Leadership and Management in Nursing
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the principles and practices of leadership and management within the nursing profession. Students will examine the roles of nurse leaders and managers in healthcare settings, focusing on competencies such as effective communication, ethical decision-making, conflict resolution, and team building. The course also covers strategies for quality improvement, delegation, resource management, and navigating organizational change. Through case studies and real-world scenarios, students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to lead diverse healthcare teams and promote a culture of safety and excellence in patient care.
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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management 7th Edition by Cherry
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A client asks the nurse, "Can you explain Medicare, an amendment to the Social Security Act?" The nurse responds that Medicare:
A) led to many hospital closings, along with a decrease in acute care hospital-based nursing care.
B) provided medical insurance to those younger adults or children who were not eligible for private insurance because of catastrophic illnesses such as cancer.
C) provided preventive care for women, infants, and children.
D) ensured that individuals ages 65 and older and those with end-stage renal disease or permanent disabilities had health care insurance.
Answer: D
Q2) A care provider sacrifices an animal and waves an herb-filled sack over a client who is complaining of painful joints and chest pain with exertion. This ritual represents health care during:
A) the prehistoric period.
B) early civilization in Egypt.
C) the Renaissance.
D) the Middle Ages.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) Which actions would result in a greater number of nurses entering and staying in practice, given today's state of nursing? (select all that apply)
A) Determine why few black women enter graduate school.
B) Provide incentives for minorities and men to enter nursing.
C) Obtain grant funding to increase the number of faculty members and scholarship availability for students entering baccalaureate nursing programs.
D) Survey nurses to determine why their job satisfaction is lower than that of other health care professions.
E) Develop ad campaigns that target younger students.
Answer: B, C, E
Q2) In order to best improve patient outcomes on an acute care hospital unit, which intervention should the nursing staff advocate for?
A) Staffing only 8 hour shifts on the unit
B) Decreasing the number of patients cared for on any specific unit
C) Increasing salaries for experienced nurses
D) Increasing staffing on the evening shift
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) A current trend is for students to be evaluated to determine whether they demonstrate competence in the actual client care environment or with a standardized patient. This process occurs in addition to or instead of traditional pencil-and-paper evaluations. This type of evaluation is referred to as:
A) core practice competencies.
B) continuing competence.
C) distance learning.
D) performance-based assessment.
Answer: D
Q2) When focusing on addressing issues identified by the 2000 Institute of Medicine report, the nursing faculty will access information associated with which initiative?
A) Quality and Safety in Nursing Education
B) Competency Outcomes and Performance Model (COPA)
C) The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF)
D) Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice (ACE)
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A new graduate from a master's entry program in nursing announces, "I just passed my clinical nurse leader certification examination." Certification as a clinical nurse leader:
A) is granted by the state board of nursing.
B) denotes minimum level of knowledge and skills to practice safely.
C) allows independent nursing practice, often in primary care.
D) recognizes achievement of advanced skills and knowledge.
Q2) Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states?
A) National League for Nursing (NLN)
B) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
D) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Q3) The primary purpose of licensure is protection of the ___________.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse believes that humans use creativity and critical thinking to balance their connections with their surroundings. The nurse decides to conduct a study on the basis of this belief. Which nursing theory would be best for this study?
A) Peplau's interpersonal relations as a nursing process: man as an organism that exists in an unstable equilibrium
B) Roy's adaptation model: assistance with the adaptation to stressors to facilitate the integration process of the client
C) Orem's self-care deficit model: self-care, self-care deficits, and nursing systems
D) Rogers' science of unitary human beings: humans as energy fields that interact constantly with the environment
Q2) Which type of theory most often guides present nursing practice?
A) Grand theory
B) Middle range theory
C) Developmental theory
D) Values theory
Q3) The basic ingredients of theory are ____________.
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Which organization provides federal funding for research?
A) National Institute of Nursing Research
B) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
C) W. K. Kellogg Foundation
D) Sigma Theta Tau International
Q2) Which statement about qualitative research is correct?
A) Qualitative research requires less time than quantitative research because complex statistical analysis is not necessary.
