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N115 Ethics Test #1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Leader - Ans:✔✔-influences others to work together to accomplish a specific goal
Care map - Ans:✔✔-is a written, individualized plan of action to meet the needs of the patient
Preceptor - Ans:✔✔-is someone with more experience who provides practical teaching and guidance for
a student or new employee
Who is the founder of modern nursing and made it the respected career it is today? - Ans:✔✔-Florence
Nightingale
What is the role of a practical nurse? - Ans:✔✔-give quality care to patients at home or in an institution,
under the supervision of an RN or physician
Professional accountability - Ans:✔✔-provides the client with accurate and proper information about
their care
DRGs (Diagnosis Related Group) - Ans:✔✔-result of federal government attempt to curb health cost,
government specifies in advance how much it will pay for hospitals services for Medicare patients
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How is DRG determined? - Ans:✔✔-depends on initial diagnosis made when the patient is admitted into
the hospital, age, surgery, and complications are considered and can change the allotted period of
confinement. each category consist of specific diagnosis and each diagnosis is assigned a DRG code.
What are the 3 Ps? - Ans:✔✔-person, profession, professionalism
Person - Ans:✔✔-appearance must communicate a message of pride in oneself (peace of mind,
happiness, and job satisfaction) - use constructive criticism
Time management - Ans:✔✔-As supervisor you are responsible for seeing that the assigned work gets
done, and that it gets done on time. Because we cannot manage time, we need to learn to manage
ourselves. Everyone has the same number of hours in a day, yet some people accomplish much more
than others.
Authoritarian - Ans:✔✔-also called autocratic, directive, controlling, want the power and authority to call
all the shots. Tell everyone what, when, and how to do everything.
Democratic - Ans:✔✔-also called participative, attempts to include all the staff in making decisions.
Situational or Eclectic - Ans:✔✔-the most effective leaders select aspects from several styles as the
situation requires.
Who cannot delegate a task? - Ans:✔✔-CNA, PCT or NA
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Is a cold sore on the lip a reason to stay home from work? - Ans:✔✔-no, but don't work with very
compromised patients
What are some ways to promote time management? - Ans:✔✔-}Prioritize your work
}Organize your workplace and schedule
}delegate appropriately
}Use list
Prioritize your work - Ans:✔✔-Start to prioritize your work by deciding what you can realistically expect
to get done in a day. Start with your routine work.
Organize your workplace and schedule - Ans:✔✔-Once you know what you want to accomplish and in
what order, you can identify specifically what you have to do to meet these goals. Assess personnel as
well as supplies and equipment.
Delegate appropriately - Ans:✔✔-Delegation doesn't mean that you give up accountability for that job.
Use lists - Ans:✔✔-They'll help you determine daily priorities, track your progress, reassess your goals -
and realize how much you've accomplished.
What can the nurse not delegate? - Ans:✔✔-something that needs an initial assessment then another
assessment after the task is complete
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