTH ANSWERS |\
Nursing Theory examines four meta paradigms -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔nursing, person, health,
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environment
The history of nursing and nursing education is rich.
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Nursing was quick to allow people of all races, however
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was slow to allow men into the fold. The first man to be
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accepted into the military nursing services was: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Edward T. Lyon |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse provides the same quality of care to all clients
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of every ethnic and cultural background. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔justice |\
Immediately after making a medication error, the nurse |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
seeks out the nurse manager and self-reports the error. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔accountability |\ |\
,The nurse refuses to provide client information by
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telephone to a caller who claims to be the client's
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relative. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Confidentiality
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The nurse performs the "Rights" of medication
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administration prior to administering the client's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Beneficence |\ |\ |\ |\
When admitting a patient to the medical-surgical unit, the
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nurse asks the patient about cultural issues. The nurse is
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demonstrating use of the concept of: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Environment |\
The central constructs of person, environment, health,
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and nursing are found in all nursing theories and models
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and are referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nursing
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Metaparadigm
In the circular transactional model of communication, -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔questions are framed in order to
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recognize the context of the message |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A student nurse is learning about how to reduce errors
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and increase safety. The nursing instructor recognizes
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that further teaching is warranted when the student nurse
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states which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I
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, will promote communication with patients that is
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ambiguous."
When educating staff about how to reduce errors and
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increase safety, the nurse manager emphasizes the
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importance of communication that is (Select all that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
apply.) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Timely
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Accurate |\
Clear
Unambiguous
When a night shift nurse completes a shift, she gives a
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report about her patients to the oncoming day shift nurse.
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When beginning the report, the night shift nurse
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introduces herself and states her role, states the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
name, identifiers, age, sex, and location. Which of the
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following should the nurse do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Relate patient's chief complaint, vital signs, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
symptoms, and diagnosis |\ |\
When calling a healthcare provider, the nurse provides
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name, what unit and what hospital the call is being made
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from, the patient's name, and that the patient is having
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trouble breathing. The nurse is demonstrating which step
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in the SBAR format for communicating with a patient's
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physician? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Situation |\ |\ |\ |\
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Exam 1 knowledge Check QUESTIONS
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WTH ANSWERS |\
Nursing Theory examines four meta paradigms -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔nursing, person, health,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environment
The history of nursing and nursing education is rich.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Nursing was quick to allow people of all races, however
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
was slow to allow men into the fold. The first man to be
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accepted into the military nursing services was: -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Edward T. Lyon |\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse provides the same quality of care to all clients
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of every ethnic and cultural background. - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔justice |\
Immediately after making a medication error, the nurse |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
seeks out the nurse manager and self-reports the error. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔accountability |\ |\
,The nurse refuses to provide client information by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
telephone to a caller who claims to be the client's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
relative. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Confidentiality
|\ |\ |\ |\
The nurse performs the "Rights" of medication
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
administration prior to administering the client's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
medication. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Beneficence |\ |\ |\ |\
When admitting a patient to the medical-surgical unit, the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse asks the patient about cultural issues. The nurse is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
demonstrating use of the concept of: - CORRECT |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Environment |\
The central constructs of person, environment, health,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and nursing are found in all nursing theories and models
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and are referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nursing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Metaparadigm
In the circular transactional model of communication, -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔questions are framed in order to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recognize the context of the message |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A student nurse is learning about how to reduce errors
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and increase safety. The nursing instructor recognizes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that further teaching is warranted when the student nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
states which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, will promote communication with patients that is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ambiguous."
When educating staff about how to reduce errors and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
increase safety, the nurse manager emphasizes the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
importance of communication that is (Select all that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
apply.) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Timely
|\ |\ |\ |\
Accurate |\
Clear
Unambiguous
When a night shift nurse completes a shift, she gives a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
report about her patients to the oncoming day shift nurse.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When beginning the report, the night shift nurse
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
introduces herself and states her role, states the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
name, identifiers, age, sex, and location. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following should the nurse do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Relate patient's chief complaint, vital signs, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
symptoms, and diagnosis |\ |\
When calling a healthcare provider, the nurse provides
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
name, what unit and what hospital the call is being made
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from, the patient's name, and that the patient is having
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
trouble breathing. The nurse is demonstrating which step
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in the SBAR format for communicating with a patient's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
physician? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Situation |\ |\ |\ |\