B) To be statistically significant, qualitative studies must consist of large, randomly selected sample sizes.
C) Because qualitative studies deal with human concepts such as suffering and quality of life, results can be generalized.
D) Interviews are the primary means of collecting data that enable the researcher to describe unclear phenomena.
Q3) Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
A) Descriptive
B) Inferential
C) Qualitative
D) Quantitative
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) The precise classification of clients according to the highest diagnosis-related group (DRG) has created a new role for nurses, known as a _____ nurse.
A) case management
B) quality assurance
C) utilization review
D) cost-control
Q2) Certain groups of individuals are opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) based on religious beliefs that prohibit circumcision and blood transfusions. These individuals believe the PPACA is unconstitutional because it:
A) mandates that all U.S. and legal residents must secure health insurance.
B) replaces current Medicare and Medicaid plans.
C) requires all citizens to participate in offered preventive services.
D) prohibits use of health practices outside of Western medicine.
Q3) In the triad of health care, which would be considered the third-party payer?
A) Client
B) Health care provider
C) Insurance company
D) Government agency that sets reimbursement rules for services
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A physician shares with the patient's family that, while a central line was being inserted, the patient's lungs were inadvertently punctured, which required oxygen administration. The physician also explains that a chest x-ray indicated the lung remained intact and no additional treatment was required. The physician's role in this instance is based on the legal principle of:
A) comparative negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) disclosure.
D) the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is medicated for pain. The nurse completes the following interventions: places the client on the examining table, completes a thorough history and physical, covers the client with a sheet, places the call button within reach, and goes out in the hall to speak with the client's physician. The client tries to get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a hematoma on the head and a broken hip. The nurse's actions reflect:
A) invasion of privacy.
B) libel.
C) slander.
D) negligence.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Practicing nurses participate in employer-sponsored professional development classes that provide case studies related to ethical situations and decision making. Ethical considerations are debated among teams, and an expert helps the class arrive at the "best practices." The nurses are experiencing ethics ______________.
Q2) A researcher calculated the risk-to-benefit ratio and concluded that no harmful effects were associated with a survey of college sophomores. The researcher was applying the principles of:
A) beneficence.
B) human dignity.
C) justice.
D) human rights.
Q3) Ethics applied to nursing can best be defined as:
A) doing what is best for the client.
B) making good decisions about care.
C) care based on what should be done in keeping with the values of the client.
D) rules for providing competent care that is based on scientific principles.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is admitting a Mexican-American child, and the mother comments that the child was exposed to mal ojo. The nurse should expect to find which symptom associated with this exposure?
A) Fever
B) Nervous tension
C) Bruising
D) Somnolence
Q2) A cultural phenomenon that is based on biologic variation would include:
A) belief that exposure of a pregnant woman to an eclipse can result in cleft lip.
B) denser bones in blacks result in less morbidity associated with osteoporosis.
C) the grandmother who determines that her grandchild has scoliosis and should seek treatment, then informs the parents of her decision.
D) a family that participates in feasts prepared to celebrate and make decisions.
Q3) Although communication varies among members of different cultures, the greatest obstacle to providing multicultural care is differences in _____.
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Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
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Q1) A young adult on a limited income who is having back pain states, "I want to see a chiropractor, but I don't have any money. However, I do have health insurance." The most appropriate response that the nurse can provide is:
A) "most insurance companies will pay for chiropractic treatment."
B) "because chiropractors are not licensed in any state, all services must be paid for by the patient."
C) "chiropractic medicine is a new CAM therapy that has not yet been recognized by insurance companies."
D) "chiropractic medicine is more than 100 years old, but because it is preventive in nature, it is not covered by most insurance."
Q2) A patient who is pregnant has used the herb feverfew for a history of migraine headaches. The nurse should provide teaching related to a risk for:
A) uterine contractions resulting in possible miscarriage.
B) reduced fetal growth.
C) insomnia.
D) tiredness the following day.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) When working with the family of a patient receiving palliative care, what is the nurse's initial intervention?
