NUR 228 - Exam 3 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Accountability |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |of |being |answerable |for |one's |actions |- |a |nurse |
answers |to |himself |or |herself, |the |patient, |the |profession, |the |employing |institution |such |as |a |
hospital, |and |society |for |the |effectiveness |of |nursing |care |performed.
Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |to |act |in |areas |in |which |an |individual |has |been |given |
and |accepts |responsibilities.
Autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |or |tendency |to |function |independently.
Case |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Multidisciplinary |model |for |documenting |patient |
care |that |usually |includes |plans |for |problems, |key |interventions, |and |expected |outcomes |for |
patients |with |a |specific |disease |or |condition.
Decentralized |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |philosophy |that |brings |
decisions |down |to |the |level |of |the |staff. |Individuals |best |informed |about |a |problem |or |issue |
participate |in |the |decision-making |process.
Delegation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |assigning |another |member |of |the |health |care |
team |to |be |responsible |for |aspects |of |patient |care |(e.g., |assigning |nurse |assistants |to |bathe |a |
patient).
Empowered |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gave |legal |authority |too |or |enabled |an |individual |or |
group; |prompted |self |actualization |of |an |individual |or |group.
, Primary |Nursing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Method |of |nursing |practice |in |which |the |patient's |
care |is |managed |for |the |duration |by |one |nurse |who |directs |and |coordinates |other |nurses |and |
health |care |personnel. |When |on |duty, |the |primary |nurse |cares |for |the |patient |directly.
Responsibility |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carrying |out |duties |associated |with |a |particular |role.
Shared |governance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Problem |solving |committee |that |promotes |
empowerment |in |staff |nurses |and |enable |them |to |control |their |nursing |practice.
Team |nursing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Decentralized |system |in |which |the |care |of |a |patient |is |
distributed |among |the |members |of |a |team. |The |charge |nurse |delegates |authority |to |a |team |
leader, |who |must |be |a |professional |nurse.
Total |patient |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nursing |delivery |of |care |model |originally |developed
|during |Florence |Nightingale's |time. |In |the |model |a |registered |nurse |(RN) |is |responsible |for |all |
aspects |of |care |for |one |or |more |patients. |The |RN |works |directly |with |the |patient, |family, |
physician |or |health |care |provider, |and |health |care |team |members. |The |model |typically |has |a |
shift-based |focus.
After |the |0700 |shift |report |the |registered |nurse |delegates |three |tasks |to |the |nursing |assistant. |
At |1300 |the |RN |tells |the |nursing |assistant |that |he |would |like |to |talk |to |her |about |the |first |task |
that |was |delegated, |which |was |walking |the |patient, |Mrs. |Taylor, |earlier |that |morning. |The |RN |
says, |"You |did |a |good |job |walking |Mrs. |Taylor |by |0930. |I |saw |that |you |recorded |her |pulse |
before |and |after |the |walk. |I |saw |that |Mrs. |Taylor |walked |in |the |hallway |barefoot. |For |safety, |
the |next |time |you |walk |a |patient, |you |need |to |make |sure |that |the |patient |wears |slippers |or |
shoes. |Please |walk |Mrs. |Taylor |again |by |1500." |Which |characteristics |of |good |feedback |did |the
|RN |use |when |talking |to |the |nursing |assistant. |Select |all |that |apply.
1. |Feedback |is |given |immediately
2. |Feedback |focuses |on |one |issue
3. |Feedback |offers |concrete |details
4. |Feedback |identifies |ways |to |improve
Solutions
Accountability |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-State |of |being |answerable |for |one's |actions |- |a |nurse |
answers |to |himself |or |herself, |the |patient, |the |profession, |the |employing |institution |such |as |a |
hospital, |and |society |for |the |effectiveness |of |nursing |care |performed.
Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |to |act |in |areas |in |which |an |individual |has |been |given |
and |accepts |responsibilities.
Autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ability |or |tendency |to |function |independently.
Case |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Multidisciplinary |model |for |documenting |patient |
care |that |usually |includes |plans |for |problems, |key |interventions, |and |expected |outcomes |for |
patients |with |a |specific |disease |or |condition.
Decentralized |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |philosophy |that |brings |
decisions |down |to |the |level |of |the |staff. |Individuals |best |informed |about |a |problem |or |issue |
participate |in |the |decision-making |process.
Delegation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Process |of |assigning |another |member |of |the |health |care |
team |to |be |responsible |for |aspects |of |patient |care |(e.g., |assigning |nurse |assistants |to |bathe |a |
patient).
Empowered |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gave |legal |authority |too |or |enabled |an |individual |or |
group; |prompted |self |actualization |of |an |individual |or |group.
, Primary |Nursing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Method |of |nursing |practice |in |which |the |patient's |
care |is |managed |for |the |duration |by |one |nurse |who |directs |and |coordinates |other |nurses |and |
health |care |personnel. |When |on |duty, |the |primary |nurse |cares |for |the |patient |directly.
Responsibility |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carrying |out |duties |associated |with |a |particular |role.
Shared |governance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Problem |solving |committee |that |promotes |
empowerment |in |staff |nurses |and |enable |them |to |control |their |nursing |practice.
Team |nursing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Decentralized |system |in |which |the |care |of |a |patient |is |
distributed |among |the |members |of |a |team. |The |charge |nurse |delegates |authority |to |a |team |
leader, |who |must |be |a |professional |nurse.
Total |patient |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nursing |delivery |of |care |model |originally |developed
|during |Florence |Nightingale's |time. |In |the |model |a |registered |nurse |(RN) |is |responsible |for |all |
aspects |of |care |for |one |or |more |patients. |The |RN |works |directly |with |the |patient, |family, |
physician |or |health |care |provider, |and |health |care |team |members. |The |model |typically |has |a |
shift-based |focus.
After |the |0700 |shift |report |the |registered |nurse |delegates |three |tasks |to |the |nursing |assistant. |
At |1300 |the |RN |tells |the |nursing |assistant |that |he |would |like |to |talk |to |her |about |the |first |task |
that |was |delegated, |which |was |walking |the |patient, |Mrs. |Taylor, |earlier |that |morning. |The |RN |
says, |"You |did |a |good |job |walking |Mrs. |Taylor |by |0930. |I |saw |that |you |recorded |her |pulse |
before |and |after |the |walk. |I |saw |that |Mrs. |Taylor |walked |in |the |hallway |barefoot. |For |safety, |
the |next |time |you |walk |a |patient, |you |need |to |make |sure |that |the |patient |wears |slippers |or |
shoes. |Please |walk |Mrs. |Taylor |again |by |1500." |Which |characteristics |of |good |feedback |did |the
|RN |use |when |talking |to |the |nursing |assistant. |Select |all |that |apply.
1. |Feedback |is |given |immediately
2. |Feedback |focuses |on |one |issue
3. |Feedback |offers |concrete |details
4. |Feedback |identifies |ways |to |improve
