Advanced Nursing Practice
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Course Introduction
Advanced Nursing Practice focuses on the development of expert knowledge, complex decision-making skills, and clinical competencies required for nurses in advanced roles. The course covers topics such as health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based practice, pharmacology, and leadership in healthcare settings. Emphasis is placed on the integration of theory and practice to enhance patient outcomes, management of chronic and acute health conditions, and the use of advanced interventions. Students will also explore ethical, legal, and professional issues relevant to advanced practice, preparing them to function as autonomous practitioners and leaders in diverse healthcare environments.
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Leading and Managing in Nursing Revised Reprint 5th Edition by Patricia S. Yoder
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Chapter 1: Leading, Managing, and Following
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Q1) You recently acquired a position as a unit manager.During your time on the unit,you have formed a strong social network among your staff,have promoted the development of relationships between your staff and workers in other areas of the organization,and have formed relationships that generate ideas from patient organizations and the local nursing education program.According to complexity theory,you are engaging which principle?
A) Empowerment
B) Systematic thinking
C) Development of networks
D) Bottom-up interactions
Answer: C
Q2) After assessing an older adult patient 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 patient is dying.The nurse manager's decision and actions are based on:
A) An established clinical pathway.
B) Confirmatory scientific evidence.
C) Unit protocol.
D) Tacit knowledge.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Patient Safety
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Q1) Which of the following patients would be at greatest risk in a healthcare visit ?
A) Clyde requires an anticoagulant. He tells the nurse about his medications. He does not include an herbal supplement.
B) George is very shy and withdrawn. He asks the nurse to leave him alone.
C) Sarah is a new parent who finds that nurses on the children's unit are very helpful. She is eager to accept all suggestions, including those that she does not yet understand.
D) Claude is booked for bowel surgery. His doctor explains about the colostomy. Later, Claude tells his wife that he really doesn't know what the doctor meant by colostomy.
Answer: A,C,D
Q2) Before the IOM report was issued,"To err is human" adverse events were considered: A) A normal risk.
B) Rare.
C) A reflection of some organizations.
D) Related to systems errors.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Developing the Role of Leader
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Q1) Susan,a new graduate on the dialysis unit (Question 18 above),appears to take Kari's remarks very seriously and works even harder,often volunteering for extra assignments.She also is often in Kari's office,advising of successes with her patients and of the extra effort that she is committing.This behavior suggests that Susan:
A) Is fearful of losing her job.
B) Lacks understanding of Kari's leadership style.
C) Is not intimidated by Kari's leadership style.
D) Knows how to "play the game."
Answer: D
Q2) After a newly hired director of nursing has reviewed the hospital's strategic plans,she develops a timeline for achieving those plans.The new leader is:
A) Not expecting that novice leaders would have a vision.
B) Inviting a seasoned leader to come and share a vision with the group.
C) Getting to know staff members, so they can work together for a few months.
D) Translating a global document into realistic plans for nursing.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Developing the Role of Manager
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Q1) During staff meetings,you make it a regular practice to encourage shared problem solving and to recognize those who go beyond basic roles and responsibilities to contribute to a positive team environment and to quality patient care.This practice exemplifies:
A) Values-based management.
B) Shaping of workplace behavior.
C) Cooperation and collaboration.
D) Recognition of institutional priorities.
Q2) A nurse manager in a hospital is deeply concerned that senior administration makes decisions about budgetary directions that affect staffing and other resources without sharing the rationale for changes or demonstrating concern as to how these changes may affect patients or staff.She says she does not feel respected and is emotionally tired as a result.This situation represents:
A) Bureaucratic organization.
B) Realities of current healthcare.
C) Negative organizational culture.
D) Quantum leadership.
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Chapter 5: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) To satisfy duty of care to a patient,a nurse manager is legally responsible for all except:
A) Notifying staff of changes to policies related to medication administration.
B) Scheduling and staffing to ensure safe care.
C) Delegating in accordance with practice acts.
D) Supervising the practice of the physician.
Q2) A colleague asks you to give her your password access so that she can view her partner's healthcare record.This request violates the patient's right to:
A) Privacy.
B) Confidentiality.
C) Undue authorization of treatment.
D) Protection against slander.