A) Determining who will be the patient's durable power of attorney
B) Identifying what types of help the family will need to care for the patient
C) Completely an assessment of the family's strengths and weaknesses
D) Discuss the dynamics of the family with the patient
Q2) The principle of autonomy is best supported by what intervention made available to palliative care patients?
A) Arranging for in-home health care
B) Addressing the patient's specific pain management needs
C) Helping the patient decide on the details of their advanced plan of care
D) Conducting a thorough performance status screening on the patient
Q3) Which statement correctly applies to a person's suffering?
A) Pain is the cause of suffering.
B) Suffering and pain are experienced separately.
C) Suffering can exist without the experience of pain.
D) Pain is the focus of all nursing assessments.
Q4) ________________ occurs when a physician predicts the course and outcome of a disease process.
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing
Practice Environment
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Q1) A new graduate nurse is applying for the exciting first position and states, "I am only applying to Magnet hospitals because those work environments:
A) attract physicians who are the best health care providers to improve quality of care."
B) require all registered nurses to be certified in the area of practice."
C) not only attract but also retain professional nurses."
D) discourage nurses from advancing their current level of education and I don't want to return to school for many years."
Q2) When an RN is asked to accept an assignment that he or she may not be qualified to perform, the nurse should:
A) accept the assignment as appropriate if assigned by a legitimate power.
B) be primarily concerned with the number of patients being assigned.
C) ask how other nurses have handled the assignment in the past.
D) determine whether he or she is familiar with the types of patients being assigned.
Q3) Nurses who are expected to work overtime as dictated by their employer are being subjected to a ___________ hazard in the workplace.
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Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Todays Workplace
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Q1) Nurses in a unionized hospital are paid "compensatory pay" when working holidays equal to the number of hours worked with no extra compensation. Although they have suggested changes during the annual survey of employee satisfaction, management refuses to consider another system for compensatory pay. A trained member listened to both nurses and management to make recommendations that were not legally binding. This type of settlement is termed:
A) picketing.
B) binding arbitration.
C) mediation.
D) grievance.
Q2) Mandatory overtime and reduction in RN staff have resulted in decreased client satisfaction and a sentinel event. Management is unwilling to discuss a change in staffing, and collective bargaining interest is sparked. A nurse is approached to sign a union authorization card. If signed, the card:
A) authorizes the union to serve as his or her legal representative.
B) indicates that the person is requesting additional information about collective bargaining.
C) indicates the nurse desires to share information about grievances.
D) gives permission for union dues to be deducted from pay.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information being placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR is:
A) more secure.
B) less secure.
C) equivalent.
D) not comparable with the paper-and-pencil record.
Q2) An advanced practice nurse inputs into a computer software program the following clinical manifestations: open wound with tibia exposed, petechial hemorrhage, and temporary loss of consciousness. The computer diagnosis of fat emboli is generated by a system known as:
A) decision support.
B) telehealth.
C) robotic technology.
D) biometric technology.
Q3) Software programs that process data to produce or recommend valid choices are known as ______________.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) The disaster medical assistance team works quickly to contain contaminants from a chemical plant explosion. Afterward, personnel undergo a special process to remove harmful chemicals from equipment and supplies. This removal process is known as:
A) containment.
B) decontamination.
C) triage.
D) scene assessment.
Q2) Nurses caring for the victims of a mass casualty incident:
A) determine the common terminology to be used by hospitals and participating agencies.
B) take charge of communicating with the news media.
C) determine whether there is a credible threat of a terrorist attack.
D) give priority for care to those with the greatest chance of survival rather than those most critically ill.
Q3) During the relief response phase of a disaster resulting from a "dirty bomb":
A) treatment for burns and poisoning is provided for victims.
B) emergency plans are coordinated between agencies.
C) reconstruction of destroyed facilities and homes begins.
D) food stores are collected for potential victims.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) A staff nurse provides care based on intuition and always seems to be in control of her personal and professional life-serving on the board of the state nurses association, serving as the nursing unit's representative on the ethics committee, and coaching her daughter's soft ball team. Many of the staff observes how she manages time and provides care. This nurse's power comes from which type of power?
