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"Power in nursing" refers to the nurse's ability to
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a. protest unfair working conditions through walkouts and strikes.
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b. demonstrate knowledge about organizational behavior.
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c. act on issues that influence nursing licensure but not patient care.
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d. use one's influence to create change in pursuit of goals.
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d. use one's influence to create change in pursuit of goals.
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Nurses were long viewed by physicians, legislators, the media, and others as powerless
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because nurses
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a. declined to participate in political activities in the earliest years of the profession in
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the United States.
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b. as women were subject to control by medicine and other paternalistic groups;
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women had limited legal rights in late 19th-century America.
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c. and nursing leaders in the mid-20th century did not wish to be viewed by those
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outside of nursing as pushy or demanding.
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d. were subject to nursing practice acts that limited their ability to take political
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action.
b. as women were subject to control by medicine and other paternalistic groups;
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women had limited legal rights in late 19th-century America.
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The charge nurse is question in if the staffing ratios demand the use of high-level
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delegation strategies. What "delegation right" is she assessing in this thought process?
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,a. Task
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b. Circumstances
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c. Person
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d. Communication or direction
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b. Circumstances
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What is the appropriate term for the ability to transfer selected nursing activities in a
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given situation to a competent individual?
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a. Supervision
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b. Accountability
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c. Responsibility
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d. Legal authority
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d. Legal authority
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Delegation, a multifaceted decision-making process, what is NOT a reason to
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implement delegation? ||
a. Improve the work performance of staff.
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b. Decrease the registered nurse's accountability.
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c. Achieve nursing goals.
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d. Improve patient care outcomes.
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b. Decrease the registered nurse's accountability.
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, A new nurse wants to be a change agent on the unit. What action listed would be the
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MOST appropriate for the nurse to take?
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a. Become an early adopter.
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b. Wait until a more experienced nurse vocalizes support.
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c. Seek help from her nurse manager.
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d. Talk to a peer on another unit about the problems with more experienced nurses.
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a. Become an early adopter.
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The nurse manager for an ICU develops a plan to implement the new sepsis
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management protocol. The plan includes education, focused sessions to discuss
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concerns with the staff, and sepsis warning signs in various places on the unit. What
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does this demonstrate by the manager?
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a. Planned change
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b. Complexity management
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c. Unplanned change
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d. Open systems
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a. Planned change
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What is the benefit of strategic planning for a healthcare organization? (Select all that
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apply.)