Q3) To reduce the incidence of falls in a skilled nursing unit,the nurse manager contacts the risk manager.Risk management is a process that attempts to identify potential hazards and:
A) Compensate for previous injuries.
B) Eliminate these risks before anyone else is harmed.
C) Supersede the need for staff members to file incident reports.
D) Discipline staff members who have been involved in previous incident reports.
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Chapter 6: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
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Q1) The nurse manager of a rehab unit wants to purchase a new anti-embolic stocking.To make a high-quality decision,the nurse manager would:
A) Involve the rehab staff in the decision.
B) Involve the sales representative.
C) Make the decision alone.
D) Involve administration in the decision.
Q2) From the information supplied in this chapter,which statements best defines critical thinking? Critical thinking is a:
A) High-level cognitive process.
B) Process that helps to develop reflective criticism for the purpose of reaching a conclusion.
C) High-level cognitive process that includes creativity, problem solving, and decision making.
D) Discussion that guides the nursing process.
Q3) Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process one uses to:
A) Solve a problem.
B) Choose between alternatives.
C) Reflect on a certain situation.
D) Generate ideas.
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Chapter 7: Health Care Organizations
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Q1) The Wellington Mental Health Institute is fully accredited by the AOA and not directly by the CMS.This means that the Wellington facility:
A) Could not accept mental health patients who were Medicare beneficiaries.
B) Would be able to care for only Medicaid and not Medicare beneficiaries.
C) Has not met the standards set by the CMS as determined by an external review panel.
D) Has been reviewed and accredited by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS.
Q2) With the help of a federal grant,the local school nurse has established a spreadsheet that contains relevant nursing data so that she can analyze children's health.School health programs are:
A) Increasingly seen as primary care sites for children.
B) Providing only health education programs for children and their parents.
C) Capable only of providing referrals for health problems to primary care providers.
D) Funded exclusively by local authorities.
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Chapter 8: Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures
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Q1) In matrix organizational structures,a nurse manager understands that this type of structure:
A) Is a simplified organizational structure.
B) Has both a functional manager and a service or product-line manager.
C) Arranges departments strictly according to function.
D) Promotes harmony in organizational decision making.
Q2) Which of the following would be the most appropriate mission statement for a nursing center?
A) "At Plentyville, we provide rehabilitative services for addicted adolescents."
B) "Georgiatown provides treatment and prevention services for county residents."
C) "At Heart, our aim is to provide services that lead the nation in health education and research."
D) "At Coeur, we strive to achieve optimal pain management with patients who are experiencing chronic pain."
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Chapter 9: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
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Q1) One of the staff nurses on your unit makes the comment,"All this time I thought Mary was black.She says she is Jamaican." The best response would be to say:
A) "Who cares what she is?"
B) "What did you think when you learned she was Jamaican?"
C) "Why did you assume she was black?"
D) "We have never had a Jamaican on this unit."
Q2) Maintaining a culturally diverse staff is an important function of a nurse manager who works in the hospital of a large medical center.Based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin 2307,which cultural group had the lowest percentage of employment as registered nurses in the United States?
A) Caucasians
B) Asians/Pacific Islanders
C) Blacks
D) Hispanics
Q3) In Question 12,you are exhibiting:
A) Acculturation.
B) Cultural sensitivity.
C) Ethnocentrism.
D) Transculturalism.
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Chapter 10: Power, Politics, and Influence
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Q1) Literature on oppression in nursing has:
A) Verified the presence of behaviors associated with oppression within nursing.
B) Suggested that nurses are oppressed because of the actions of other groups.
C) Failed to establish that oppression is present in nursing groups.
D) Indicated that nurses use oppression negatively.
Q2) Susan,an RN in the ED,would like to pursue leadership roles in her career.She is frustrated that others in her working environment seem to pay little attention to her creative ideas or place her in informal leadership positions.As her colleague,you want to provide her with helpful feedback.Which of the following statements will provide feedback as to how she might communicate power and demonstrate that she is capable of handling other leadership responsibilities?
A) "I find your soft voice and manners very reassuring and calming to patients."
B) "Try using a wider vocabulary and big words so that people will think that you are knowledgeable."
C) "At times, you tend to slump and avoid eye contact when you are talking with colleagues and families."