A) Referent
B) Legitimate
C) Information
D) Connection
Q2) A director of nursing (DON) asks the staff to list how their nursing unit can help the organization meet its goal to "provide quality patient care with attention to compassion and excellence." An ad hoc committee is formed to develop a timeline of identified actions. The DON coaches the committee to reach desired outcomes. This DON is demonstrating which other role of leadership and management?
A) Transactional
B) Clinical consultant
C) Corporate supporter
D) Autocratic
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) The nurse manager meets with upper administration and learns that the strategic plan for nursing is to have 80% BSN staff within the next 3 years. The nurse manager then built her budget to meet the organization's strategic goal by providing tuition reimbursement and flexible work hours, which required some agency staffing. Which approach to budgeting is used?
A) Iterative
B) Top-down
C) Participatory
D) Zero-based
Q2) A nurse manager has calculated that providing 75 hours of direct nursing care per day requires that 120 hours must actually be worked by nursing staff. The manager is involved in: (select all that apply)
A) developing the capital budget.
B) applying productivity metric.
C) monitoring the labor budget.
D) incremental budgeting processes.
E) addressing budget assumptions.
Q3) The financial plan required for the distribution of resources and expenses is a
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) A nurse wants to apply open communication to obtain a thorough history and to determine cognitive function. Which question represents the use of open communication?
A) Is today Wednesday?
B) Do you know what day it is?
C) Tell me what day of the week today is.
D) Do you know what the first day of the week is?
Q2) In today's world of fast, effective communication, what is the most commonly used means of societal communication?
A) Facial expression
B) Spoken word
C) Written messages
D) Electronic messaging
Q3) Which statement accurately describes communication?
A) The components of communication are mutually exclusive.
B) Communication is linear.
C) Communication involves only the sender and the receiver; everything else is superficial.
D) When the receiver becomes the sender, the subcomponent of communication that is in use is feedback.
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) Which statement related to delegation is correct?
A) The practice of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is defined in the nurse practice act.
B) Nursing practice can be delegated only when the LPN/LVN and UAP have received adequate training.
C) Supervision is not required when routine tasks are delegated to a competent individual.
D) The RN must be knowledgeable about the laws and regulations that govern nursing practice, as well as those that have no clearly defined parameters, such as for UAP.
Q2) The task of completing and signing the initial assessment on a newly admitted patient who is about to undergo minimally invasive procedures on an outpatient basis can be delegated to:
A) the registered nurse (RN).
B) the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN).
C) unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
D) all levels of staff, because the information is about the past and cannot change.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) A patient is admitted for a hysterectomy, and the RN develops and implements the plan of care but also delegates to the LPN/LVN the responsibility of administering oral medications. While off duty, this RN receives a call requesting a change in the plan of care because the patient has developed deep vein thrombosis. The nurse who originally planned the care is practicing which type of nursing care delivery?
A) Modular
B) Primary
C) Team
D) Functional
Q2) A nurse plans care knowing when specific recovery milestones are expected. The nurse is providing care via:
A) patient classification systems.
B) clinical pathways.
C) functional nursing.
D) case management.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) A nurse is assisting with the delivery of twins. The first infant is placed on the scale to be weighed. The physician requests an instrument stat. The nurse turns to hand the instrument to the physician, and the infant falls off the scale. When evaluating the incident, the nurse and her manager list contributory factors such as the need for two nurses when multiple births are known, and the location of the scale so far from the delivery field. These nurses are performing a(n):
A) standardization of care.
B) root cause analysis.
C) process variation.
D) analysis of a deployment flowchart.
Q2) Nurses, physicians, and social workers finalize the plan of care and coordinate discharge for a homeless person who will need wound care and follow up over the next 4 weeks. Each member contributes based on his or her area of expertise but also recognize other members' strengths. Which of the QSEN competencies are being demonstrated?
A) Quality improvement
B) Evidence-based practice
C) Teamwork and collaboration
D) Patient-centered care
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Q1) A bill is pending in the state legislature that will mandate teaching health promotion related to smoking cessation. Which action by the nurse should have the greatest impact on passage of the bill?
A) Explain the rationale for the bill to the school board.
