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Which of the following would not be included in a cultural assessment of patients: A. Patient identification of their cultural/ethnic group B. Food preferences and taboos C. Communication/Language D. Political views - correct answer-D. Political views When discussing supervision and delegation with nurses on your unit, you note that the most acutely ill patients on your unit are often given to agency nurses. If the patient were to have a bad outcome and the case were reviewed by a nurse expert, which of the following standards of delegation would be questioned: A. Assignment of the right task B. Assignment of the right person C. Follow-up with the right communication D. Provision of the right feedback - correct answer-B. Assignment of the right person Your health care agency is experiencing budget deficits. The Chief Nursing Officer has asked you to prepare a briefing for the CEO outlining the value of the CNL role. Which of the following outcomes would be the most critical to highlight in making a financial case for your role: A. Patient satisfaction B. Nursing staff retention C. Reduction in Length of Stay D. Reduction in Patient Falls - correct answer-C. Reduction in Length of Stay Which of the following statements about AIDS is incorrect? A. Most diagnoses are made in persons 20-49 years of age. B. Over 1.5 million Americans are infected with HIV C. The ELISA is a screening tool. D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing - correct answer-D. HIV is transmitted through casual kissing Aspects of professional nursing practice that CANNOT be delegated are: A. Monitoring and Recording B. Implementation and Feedback C. Assessment and Evaluation D. Reporting and Recording - correct answer-C. Assessment and Evaluation Osteoarthritis is often associated with: A. Systemic symptoms of disease B. Restricted joint movement C. Elevated temperature D. Inflammation of the proximal interphalangeal joints - correct answer-B. Restricted joint movement A patient is admitted to your unit after experiencing seizures. In helping a novice nurse do the initial nursing assessment, you remind her that the most important information in seizure assessment is usually provided by: A. A CT Scan B. An EEG C. An Eyewitness D. Magnetic Resonance Imaging - correct answer-C. An Eyewitness Coaching is the appropriate strategy for the CNL all of the following situations EXCEPT: A. Teaching staff a new skill B. Helping staff work through a patient care problem C. Counseling staff for time and attendance issues D. Preparing staff for changes in policies and procedures - correct answer-C. Counseling staff for time and attendance issues You are the CNL on a Cardiology Unit. The hospital has attempted to initiate computerized order entry for physicians (CPOE) which has the strong support of your nursing team. Once again, the initiative on your unit is postponed largely due to the complaints of a cardiologist who admits many patients to your facility. The night nursing staff is very angry and now vows to call this physician at night on a regular basis to question handwritten orders. You recognize that this represents the following approach to conflict resolution: A. Avoiding B. Accommodation C. Collaboration D. Competition - correct answer-D. Competition Ways to promote a healthy team culture on your unit include all of the following EXCEPT: A. Keep lines of communication open B. Avoid a culture of gossip C. Discourage staff feedback on unit issues D. Provide a voice for the team when asked by leadership for input - correct answer-C. Discourage staff feedback on unit issues The most common cause of Parkinsonism is: A. Postencephalitic B. Manganese dust C. Exposure to toxins D. Idiopathic - correct answer-D. Idiopathic What are the three aspects of EBP? - correct answer-Best practice, clinical expertise, and patient preference The critical importance of teamwork and communication in health care has been documented in many published reports. These reports support the relationship between teamwork and which of the following: A. Quality Patient Care B. Higher medication errors C. Compromised patient safety D. Lower staff morale - correct answer-A. Quality Patient Care Difference between coaching and mentoring - correct answer-Coaching is in the moment shortterm (Skill-based) Mentoring is long-term (Career -focused) One of the roles of the CNL is to serve as a mentor and resource to novice nurses. Within the context of decision making, which of the following is important for the CNL to consider when mentoring a novice nurse? A. Novice nurses identify major uncertainties that interfere with outcomes B. Novice nurses rely on pattern recognition to make clinical judgments C. Novice nurses may rely on unit policies and procedures to make decisions D. Novice nurses usually rely on intuitive knowing - correct answer-C. Novice nurses may rely on unit policies and procedures to make decisions A novice nurse reports to you that her patient is Chinese and "does not get how serious his cancer is because he asks few questions and shows little emotion". In considering what you know about cultural communication, which one of the following statements would be the best initial response to the novice nurse: A. He may not understand English. B. You may not have been thorough in your patient teaching. C. We should wait until the family comes in and then assess the situation. D. The Asian culture teaches self control and control of emotions so this will need further assessment. - correct answer-D. The Asian culture teaches self control and control of emotions so this will need further assessment. Which answer best describes a CNL establishing a sense of urgency in his/her organization as a first step in implementing change? A. Presenting a proposed CNL job description for a new job role B. Forming a task force to study change in protocols C. Making the status quo seem more dangerous than accepting the status quo D. Developing strategies to achieve a vision for care delivery - correct answer-C. Making the status quo seem more dangerous than accepting the status quo Your patient is being started on oral hypoglycemics and wants to know why. The indications for starting a person with diabetes on oral agents include: A. An allergy to sulfa B. Pregnancy in Type 2 Diabetics controlled by diet C. Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes D. Failure to control hyperglycemia with diet in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes - correct answer-D. Failure to control hyperglycemia with diet in a patient with Type 2 Diabetes Congestive heart failure can be either a chronic or acute condition. Causes of chronic heart failure include: A. Mitral valve rupture B. Hypertension C. Myocardial infarction D. Cardiac ischemia - correct answer-B. Hypertension The achievement of Healthy People 2010 goals is the primary responsibility of: A. The federal government B. Local governments C. Individuals, communities and organizations D. The Department of Health and Human Services - correct answer-C. Individuals, communities and organizations Epidemiology as a field of study is concerned with all but which one of the following: A. Explaining the etiology of disease B. Investigating effective disease treatments C. Predicting disease occurrence in a population D. Controlling the distribution of disease - correct answer-B. Investigating effective disease treatments The following initiative is NOT an evidence based practice resource for CNLs A. I.H.I. 5 million lives campaign B. AHRQ reports C. Healthy People 2010 D. Florida Center for Nursing's Legislative Mandates - correct answer-D. Florida Center for Nursing's Legislative Mandates Nursing sensitive indicators include all EXCEPT: A. Pressure ulcer prevalence B. Frequency of primary C-Sections C. IV infiltrations D. Pain management - correct answer-B. Frequency of primary C-Sections