RNRS 116 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
List the 4 theories of caring?
Leinenger's Culture Care & Diversity & Universality
Roach's Human Mode of Being
Boykin & Schoenhofer's Nursing as Caring
Watson's Human Care
Benner & Wrubels theory of Caring
A nursing work group is tasked with finding cost-effective ways to enhance care
provision. The group is pulling together a proposal for administrative review that
includes hiring more unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs).
Which benefit of delegation should the working group include in their proposal
to best enhance potential support for the proposal?
The availability of more UAPs to whom tasks can be delegated requires fewer
nurses, decreasing overall staffing costs.
A better mix of nurses and UAPs allows the organization more flexibility to
respond to ever-changing patient needs.
It allows delegates (the UAPs) to gain new skills and abilities.
,Use of delegation increases efficiency of care and productivity, which can
improve the organization's financial position.
Use of delegation increases efficiency of care and productivity, which can improve the
organization's financial position.
The preceptor is orienting a staff nurse to primary nursing.
Which statement by a staff nurse most accurately reflects primary nursing?
"In primary nursing, there is participation by the nurse in making, implementing,
and evaluating patient care policies."
"Primary nursing relies solely on the nurse to provide all care."
"In primary nursing, responsibility is given to the person doing the work."
"With primary nursing, a nurse is responsible for overseeing a group of patients
24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
"With primary nursing, a nurse is responsible for overseeing a group of patients 24
hours a day, 7 days a week."
The nurse manager is preparing to create tools to measure the performance of
the emergency department staff when responding to cardiac emergencies.
Which function is the nurse manager carrying out?
Controlling
Directing
Organizing
Planning
controlling
The nurse keeps up with current information and is active in several committees.
,Which level of commitment best describes the nurse's behavior?
Continuance
Affective
Organizational
Integrated
affective
A 64-year-old patient is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. After the
morning report, the nurse finds the patient nauseated, vomiting light green
emesis, and crying because her hair is falling out in clumps. The pulse is 110
beats/min and thready, and the blood pressure is 96/50 mmHg.
Which intervention should the nurse make a priority for this patient?
Teaching the patient some deep-breathing exercises to help her calm down
Premedicating for nausea before the next chemotherapy dose
Cleansing the skin and applying a clean hospital gown
Obtaining an order for intravenous fluids at 100 mL/hr
Obtaining an order for intravenous fluids at 100 mL/hr
A nurse new to the emergency department is struggling with triaging patients and
assigning priority for care because many of the individuals who present seem to
have equally significant problems.
Which ethical principles should the nurse use as guides when setting priorities?
Justice and fairness
Integrity and respect
Fidelity and beneficence
, Autonomy and accountability
Justice and fairness
Which term best describes the measure of a nurse's accountability?
Competence
Behavior
Collaboration
Professionalism
competence
The nurse states, "I decided to go into nursing 20 years ago because of the care
my mother received when she was ill. I wanted to make a difference."
Which type of commitment is the nurse demonstrating?
Affective
Continuance
Personal
Normative
normative
The nursing unit director at a large acute care facility is reviewing possible care
delivery models.
Which factor should the nurse identify as a strong advantage of the functional
approach to care delivery?
Includes nursing staff in decision making regarding patient care policies
Maximizes the time and skill of individual staff members
Allows centralized direction and control, increasing efficiency
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
List the 4 theories of caring?
Leinenger's Culture Care & Diversity & Universality
Roach's Human Mode of Being
Boykin & Schoenhofer's Nursing as Caring
Watson's Human Care
Benner & Wrubels theory of Caring
A nursing work group is tasked with finding cost-effective ways to enhance care
provision. The group is pulling together a proposal for administrative review that
includes hiring more unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs).
Which benefit of delegation should the working group include in their proposal
to best enhance potential support for the proposal?
The availability of more UAPs to whom tasks can be delegated requires fewer
nurses, decreasing overall staffing costs.
A better mix of nurses and UAPs allows the organization more flexibility to
respond to ever-changing patient needs.
It allows delegates (the UAPs) to gain new skills and abilities.
,Use of delegation increases efficiency of care and productivity, which can
improve the organization's financial position.
Use of delegation increases efficiency of care and productivity, which can improve the
organization's financial position.
The preceptor is orienting a staff nurse to primary nursing.
Which statement by a staff nurse most accurately reflects primary nursing?
"In primary nursing, there is participation by the nurse in making, implementing,
and evaluating patient care policies."
"Primary nursing relies solely on the nurse to provide all care."
"In primary nursing, responsibility is given to the person doing the work."
"With primary nursing, a nurse is responsible for overseeing a group of patients
24 hours a day, 7 days a week."
"With primary nursing, a nurse is responsible for overseeing a group of patients 24
hours a day, 7 days a week."
The nurse manager is preparing to create tools to measure the performance of
the emergency department staff when responding to cardiac emergencies.
Which function is the nurse manager carrying out?
Controlling
Directing
Organizing
Planning
controlling
The nurse keeps up with current information and is active in several committees.
,Which level of commitment best describes the nurse's behavior?
Continuance
Affective
Organizational
Integrated
affective
A 64-year-old patient is receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. After the
morning report, the nurse finds the patient nauseated, vomiting light green
emesis, and crying because her hair is falling out in clumps. The pulse is 110
beats/min and thready, and the blood pressure is 96/50 mmHg.
Which intervention should the nurse make a priority for this patient?
Teaching the patient some deep-breathing exercises to help her calm down
Premedicating for nausea before the next chemotherapy dose
Cleansing the skin and applying a clean hospital gown
Obtaining an order for intravenous fluids at 100 mL/hr
Obtaining an order for intravenous fluids at 100 mL/hr
A nurse new to the emergency department is struggling with triaging patients and
assigning priority for care because many of the individuals who present seem to
have equally significant problems.
Which ethical principles should the nurse use as guides when setting priorities?
Justice and fairness
Integrity and respect
Fidelity and beneficence
, Autonomy and accountability
Justice and fairness
Which term best describes the measure of a nurse's accountability?
Competence
Behavior
Collaboration
Professionalism
competence
The nurse states, "I decided to go into nursing 20 years ago because of the care
my mother received when she was ill. I wanted to make a difference."
Which type of commitment is the nurse demonstrating?
Affective
Continuance
Personal
Normative
normative
The nursing unit director at a large acute care facility is reviewing possible care
delivery models.
Which factor should the nurse identify as a strong advantage of the functional
approach to care delivery?
Includes nursing staff in decision making regarding patient care policies
Maximizes the time and skill of individual staff members
Allows centralized direction and control, increasing efficiency