D) "Don't worry about what others think of you. If you feel like saying something, say it, even if it hurts other people's feelings."
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Chapter 11: Caring,Communicating,and Managing With Technology
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Q1) To improve outcomes on the stroke recovery unit,the unit manager leads an evidence-based practice (EBP)project.The goal of this project is to:
A) Enable detection of variations in clinical outcomes from well-researched standards that are supported by confirmatory evidence.
B) Gain quick access to literature based on studies of patients and families who have experienced stroke.
C) Develop a list of articles that could be accessed to address clinical issues and problems with stroke patients.
D) Advance the development of staff who are able to conduct independent nursing research on stroke outcomes.
Q2) You are in the process of designing a patient education program that will provide education and monitoring for patients with hypertension.To support your planning,you draw out and present patient data from:
A) A clinical database.
B) Biomedical technologies.
C) E-mail.
D) Internet sources.
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Chapter 12: Managing Costs and Budgets
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Q1) An older adult couple with limited means and on Medicare is considering options after the hospitalization of Mrs.A.with a fractured hip.Mrs.A.is stable but requires assistance with bathing,transfer,and mobility,and this will present stress for Mr.A.,who was hospitalized with a mild myocardial infarction last year.Considering their means and health concerns,which of the following might be the best option?
A) Hospice care
B) Custodial nursing home care
C) Home care
D) Hospital care
Q2) The rising cost of health care in the United States is stimulated by which of the following ?
A) Consumers' attitudes
B) Population demographics
C) Managed care
D) Medical treatment patterns
E) Attitudes of healthcare staff
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Chapter 13: Care Delivery Strategies
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Q1) In an acute care unit,the nurse manager utilizes the functional nursing method as the care delivery model.The nurse manager's main responsibility is the needs of the:
A) Department.
B) Unit.
C) Staff.
D) Patient.
Q2) A nurse manager questions the true difference between primary nursing and total patient care.After careful consideration of both models,the nurse manager concludes that primary nursing differs significantly from total patient care in:
A) Breadth of nursing knowledge and expertise required.
B) Intention to provide holistic nursing.
C) Time period of accountability.
D) Levels and types of assessment.
Q3) The model outlined in Question 12 might be particularly effective in:
A) Promoting communication among diverse team members.
B) Facilitating multiple perspectives on the total care of a patient.
C) Avoiding patient-provider conflict.
D) Developing competence and confidence in unskilled workers.
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Chapter 14: Staffing and Scheduling
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Q1) An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately for staffing needs.Nurse managers use staffing plans to:
A) Assign staff on the unit on a daily basis.
B) Ensure that days off are planned for the staff.
C) Outline the number of individuals by classification on a per-shift basis.
D) Predict the numbers and classifications of float staff needed to augment regular staff.
Q2) A particular classification system assigns revenue according to the functional capacity of patients and the progression of patients during their stay in rehabilitation units.More independent patient activities such as prompted voiding require higher staff utilization than dependent activities but do not result in increased staff resources.This is an example of:
A) Bureaucracy.
B) Concern related to the validity of classification systems.
C) Inadequate reliability of classification systems.
D) Inappropriate subjectivity in making judgments about staffing.
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Chapter 15: Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff
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Q1) Sue,a nurse manager,discusses her concerns about the hospital's employee appraisal system with her work group,noting that all that it includes is one rating scale,and that it means nothing unless the manager is effective in her job.Sue's concerns reflect which best practices associated with performance appraisal?
A) Rating scales are too generalized to be considered valid or reliable.
B) The effectiveness of any appraisal system is tied directly to the skills and communication abilities of the manager.
C) BARS is considered superior to simple rating scales in terms of performance appraisal.
D) Rating scales need to be designed by users to be well accepted.
Q2) A nurse manager in ICU works with his staff to develop an appraisal instrument that includes quantitative data and respects standards for an RN working on that unit.This type of appraisal is a:
A) Rating scale.
B) Collaboratively based appraisal system.
C) Narrative instrument.
D) Behaviorally anchored rating scale.
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Chapter 16: Strategic Planning, Goal-Setting, and Marketing
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Q1) The reasons cited by nursing administrators for not planning in a systematic manner include:
A) Lack of understanding of the planning process.
