EDUCATIONAL test.
[question and correct
answers]
A nurse manager is discussing the nurse practice act with staff. Which of the following should
the nurse manager identify as the most important function of this act? - ANSWERS-Defines
nursing practice to protect the public
A home health nurse is invited to dinner by a client's family on his day off. Which of the
following actions by the nurse indicates understanding of his professional role? - ANSWERS-The
nurse declines the invitation for dinner but offers to extend the length of each home visit
A newly licensed nurse is experiencing reality shock. Which of the following statements
indicates the nurse is in the recovery phase? - ANSWERS-"I am less nervous than before in my
ability to administer medications"
A nurse is responsible for mentoring a newly liscenced nurse. Which of the following actions by
the nurse would be considered part of the old of mentor? - ANSWERS-Accompanying the
menthe to a professional nursing organization meeting
, A nurse working on a med-surg unit is discussing the roles of the inter professional team with
the charge nurse. Which of the following observations by the nurse indicates the essential skills
of the inter professional team? - ANSWERS-"I can see that various health care professionals are
able to share their thoughts regarding planning client care"
A nurse manager is discussing integrity with the nurses on the unit. Which of the following
promotes professional integrity? - ANSWERS-Streamlined error reporting system
A nurse manager is discussing a need for change in the plan of care for clients with a staff nurse.
Which of the following statements identifies the staff nurse as a change agent? - ANSWERS-"We
will use evidence based practice to create a new plan of care that is effective"
A charge nurse is assisting a staff nurse to perform a new procedure. When the staff nurse is
attempting the new procedure he becomes frustrated and raises his voice at the charge nurse in
front of the client. Which of the following actions by the staff nurse is appropriate? - ANSWERS-
Apologizing to the charge nurse and the client
A nurse manager is explaining the purpose of a mentoring system to unit nurses. Which of the
following is a characteristic of the mentoring process? - ANSWERS-Promotes peer support
A nurse on a med-surg unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse demonstrates autonomy
when he performs which of the following actions? - ANSWERS-Measures the calf circumference
of a client who reports unrelieved pain
A newly licensed nurse has been practicing in acute care for six months. Which of the following
is the most essential for the nurse to achieve prior to assuming key nursing roles? - ANSWERS-
Recognizing professional identity
A nurse manager observes a staff nurse remaining a used narcotic syringe from the sharps
disposal container. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take first? -
ANSWERS-Collect information about the staff nurse's performance