B) Contact the elected representative's office by telephone to request support for the bill.
C) Support a health advocate to run for election as state representative.
D) Tell all students about the bill.
Q2) It is important for nurses to know the functions of the branches of the federal government. At a local meeting of the state nurses' association, an officer reminds members that the branch that is capable of originating major policy initiatives is the _____ branch.
A) executive
B) legislative
C) judicial
D) administrative
Q3) The greatest barrier to access to health care for a poor Hispanic person living in downtown Chicago is lack of health ____________________.
Q4) Another name for an eligible voter is a _________.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) During orientation, a novice nurse sits and "virtually spends" the first few paychecks, envisioning the money going into a personal bank account. In the dream state, the nurse smiles and knows that the pain of nursing school was worth it. Which phase of reality shock is the nurse experiencing?
A) Honeymoon
B) Shock or rejection
C) Recovery
D) Resolution
Q2) A novice nurse is stressed due to always being behind with her assignments. She is overheard saying, "No one here worries about checking nasogastric tube placement before they give medications and hang feedings. Skipping that step would save me an extra 30 minutes to be used for charting. If they can do it, so can I." This nurse is experiencing which stage of reality shock?
A) loner.
B) "rutter."
C) change agent.
D) "native."
Q3) It is important for novice nurses to know that "self-esteem = self-confidence + self-______."
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Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High
Self-Performance
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Q1) A nurse hopes to improve time management skills using the ABC prioritization approach. Which tasks would be prioritized as "B"? (select all that apply)
A) Turn in time sheet due in 3 days.
B) Review dress code policy to give feedback before appointment in the morning.
C) Perform blood glucose test on a patient admitted with Kussmaul respirations and change in level of consciousness.
D) Complete patient teaching prior to discharge in 2 hours.
E) Review procedure for inserting a PIC line to assist with procedure later this morning.
Q2) When choosing to delegate, the nurse should delegate the task to the most qualified person or to the person he or she wishes to:
A) develop.
B) promote.
C) punish.
D) reward.
Q3) The most important step in time management is ____________.
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Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career
Opportunities
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Q1) An RN has critical care experience and is proficient in advanced cardiac life support and often helps to lead "codes" and is an expert clinician with superior health assessment skills. Enjoying a challenge of a fast-paced environment with autonomy, this nurse would best be suited for which nursing role?
A) Flight nurse
B) Home health nurse
C) Hospice nurse
D) Occupational health nurse
Q2) A nurse tallies the patient satisfaction surveys and approves the use of an agency nurse because of the high census. This nurse is involved in which nursing role?
A) Change agent
B) Educator
C) Manager
D) Coordinator
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) A potential applicant reviews the application process and learns that preemployment physicals often include:
A) cholesterol screening.
B) pregnancy testing.
C) urine drug screening.
D) vision and hearing tests.
Q2) A nurse interested in an entry level position as a registered nurse prepares the cover letter. A correctly written cover letter might include:
A) "I am interested in a position where community outreach is valued as noted in your organization's mission statement."
B) "I am highly educated and have several degrees including an Associate Degree in accounting, a certification in word processing, a Bachelor's degree in journalism, and a Bachelor's degree in nursing."
C) "I am looking for a position that will allow me to develop my skills and still have a balanced home and work life."
D) "I am married, a Christian, a single parent, and due to the downturn in the economy will be willing to work any shift or nursing unit."
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) A candidate who is taking the NCLEX-RN examination received only 75 questions before the test was stopped. She called her professor and stated, "I passed. I had to answer only 75 questions." The professor correctly responds by saying:
A) "You are now officially licensed; you answered the more difficult questions correctly."
B) "It is possible to receive only 75 questions and not be successful; however, we will keep a positive attitude."
C) "If you were given only 75 questions, you will have to retest because this is not enough to determine competency."
D) "You must have been extremely close to the passing standard because the computer shut off."
Q2) Graduates from approved schools of nursing cannot sign their charting as registered nurses (RNs) until they:
A) pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
B) provide evidence of mental competency.
C) supply written proof of physical fitness.
D) have signed an employment contract with a health care facility.
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