B) Lack of knowledge regarding the internal and external operations of the organization.
C) Not enough hours in the day for both day-to-day operations and planning.
D) Delegation of the task to subordinates.
Q2) Planning is a process designed to achieve goals in dynamic,competitive environments.As a new manager,what is the first step you will undertake to develop a strategic plan of action for a congestive heart failure program?
A) Search the environment to determine changes that may affect the organization.
B) Appraise the organization's strengths and weaknesses.
C) Identify the major opportunities for and threats to the organization.
D) Identify and evaluate the various strategies available to the organization.
Q3) Benchmarks in the strategic marketing planning process are useful in:
A) Establishing programs.
B) Setting targets.
C) Rewarding employees.
D) Measuring progress.
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Chapter 17: Leading Change
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Q1) The nurse manager frequently interacts with staff and other hospice facility employees.Communication was purposeful because the manager assessed current issues,such as specific satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the newly implemented computerized documentation system.Informally,the manager gathered available staff members to address similar learning needs.Many times,staff members were found coaching other staff about improving use of the new system.According to Senge (1990),the activities demonstrated in this example are:
A) Dialogue, team learning.
B) Resilience, personal mastery.
C) Shared vision, systems thinking.
D) Mental models, teachable moments.
Q2) Resistance is most likely when change:
A) Is not well understood.
B) Involves many layers in an organization.
C) Involves nonprofessional workers.
D) Threatens personal security.
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Chapter 18: Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships
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Q1) Sally (RN)and Melissa (RN)have shared an ongoing conflict since the first day that Melissa worked on the unit.Sally has confided to another colleague that she doesn't even know why the conflict started or what it was about.This is an example of:
A) How expectations and objectives need to be made clear in team situations.
B) The need to encourage open discussion of disagreements in opinions.
C) The importance of involving all staff in discussions in group settings.
D) The enduring nature of first impressions.
Q2) The mediator noticed that tension was still evident between the nurse manager and staff members.He informed the chief nursing officer that to begin team-building,it would be important that everyone:
A) Work together in a respectful, civil manner.
B) Use avoidance techniques when confronted with a conflict.
C) Develop a personal friendship with each other.
D) Socialize frequently outside of work.
Q3) What is not a key concept in a well-functioning team?
A) Absence of disagreement or conflict
B) Special work that is understood and supported by all
C) Willingness to work together respectfully
D) Dedication to a mission
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Chapter 19: Collective Action
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Q1) In a nurse managers' meeting,strategies for ways to help retain staff are discussed.One strategy for assisting nurses in developing collective action skills is:
A) Accepting the practice of "going along to get along."
B) Attending as many workshops as practical.
C) Spending as much time as possible in clinical settings.
D) Taking the opportunity to work with a mentor.
Q2) Martin,the unit manager,receives complaints from community agencies that patients who have been discharged from his unit seem to lack understanding about their disorder and immediate strategies for managing elements of their care.Martin checks the patient teaching sheets and notes that the sheets are initialed by staff.He calls the agencies and indicates that teaching has been done.Martin's follow-up to complaints from the community is:
A) Appropriate and indicates that he has assumed accountability for the actions of his staff.
B) Indicative that he does not clearly understand the concept of accountability.
C) Indicative of strong support for his staff and their autonomy.
D) Important in clarifying the difference between his accountability and that of the community in patient care.
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Chapter 20: Managing Quality and Risk
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Q1) Through the QI process,the need to transform and change the admissions process across administrative and patient care units is identified.In this particular situation,what method of data organization will be most effective?
A) Flowchart
B) Histogram
C) Narrative
D) Line graphs
Q2) Hospital Magnet decides against creating a separate department to lead and monitor quality activities because:
A) Total organizational involvement is critical to QI.
B) Data generated by a single, separate department are generally flawed.
C) Monitoring and commitment to QI can come only from senior level managers.
D) Staff resent suggestions for improvement that originate outside of their unit.
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Chapter 21: Translating Research Into Practice
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Q1) The nurse manager of an ICU wants to implement the revised policy and procedure on central line catheter care.What would be the most effective method of getting the staff nurses to incorporate a new evidence-based practice into their care?
