Chapter 21 - Confronting the Nursing
Shortage Questions and Answers.
The correct answer is for nursing leaders to initiate a mentoring program in which each nurse
new to an institution has a nurturing mentor.
Adjusting the span of control for nurse managers will impact the supportive work environment
and autonomous practice for nurses. The one factor that positively affects nursing recruitment
and retention is autonomy in practice.
In the future, most nursing employment openings will not be in primary care but rather
expanding outpatient/community settings within regional and rural centers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment - Answer Question 1 of 8
A manager's role in an organization is important and influences the retention of nurses. The
following statements offer correct and incorrect ways to improve retention. Identify the correct
statement.
1.A large span of control is conducive to a supportive work environment and autonomous
practice.
2.Nursing leaders can initiate a mentoring program in which each nurse new to an institution
has a nurturing mentor.
3.One factor that negatively affects nursing recruitment and retention is autonomy in practice.
4.In the future, most nursing employment openings will be in primary care.
Submit
1,3
, The correct answers are related to civility, which is the authentic respect for others requiring
time, presence, engagement, and intention to seek common ground. People expect to be
treated with respect and have a sense of security within the job and work environment, which
managers will need to establish a community/culture of caring and safety/security for nurses
and other health care providers. Both are consistent with the Magnet Recognition Program® of
ANA, the AHA report In Our Hands (2002), and the IOM report Crossing the Quality Chasm
(2001).
People, for the most part, want to be able to go to work each day with a sense of getting paid
for time spent in the work area and not be required to participate on committees and do
maintenance work, which is less professional.
The fourth answer describes incivility, which is low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous
intent to harm the target, being characte - Answer Question 2 of 8
According to Laschinger et al. (2009), structural empowerment and creation of a culture of
civility are important managerial and organizational behaviors related to staff satisfaction and
intention to stay. This approach is consistent with the report In Our Hands (2002) and the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001). This approach is
consistent with the Magnet Recognition Program® of the American Nurses Association (ANA),
the AHA is best described by which TWO of the following statements?
Select all that apply.
1.Authentic respect for others requires time, presence, engagement, and intention to seek
common ground.
2.People, for the most part, want to be able to go to work each day with a sense of getting paid
for time spent in the work area and not be required to participate on committees and do
maintenance work.
3.People expect to be treated with respect and have a sense of security within the job and work
environment, which managers will need to establish a community/culture of caring and
safety/security for nurses and other health care providers.
4.It involves low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, being
characteristically rude and discourteous, and displaying a lack of respect for others.
5.A higher level of independent practice is associated with less missed nursing care and less
missed care leads to better staff satisfaction.
Shortage Questions and Answers.
The correct answer is for nursing leaders to initiate a mentoring program in which each nurse
new to an institution has a nurturing mentor.
Adjusting the span of control for nurse managers will impact the supportive work environment
and autonomous practice for nurses. The one factor that positively affects nursing recruitment
and retention is autonomy in practice.
In the future, most nursing employment openings will not be in primary care but rather
expanding outpatient/community settings within regional and rural centers.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge)TOP: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: Client
Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment - Answer Question 1 of 8
A manager's role in an organization is important and influences the retention of nurses. The
following statements offer correct and incorrect ways to improve retention. Identify the correct
statement.
1.A large span of control is conducive to a supportive work environment and autonomous
practice.
2.Nursing leaders can initiate a mentoring program in which each nurse new to an institution
has a nurturing mentor.
3.One factor that negatively affects nursing recruitment and retention is autonomy in practice.
4.In the future, most nursing employment openings will be in primary care.
Submit
1,3
, The correct answers are related to civility, which is the authentic respect for others requiring
time, presence, engagement, and intention to seek common ground. People expect to be
treated with respect and have a sense of security within the job and work environment, which
managers will need to establish a community/culture of caring and safety/security for nurses
and other health care providers. Both are consistent with the Magnet Recognition Program® of
ANA, the AHA report In Our Hands (2002), and the IOM report Crossing the Quality Chasm
(2001).
People, for the most part, want to be able to go to work each day with a sense of getting paid
for time spent in the work area and not be required to participate on committees and do
maintenance work, which is less professional.
The fourth answer describes incivility, which is low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous
intent to harm the target, being characte - Answer Question 2 of 8
According to Laschinger et al. (2009), structural empowerment and creation of a culture of
civility are important managerial and organizational behaviors related to staff satisfaction and
intention to stay. This approach is consistent with the report In Our Hands (2002) and the
Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001). This approach is
consistent with the Magnet Recognition Program® of the American Nurses Association (ANA),
the AHA is best described by which TWO of the following statements?
Select all that apply.
1.Authentic respect for others requires time, presence, engagement, and intention to seek
common ground.
2.People, for the most part, want to be able to go to work each day with a sense of getting paid
for time spent in the work area and not be required to participate on committees and do
maintenance work.
3.People expect to be treated with respect and have a sense of security within the job and work
environment, which managers will need to establish a community/culture of caring and
safety/security for nurses and other health care providers.
4.It involves low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, being
characteristically rude and discourteous, and displaying a lack of respect for others.
5.A higher level of independent practice is associated with less missed nursing care and less
missed care leads to better staff satisfaction.
