Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination ANS -4. Attending a review
course in preparation for a certification examination
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? (Select all that
apply)
1. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester
2. Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come. to the community center for lunch
3. Working with patients in a cardiac rehab program
4. Providing home wound care to a patient
5. Teaching a class to parents at the local grade school about the importance of immunizations ANS -
1,2,5
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing units
2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units
3. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they need
4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice ANS -4.
Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice
Which of the following nursing activities is provided in a secondary health care environment?
1. Conducting blood pressure screenings for older adults at the Senior Center
2. Teaching a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pursed-lipped breathing techniques at
an outpatient clinic
3. Changing the postoperative dressing for a patient on a medical-surgical unit