NURS 420 Chapter 6 questions with verified answers
A client has been told that chemotherapy must be postponed until he is
hydrated. The client refuses the intravenous hydration and demands to
go home. How would the nurse best categorize this situation?
1. As a nonreportable incident
2. As a medical-legal incident
3. As client dissatisfaction with care
4. As a medication error Ans✓✓✓ 2
A hospital increased its RN-to-client ratio 1 year ago. What effects is the
hospital likely to see as a result of that choice?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The cost of providing care has decreased.
2. There has been a decrease in client deaths.
3. The average length-of-stay for clients has increased.
4. The overall quality of care has increased.
5. The nosocomial infection rate has dropped. Ans✓✓✓ 2, 4, 5
A nurse manager is looking for evidence-based information regarding
wound care. Which criteria should be used to evaluate the usefulness
of an intervention?
, Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Is there evidence that the intervention has been used in hospitals of
similar size to the one where the manager practices?
2. Can the manager find two or more research studies that support the
use of the intervention?
3. Is the intervention one that the manager has seen used in the past?
4. Are the authors of the research articles well-known experts in the
field?
5. Is the research study that recommends the intervention rigorous in
design and execution? Ans✓✓✓ 2, 5
A nurse manager is orienting newly hired staff nurses to the
organizations total quality management program. As part of
orientation, the manager has assigned the nurses to interview the
organizations internal customers. Which group would the nurses
interview?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Newly hired radiology technicians
2. People who are visiting clients admitted within the last 2 days
3. Physicians who have admitting privileges
4. Nurses who have worked at the facility over 5 years
A client has been told that chemotherapy must be postponed until he is
hydrated. The client refuses the intravenous hydration and demands to
go home. How would the nurse best categorize this situation?
1. As a nonreportable incident
2. As a medical-legal incident
3. As client dissatisfaction with care
4. As a medication error Ans✓✓✓ 2
A hospital increased its RN-to-client ratio 1 year ago. What effects is the
hospital likely to see as a result of that choice?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The cost of providing care has decreased.
2. There has been a decrease in client deaths.
3. The average length-of-stay for clients has increased.
4. The overall quality of care has increased.
5. The nosocomial infection rate has dropped. Ans✓✓✓ 2, 4, 5
A nurse manager is looking for evidence-based information regarding
wound care. Which criteria should be used to evaluate the usefulness
of an intervention?
, Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Is there evidence that the intervention has been used in hospitals of
similar size to the one where the manager practices?
2. Can the manager find two or more research studies that support the
use of the intervention?
3. Is the intervention one that the manager has seen used in the past?
4. Are the authors of the research articles well-known experts in the
field?
5. Is the research study that recommends the intervention rigorous in
design and execution? Ans✓✓✓ 2, 5
A nurse manager is orienting newly hired staff nurses to the
organizations total quality management program. As part of
orientation, the manager has assigned the nurses to interview the
organizations internal customers. Which group would the nurses
interview?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect
choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Newly hired radiology technicians
2. People who are visiting clients admitted within the last 2 days
3. Physicians who have admitting privileges
4. Nurses who have worked at the facility over 5 years
