NURSING 425 TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Affordable care act and how it impacts nursing - as as as as as as as as
ansprovides americans with adequate and affordable care
as as as as as as as
throughput - ans-moving patients in and out of the system as as as as as as as as as as
ex: how long a patient has to wait for a bed
as as as as as as as as as as
benchmarking - ans-a strategy used by organizations to compare performance outcomes as as as as as as as as as as
-
Once the results are known, health care organizations can address areas of weakness and
as as as as as as as as as as as as as a
enhance areas of strength
s as as as
TCAB quality management - ans-2003 as as as as
-35-40% of unexpected deaths occur at the bedside as as as as as as as
1. safe and reliable care
as as as as
2. vitality and teamwork
as as as
3. Patient centered Care
as as as
4. value added care process
as as as as
*use of rapid response teamsas as as as
*specific communication models as as
* professional support programs
as as as
*diet plans and meal schedules for patients
as as as as as as
*redesigned workspace that enhances efficiency and reduces waste as as as as as as as
Budgets - ans-Manager responsibility that cannot be delegated as as as as as as as
-A detailed plan that communicates expectations to the real world happenings
as as as as as as as as as as
-RN overtime was reduced, RN turnover was lowered and fewer pts suffered falls
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
-
Time nurses spend looking for missing supplies and lab results, costs of agency nurses be
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
cause of unfilled positions and delays in patient d/c due to lack of communication
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
Shared Governance - ans-Allows decision making at all levels
as as as as as as as as
-Accountability
-Based on the philosophy that a group is best determined by it's members
as as as as as as as as as as as as
-Members have control over decisions of practice as as as as as as
-
may create an environment in which nurses strive to be the best they can be but and it is a bi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
g but, the biggest enemy of shared governance is the middle level manager
as as as as as as as as as as as as
-The middle level manager has to give up many of his/
as as as as as as as as as as
her traditional roles such as being the sole problem solver and decision maker for the unit
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
, -
Managers take the role of a facilitator rather than a supervisor or a boss. When would share
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
d governance not work well?
as as as as
Human factors, such as lack of leadership, or the absence of knowledgeable mentors, can i
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
mpede the implementation of the model. Structural factors, such as a known structure for d
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ecision making, time available for meetings, and staffing support for attendance also can af
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
fect the success as as
Mary Breckenridge - ansbecame a registered nurse in 1910. She introduced nurse-
as as as as as as as as as as as
midwifery to America, founding the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), which also focused on
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
bringing general and maternal pre and post- as as as as as as
natal care to women living in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky.
as as as as as as as as as as as
Mary Ezra Mahoney - ansbecame the first African-
as as as as as as as
American women to become a registered nurse in the United States. Because of the succe
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
sses of this alumna, the New England Hospital for Women and children, loosened policies
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
against admitting African- as as
American nursing candidates. She went on to advocate for the rights of all African-
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
American nurses and co- as as as
founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) in 1908.
as as as as as as as as as as
Walt Whitman - as as
ansWhile known as a teacher, journalist and one of America's most recognized poets, Whi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
tman served three years during the Civil War as a volunteer nurse. He visited wounded sold
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
iers at military hospitals around the Washington D. C. area and cared for the wounded bodi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
es and souls, listening to their stories, sending word to their families on their behalf, raising
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
soldiers' spirits and sitting by them when they died, visiting more than 100,000 Confederate
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
and Union wounded soldiers.
