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BSN335-13 weeek 5 Questions and Answers
A nurse is having difficulty in a new role as nurse leader. The role
requires the nurse to arrive early and keep detailed lists of staff
requests. Frequently, the nurse arrives late, is easily irritated, and
loses notes from staff. According to role theory, which may the
nurse be experiencing? Ans: Role stress
Which example indicates a new nurse manager is experiencing role
ambiguity? Ans: The nurse fails to complete assigned tasks,
citing being unaware it was his or her responsibility.
Which action demonstrates the nurse's role as a change agent?
Ans: Identifying patient safety issues and implementing methods
to promote patient safety
A nurse who was promoted to manage a medical-surgical nursing
unit tells his or her immediate supervisor, "This is becoming too
much work. I feel like I'm doing everyone's job now." Which
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activities would the immediate supervisor recommend to the nurse
manager? Ans: Allow the direct-care nurses autonomy in making
patient care decisions
Provide educational opportunities for direct-care nurses to
facilitate critical thinking skills
Advise the new nurse manager to act as a facilitator between the
direct-care nurses and administrators
Foster independence and allow the new nurse manager to make
decisions without going to supervisorsHow does the nursing social
contract allow for autonomy in the nursing profession?
A direct-care nurse has accepted a new position as a nurse
manager at a new organization. The nurse is struggling to learn
the policies of the institution and the responsibilities of the
position. Which first step should the nurse implement in adjusting
to the new organization and role? Ans: Seek a mentor
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A new nurse leader plans to make staffing changes. Which
principle should be used? Ans: Build the team
How does the nursing social contract allow for autonomy in the
nursing profession? Ans: The nursing social contract is an
agreement between the nursing profession and society that creates
standards for procedures within the nursing profession.
Which assumptions are made within the ANA social policy
statement to allow structure or a framework for a contract
between the profession and society to allow trust? Ans: Humans
are defined by their different contextual or cultural differences or
experiences.
Humans exist with a unity of mind, body, and soul; therefore, all
aspects of the human should be cared for.
Public policy and health care delivery systems shape the well-being
of society and the profession of nursing.
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BSN335-13 weeek 5 Questions and Answers
A nurse is having difficulty in a new role as nurse leader. The role
requires the nurse to arrive early and keep detailed lists of staff
requests. Frequently, the nurse arrives late, is easily irritated, and
loses notes from staff. According to role theory, which may the
nurse be experiencing? Ans: Role stress
Which example indicates a new nurse manager is experiencing role
ambiguity? Ans: The nurse fails to complete assigned tasks,
citing being unaware it was his or her responsibility.
Which action demonstrates the nurse's role as a change agent?
Ans: Identifying patient safety issues and implementing methods
to promote patient safety
A nurse who was promoted to manage a medical-surgical nursing
unit tells his or her immediate supervisor, "This is becoming too
much work. I feel like I'm doing everyone's job now." Which
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activities would the immediate supervisor recommend to the nurse
manager? Ans: Allow the direct-care nurses autonomy in making
patient care decisions
Provide educational opportunities for direct-care nurses to
facilitate critical thinking skills
Advise the new nurse manager to act as a facilitator between the
direct-care nurses and administrators
Foster independence and allow the new nurse manager to make
decisions without going to supervisorsHow does the nursing social
contract allow for autonomy in the nursing profession?
A direct-care nurse has accepted a new position as a nurse
manager at a new organization. The nurse is struggling to learn
the policies of the institution and the responsibilities of the
position. Which first step should the nurse implement in adjusting
to the new organization and role? Ans: Seek a mentor
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A new nurse leader plans to make staffing changes. Which
principle should be used? Ans: Build the team
How does the nursing social contract allow for autonomy in the
nursing profession? Ans: The nursing social contract is an
agreement between the nursing profession and society that creates
standards for procedures within the nursing profession.
Which assumptions are made within the ANA social policy
statement to allow structure or a framework for a contract
between the profession and society to allow trust? Ans: Humans
are defined by their different contextual or cultural differences or
experiences.
Humans exist with a unity of mind, body, and soul; therefore, all
aspects of the human should be cared for.
Public policy and health care delivery systems shape the well-being
of society and the profession of nursing.
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