Exam (elaborations) NUR 278 ROLE AND SCOPE EXAM 2

Exam (elaborations) NUR 278 ROLE AND SCOPE EXAM 2 Question 1 0 out of 1 points Identify the primary purpose for the development of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. c. focus nursing education on competencies to reduce the number of medical errors Question 2 1 out of 1 points The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recommended the following: (Select all that apply). Question 3 0 out of 1 points Identify the health-care area in which the use of computers has improved the efficiency of care. a. documentation Question 4 1 out of 1 points Identify what a new graduate nurse who is having unresolved role conflicts may experience. d. high levels of anxiety Question 5 0.33333 out of 1 points Which element(s) is (are) a QSEN competency? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. a. quality improvement c. teamwork and collaboration d. Informatics Question 6 1 out of 1 points What are rules of conduct that protect the community and society overall? c. laws Question 7 1 out of 1 points What may cause some people to make responses that seem inappropriate or over emotional? a. the lack of an opportunity to develop coping skills Question 8 1 out of 1 points Which is a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirement for client education? a. nursing staff must provide and document client education NUR 278 ROLE AND SCOPE EXAM 2 Question 9 1 out of 1 points What is an important role that the nursing process fulfills in professional nursing? d. forming the ethical basis for nursing practice Question 10 0 out of 1 points Identify the most appropriate political activities for nurses at the state level. a. suggest legislation and seek sponsors Question 11 0 out of 1 points Statistically, which factor is most likely to increase a client’s motivation to learn? b. the presence of the client's significant other during teaching session Question 12 1 out of 1 points Identify the most important element in nursing’s attempt to gain full autonomy of practice. C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses Question 13 0 out of 1 points After assessing an older adult client in long-term care who has been slowly deteriorating for weeks, the nurse manager calls the family and asks them to come in, as the client is dying. What are the nurse manager’s decision and actions based on? Experience Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which step of the nursing process identifies the success or failure of the plan of care developed by a nurse? evaluation Question 15 1 out of 1 points What is a recommended method for nurses to prepare for future professional practice? understand and explore issues involved in professionalism as nurses Question 16 1 out of 1 points The nurse manager decides to involve those to be affected by change early in the change management process. What can positively result in? conflict Question 17 1 out of 1 points The oxygen saturation for a client with acute infective bronchitis drops to 84%, and the client develops severe dyspnea. There is a standing order for a handheld nebulizer (HHN) treatment PRN for shortness of breath. The respiratory therapy department is designated to give all respiratory treatments in the facility. When the nurse calls the respiratory therapist, he states that he has several more treatments to give but he should be there in 10 or 15 minutes. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate at this time? do not wait for the respiratory therapist, give the HHN treatment himself or herself Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which activity tends to increase nurses’ satisfaction during work? Taking time to talk with clients about their needs Question 19 0 out of 1 points What is the primary concern that some health-care providers have in the use of computers in client care? b. the training and knowledge required by nurses to use the system effectively · Question 20 0 out of 1 points Nurses must understand which principle of the Nurse-Family Partnership? · Question 21 1 out of 1 points Identify the primary position advocated by the 1965 ANA Position Paper on Education for Nurses. ANS: baccalaureate education should be the basic level of preparation for professional nurse · Question 22 1 out of 1 points As nurses achieve increased professional autonomy, what must they also accept? ANS: ethical accountability · Question 23 1 out of 1 points Identify the underlying premise for evidence-based practice. ANS: Practice based on research produces better patient outcomes · Question 24 1 out of 1 points Identify the element that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of nursing. ANS: Demonstration of competency and high-quality care through peer review · Question 25 1 out of 1 points A leader with a low relationship/low task orientation presents a leadership style that is most similar to which leadership approach? ANS; Laissez-faire · Question 26 1 out of 1 points You overhear a newly graduated nurse telling one of your colleagues that leadership and management belong to the unit manager and not to her. Your response demonstrates understanding that the what about the perception of the new graduate? ANS: Would benefit from further understanding of her role as a professional, whose influence may affect the decision making of patients, colleagues, and other professionals. · Question 27 1 out of 1 points Which statement by a nurse manager during a staff meeting best demonstrates use of an assertive style of communication? ANS: You have made some good points, but I have another suggestion · Question 28 0 out of 1 points The CEO asks the nurse manager of the telemetry unit to justify the disproportionately high number of registered nurses on the telemetry unit. The nurse manager explains that nursing research has validated which statement about a low nurse-to-client ratio? ANS: Improves outcomes · Question 29 1 out of 1 points Why do many new nurses ignore the signs of burnout? ANS: they're worried that they spent time, money and energy on a career they no longer want. · Question 30 What role does anger play in communication? ANS: It can be used positively to produce change. · Question 31 What statement is true regarding the relationship between nurses and legislators? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. ANS: The government should be interested in health matters when a problem affects a specific group or a whole population. Political solutions can be achieved at both the federal and state levels. Question 32 During a staff meeting, an elderly physician is very negative about recent changes on the unit. He indicates that the nurses are not working hard enough. How can the unit manager most appropriately deal with this situation? ANS: Allow the physician to express his or her opinions and then ask for input from others at the meeting · Question 33 Why is the term healing preferred to medicine when referring to alternative and complementary methods of care? ANS: because the alternative and complementary modalities typically are based in holistic philosophies · Question 34 1 out of 1 points As the head of a nursing program, you always invite the ideas of your team about innovations in teaching and curriculum design, and invite participation in decisions. Many of these ideas have been implemented, and your staff members are keen to try other new ideas. You are employing what type of leadership? ANS: Transformational · Question 35 Which personality characteristics would make a person more susceptible to burnout? ANS: above average intelligence, idealisti