as as as as
Florence Guinness Blake - as as as
ansA 20th Century pioneer in nursing education, Blake advocated for better training for nur
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ses, dedicating much of her work to pediatric nursing and education. She founded the first o
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
f its kind advanced pediatric nursing graduate program at the University of Chicago. In 195
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
0 she authored and published "The Child, His Parents and the Nurse", a book explaining th
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
e parent- as
child relationships from infancy through adolescence and advanced her belief that parents
as as as as as as as as as as as as
should be involved in the medical care of their children, which is still a model used in nurse
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
education and practice today. as as as
Lilian Wald - as as
ansNurse Lillian Wald taught immigrant women on Manhattan's lower East Side about ho
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
me nursing and good hygiene in 1890. She founded the Visiting Nurse Service and the Hen
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ry Street Settlement House Community Center, offering comprehensive assistance servic
as as as as as as as as as
es to people in need. Her nursing staff became the first public health nurses in the United St
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ates. A pioneer in public health, Wald was responsible for nurses being placed in American
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
public schools, established the National Organization of Public Health Nursing, the Nation
as as as as as as as as as as as
Affordable care act and how it impacts nursing - as as as as as as as as
ansprovides americans with adequate and affordable care
as as as as as as as
throughput - ans-moving patients in and out of the system as as as as as as as as as as
ex: how long a patient has to wait for a bed
as as as as as as as as as as
benchmarking - ans-a strategy used by organizations to compare performance outcomes as as as as as as as as as as
-
Once the results are known, health care organizations can address areas of weakness and
as as as as as as as as as as as as as a
enhance areas of strength
s as as as
TCAB quality management - ans-2003 as as as as
-35-40% of unexpected deaths occur at the bedside as as as as as as as
1. safe and reliable care
as as as as
2. vitality and teamwork
as as as
3. Patient centered Care
as as as
4. value added care process
as as as as
*use of rapid response teamsas as as as
*specific communication models as as
* professional support programs
as as as
*diet plans and meal schedules for patients
as as as as as as
*redesigned workspace that enhances efficiency and reduces waste as as as as as as as
Budgets - ans-Manager responsibility that cannot be delegated as as as as as as as
-A detailed plan that communicates expectations to the real world happenings
as as as as as as as as as as
-RN overtime was reduced, RN turnover was lowered and fewer pts suffered falls
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
-
Time nurses spend looking for missing supplies and lab results, costs of agency nurses be
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
cause of unfilled positions and delays in patient d/c due to lack of communication
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
Shared Governance - ans-Allows decision making at all levels
as as as as as as as as
-Accountability
-Based on the philosophy that a group is best determined by it's members
as as as as as as as as as as as as
-Members have control over decisions of practice as as as as as as
-
may create an environment in which nurses strive to be the best they can be but and it is a bi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
g but, the biggest enemy of shared governance is the middle level manager
as as as as as as as as as as as as
-The middle level manager has to give up many of his/
as as as as as as as as as as
her traditional roles such as being the sole problem solver and decision maker for the unit
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
, -
Managers take the role of a facilitator rather than a supervisor or a boss. When would share
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
d governance not work well?
as as as as
Human factors, such as lack of leadership, or the absence of knowledgeable mentors, can i
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
mpede the implementation of the model. Structural factors, such as a known structure for d
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ecision making, time available for meetings, and staffing support for attendance also can af
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
fect the success as as
Mary Breckenridge - ansbecame a registered nurse in 1910. She introduced nurse-
as as as as as as as as as as as
midwifery to America, founding the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), which also focused on
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
bringing general and maternal pre and post- as as as as as as
natal care to women living in the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky.
as as as as as as as as as as as
Mary Ezra Mahoney - ansbecame the first African-
as as as as as as as
American women to become a registered nurse in the United States. Because of the succe
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
sses of this alumna, the New England Hospital for Women and children, loosened policies
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
against admitting African- as as
American nursing candidates. She went on to advocate for the rights of all African-
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
American nurses and co- as as as
founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) in 1908.
as as as as as as as as as as
Walt Whitman - as as
ansWhile known as a teacher, journalist and one of America's most recognized poets, Whi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
tman served three years during the Civil War as a volunteer nurse. He visited wounded sold
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
iers at military hospitals around the Washington D. C. area and cared for the wounded bodi
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
es and souls, listening to their stories, sending word to their families on their behalf, raising
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
soldiers' spirits and sitting by them when they died, visiting more than 100,000 Confederate
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
and Union wounded soldiers.
as as as as
Florence Guinness Blake - as as as
ansA 20th Century pioneer in nursing education, Blake advocated for better training for nur
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ses, dedicating much of her work to pediatric nursing and education. She founded the first o
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
f its kind advanced pediatric nursing graduate program at the University of Chicago. In 195
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
0 she authored and published "The Child, His Parents and the Nurse", a book explaining th
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
e parent- as
child relationships from infancy through adolescence and advanced her belief that parents
as as as as as as as as as as as as
should be involved in the medical care of their children, which is still a model used in nurse
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
education and practice today. as as as
Lilian Wald - as as
ansNurse Lillian Wald taught immigrant women on Manhattan's lower East Side about ho
as as as as as as as as as as as as as
me nursing and good hygiene in 1890. She founded the Visiting Nurse Service and the Hen
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ry Street Settlement House Community Center, offering comprehensive assistance servic
as as as as as as as as as
es to people in need. Her nursing staff became the first public health nurses in the United St
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
ates. A pioneer in public health, Wald was responsible for nurses being placed in American
as as as as as as as as as as as as as as as
public schools, established the National Organization of Public Health Nursing, the Nation
as as as as as as as as as as as