A) Conducting an interactive educational workshop
B) Distributing educational materials on clinical units
C) Sharing the results of a chart audit with staff
D) Providing staff with a short DVD on the topic
Q2) Which of the following would be considered research?
A) Evaluation of the effectiveness of implementation of evidence-based guidelines for prompted voiding
B) Comparison of patient outcomes after implementation of practice guidelines against baseline (pre-implementation) outcome data
C) Audit of adverse events after implementation of evidence-based guidelines for pressure ulcers
D) Interviews with terminally ill cancer patients regarding their experience of being terminally ill
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Chapter 22: Consumer Relationships
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Q1) Technology is integral to a cardiac ICU.Sue,the nurse manager,implements a patient-centered approach that focuses on the meaning of the experience for the patient and family,primary nursing,and a health literacy approach.Sue is:
A) Using high-tech-low-touch approaches.
B) Using high-tech-high-touch approaches.
C) Providing products.
D) Providing tangible products of satisfaction.
Q2) Based on data from the patient satisfaction survey,the nurse manager decides that a change should be made in communication with family members.What would be important for a nurse manager to consider when instituting a change to improve customer service?
A) Assess the perceptions of the nursing staff regarding the particular service problem.
B) Include community representatives on a planning committee to address the change.
C) Involve physicians, other healthcare professionals, and ancillary staff.
D) Review all patient complaints with the nursing staff.
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Chapter 23: Conflict: the Cutting Edge of Change
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Q1) The nurse manager decides to use a mediator to help resolve the staff's conflict.A basic strategy for truly addressing this conflict is to:
A) Identify the conflicting facts.
B) Be determined to resolve the conflict.
C) Schedule a meeting time for resolution.
D) Have a clear understanding of the differences between the parties in conflict.
Q2) In Question 11,the outcome as depicted by Thomas' conflict stages can be considered to be:
A) Compromising.
B) Confronting.
C) Constructive.
D) Destructive.
Q3) After using a mediator to resolve a conflict between the nurse manager and two staff nurses,the chief nursing officer decides to:
A) Observe to make sure the conflict has been resolved.
B) Fire both staff nurses.
C) Reassign both staff nurses.
D) Reassign the nurse manager.
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Chapter 24: Managing Personalpersonnel Problems
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Q1) Before terminating an employee,a nurse manger must:
A) Be an expert in all legal aspects of termination and discipline practices.
B) Know the organization's specific policies for addressing disciplinary problems and termination.
C) Function as a counselor for problem employees.
D) Do everything to assist and protect the employee by adjusting standards and policies.
Q2) During unit staff meetings,you observe that Marg rolls her eyes and snorts whenever Julia makes a comment.Your first response as a unit manager is to:
A) Discuss what you have observed with Marg.
B) File immediate documentation in Marg's personnel file.
C) Ask Julie to monitor Marg's behavior during meetings.
D) Ignore the behavior, as Marg is one of your strongest nurses.
Q3) The chief nursing officer understands that clinical incompetence is best prevented by a:
A) Flexible protocol for evaluating competency skills.
B) Standardized clinical skills checklist.
C) Newly established peer review process.
D) Formalized competency program with established standards for practice.
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Chapter 25: Workplace Violence and Incivility
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Q1) Residents in a new long-term care facility attend a large dining hall for meals.In reviewing reports of aggression and violence,you note that behaviors such as hitting,or attempting,to hit staff are increasing.Further investigation suggests that this behavior occurs most often at mealtimes.A possible intervention would be to:
A) Seat residents with the highest potential for violence next to those with the lowest potential for aggression.
B) Feed residents earlier in the day.
C) Restrain residents who are violent or aggressive during meal times.
D) Establish a smaller dining area that is away from the main area that is for residents who have potential for aggression/violence.
Q2) Becky,RN,works as a staff nurse in mental health; Sharon works as a data entry clerk in Admissions; Sarah is an emergency room physician; and Donna is a housekeeper in geriatrics.Which of these four is most at risk for violence and aggression?
A) Becky
B) Sarah
C) Sharon
D) Donna
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Chapter 26: Delegation: An Art of Professional Practice
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Q1) A key advantage that a nurse manager has in terms of delegating is that:
A) Clients receive less attention because too many staff make it difficult to coordinate care.
