NURSING TODAY TRANSITION AND TRENDS

Chapter 11: Building Nursing Management Skills Chapter 12: Effective Communication, Team Building, and Interprofessional Practice Chapter 13: Conflict Management Chapter 14: Delegation in the Clinical Setting Chapter 15: The Health Care Organization and Patterns of Nursing Care Delivery

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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which federal program provides a “push-pack” that, when requested, can be transported within 12 hours to an affected community and consists of medical assets such as medications, medical equipment and supplies, and personal protective equipment? a. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) . b. CHEMPACK federal program designed to supplement the medical response. c. Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) d. National Inci...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. How does the federal government affect environmental safety in the hospital setting? a. Requires employers to provide a safe working environment b. Identifies those nurses who are not implementing standard precautions c. Works with the state boards of nursing in disciplining nurses d. Requires employers to establish guidelines for safe nursing practice ANS: A The purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a federal agency, is to estab...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The continuous quality improvement (CQI) committee has performed a retrospective chart audit to investigate whether outcomes recorded in each nursing care plan are patient centered and written in behavioral terms. The expected standard is 98% compliance. The sample size was 200. Results showed that 180 charts met the standard. What assessment can be made? . a. The standard was met. No action plan is necessary. b. The standard was not met, but no action plan is necessar...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. How does evidence-based practice (EBP) differ from research utilization? a. EBP has similar steps to the nursing process, which differ from research utilization. b. EBP is a systematic method of applying research findings to nursing practice that incorporates many additional sources of data that may contribute to improved nursing care. c. Research utilization is a component of nursing practice that involves the collection of data to answer a specific research question...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nursing student is interested in the field of nursing informatics. What should the student do to prepare for a career in this specialty as a nurse leader? a. Obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing. b. Complete 5 years on a medical-surgical unit. c. Obtain critical care experience. d. Obtain a graduate degree. ANS: D Informatics nurses who want to hold a leadership role in nursing informatics will need graduate-level preparation. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Le...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer. The patient’s family has requested that the patient not be told at this time because it would be devastating. The patient asks the nurse if the diagnosis is cancer. If the nurse were to uphold the ethical principle of veracity, what would the response be? a. “No, you do not have cancer.” b. “The physician is unsure of your diagnosis at this time.” c. “Yes, that is the diagnosis. Let m...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is caring for a diabetic patient who frequently uses alternative medicine to manage ailments. The patient feels nauseous and requests ginger tea. What should the nurse be aware of before giving the patient ginger tea? a. Nothing; natural remedies do not cause unwanted side effects. b. Ginger can cause blood glucose levels to decrease. c. Ginger causes blood glucose levels to rise. . d. Ginger can cause a diabetic patient to become more nauseous. ANS: B....