NURSING 3821 (NURSING 3821)

References Whitehead, D. K., Weiss, S. A., & Tappen, R. M. (2010). Essentials of nursing leadership and management. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis

What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)?A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP?A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP? Select all:An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignment...

Nursing Leadership Discussion Board Week 6 1. Describe a situation in which the nurse manager would use problem resolution in the workplace. Describe a situation in which the nurse manager would use negotiation to resolve a conflict (or potential conflict) in the workplace. 2. Compare and contrast strategies for resolving a conflict, using first the informal negotiation method and then the formal negotiation method. 3. Explore the American Nurses Association website for information on collec...

MASLOWS’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS There are five levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – physiological, safety and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization.ASSESSMENT IS ALWAYS FIRST The nursing process is a problem solving process you can use to diagnose and treat the response of clients to actual and potential alterations in health. TAIRWAY IS ALWAYS FIRST Assessment of a client's airway, breathing, and circulation, in that order, is the priority in regard to how the...

Discussion Board Week 5 Nursing Leadership and Management

1. What are the differences between leadership and followership? 2. Explain the necessity for developing self as an effective follower. 3.Describe a situation in which a person acted as a leader. Explain how you concluded that the person was a leader. 4. Review the different leadership theories discussed in this chapter. Which ones appeal to you as a guide for your future leadership development, and why? Which ones might be more difficult to apply in your life, and why? 5. Have the studen...

1. Anticholinergics used in Parkinson’s disease control symptoms by 2. Contraindications to carbadiazipine (Tegretol) therapy is 3. Nurse caring for 80 year old with throat surgery which causes concern about urinary retention after morphine therapy? 4. Persistent pain should be managed by 5. Major indication for intraspinal and IV opiods: 6. Triptan therapy for migraines complains of heavy sensation in arms and chest; nurse should tell him: 7. Dantrolene for spasticity: 8. Valproic a...