B) Nurses report less pressure to perform necessary tasks themselves.
C) Administration can predict overtime more accurately.
D) Team skills can be used more effectively.
Q2) The nurse manager is setting up the room assignments for the unit.She has one critical patient on the unit,who is going to require more care than the others.Before delegating a task,a nurse manager should:
A) Delegate the admission assessment to the LPN.
B) Review the employee's performance assessment for the most recent period.
C) Assess the amount of guidance and support needed in a particular situation.
D) Create a task analysis of critical behaviors for the individual.
Q3) Functions such as "delegates tasks to assistive personnel" that are outlined in a position description for an RN Team Leader would be considered:
A) Active delegation.
B) Passive delegation.
C) Passive accountability.
D) Active responsibility.
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Chapter 27: Role Transition
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Q1) The nurse manager of a unit was demoted to staff nurse 6 months ago.Because of being near retirement,the former nurse manager wanted to be employed at the hospital and was offered a position on the same unit.The former nurse manager complains often about how infrequently the current nurse manager is available on the unit and argues with physicians and co-workers.Clients have complained about the attitude of the nurse.The behavior of the former nurse manager can be best explained as being caused by:
A) Overwork in the staff nurse position.
B) Inadequate mentoring in the new role.
C) Anger as a stage of the grieving process.
D) Demotion as a threat to personal identity.
Q2) Seth is hired as the nurse manager for a surgical unit.After a year,the hospital reorganizes,and his position is lost.In leaving the unit,it is important for Seth to:
A) Engage in clarifying why the hospital did not state its expectations for the unit at the time of hiring.
B) Hire a lawyer to represent his interests during this unexpected role transition.
C) Seek counseling to deal with his shock and anger.
D) Negotiate a reasonable settlement.
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Chapter 28: Self-Management: Stress and Time
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Q1) A staff nurse approaches the unit manager and indicates to her that because of her father's death in the previous month,she is now finding it very difficult to do her work effectively.This would be considered a(n)________ stress.
A) Internal source
B) Familial
C) Burnout
D) External
Q2) The education consultant at St.Joseph's Hospital is giving a workshop on Cognitive Reframing.The consultant explains that Cognitive Reframing reduces stress by:
A) Aiding individuals in identifying positive stressors.
B) Helping people realize that negative thinking causes emotional distress.
C) Eliminating negative stressors.
D) Replacing positive self statements with negative irrational beliefs.
Q3) High levels of work-related stress affect all but which of the following?
A) Job satisfaction
B) Absenteeism and turnover
C) Nurses' health
D) Client welfare
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Chapter 29: Managing Your Career
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Q1) An example of a career is
A) Employment in short-term contract jobs in business, nursing, and whatever is available.
B) Involvement in an area of practice that is regulated.
C) Continuous employment in the same position and the same arrangement for 20 years.
D) Moving into and out of nursing positions in various cities while pursuing travel and education that develops understanding of global health.
Q2) A new graduate is seeking a new position in nursing and wants to "sell" herself effectively.The best strategy is to:
A) Create a résumé.
B) Practice interviewing.
C) Call the personnel offices.
D) Create a curriculum vitae.
Q3) Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
A) Finding your fit in positions and a career path.
B) Maintain a professional status.
C) Act in a manner that is legal and ethical.
D) Understand the role expectations of a position.
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Chapter 30: Thriving for the Future
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Q1) A necessary leadership strength for nurses of the future is:
A) The ability to involve stakeholders in common interests to achieve outcomes that meet their needs.
B) Enhanced skills and knowledge in advanced clinical techniques.
C) Understanding of the nuances of fundraising to make up funding shortfalls.
D) The ability to manage a workforce that lacks loyalty to one organization.
Q2) A number of changes are introduced to a unit,including changes to familiar clinical procedures and the use of PDAs to enable bedside documentation.You,as unit manager,anticipate which of the following will contribute most to complexity compression?
A) Meaning of the change
B) Introduction of new technology
C) Previous experiences with change
D) Confidence of the leader in the value of the change
Q3) A business condition that may assist forecasting but add to the complexity of change is:
A) Consulting with professional groups about change.
B) Researching about trends on futuristic sites.
C) Asking patients to examine options for change.
D) Building profit projects and sustainability into planning.
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