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3) Scholarly journal 4) Literature database Laterature Database CINAHL, the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is a literature database covering nursing, allied health, biomedical, and consumer health journal articles. CINAHL may be accessed via the Internet or in hard copy in most libraries While documenting in a client's electronic medical record a healthcare provider asks the nurse to access another client's record to view laboratory data. Which action should ...

2. allow the staff to handle the issue on their own without authoritative interference 3. Arrange managers from the dept. to determine a solution 4. set up a meeting of staff from the departments to identify key issues 4. A staff nurse at the nurse's station answers the phone and is told there is a bomb in a client's room. What action should the nurse take? 1. put call on hold and obtain charge nurse 2. transfer call to security 3. ask caller for details about the bomb placement 4. si...

What area do consumers value the most when seeking health care? High quality, low cost, and ability to meet patient outcomes Health care is not only financed by private insurance, government funding, and private donations but also by individual out-of-pocket expenses. True Choose the four major reimbursement methods: Charge, Rate based on services rendered, Flat-rate, Cost-based A nurse manager is considering the use of critical pathways for a nursing unit. Which statement regarding crit...

The nurse is telling a new client how advanced technology has permitted the physician to do which of the following? ANSWER: 1. Treat the fetus and monitor fetal development. RATIONALE: 1. The fetus is increasingly viewed as a patient separate from the mother, although treatment of the fetus necessarily involves the mother. A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which example best illustrates an advanced practice nursing role? ANSWER: 4. A clinical nurse specialist with whom other n...

Situation 1: Boy George is a 15-year-old adolescent who lives with his mother and father, and several siblings. He is hospitalized in a provincial hospital after a suicide attempt 1. When performing a family assessment, select what the nurse must FIRST determine: A. How the family expresses and manages emotions. B. The communication patterns between the patient and parents. C. Names and relationships among family members. D. The meaning that the patient's suicide attempt has for family m...

When a nurse records a patient's laboratory results, which standard of practice is the nurse performing? Assessment Which theory would be most helpful in relieving a patient's anxiety? Neuman's System Model A patient with end-stage lung disease wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable; however, the family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. Wh...

Correct Legitimate Which skills are important for a new nursing graduate to possess when attempting to earn informal power within an organization? The ability to provide a sense of belonging and recognition to staff members The ability to persuade others by using positive communication skills, such as providing open discussion for concerns Which scenarios demonstrate a productive utilization of power? Utilizing expert power when providing patient and family education Utilizing informati...

1. Establishing a means of protecting the public at large 2. Ensuring that all schools of nursing seek national accreditation 3. Ensuring that all practicing nurses are competent 4. Restricting nursing practice through regulations 1. The complaint will be screened and an investigation initiated if appropriate. A physician reported a case of possible nursing negligence to the state board of nursing. What action will be taken by the board? 1. The complaint will be screened and an investigat...

D 3. A nurse-manager has realized that the data-gathering process before a recent decision may have been influenced by confirmation bias. How can the manager best reduce the risk of this in the future? Select one: a. Delegate data gathering to a trusted colleague who has different values b. Make attempts not to prioritize information that supports the manager's beliefs c. Consider all of the implications of an alternative before making a decision d. Collect only the minimum quantity of ...

A. team nursing B. primary nursing C. magnet recognition D. transformational leadership D. rationale: the nurse is using the transformational leadership model to promote change and innovation by spending time non the unit with staff, sharing ideas, empowering the staff, supporting opportunities to enhance the team, showing appreciation, recognizing team members for a job well done, and holding team members accountable. Team nursing and primary nursing are traditional models of nursing c...