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Course Introduction
Nursing Management is a course designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge required for effective leadership and administration within healthcare settings. The course emphasizes principles of management, organizational behavior, communication, and decision-making processes specific to nursing environments. Students learn about resource allocation, quality improvement, team building, conflict resolution, and the integration of evidence-based practices in managing nursing staff and patient care units. Additionally, the course explores legal and ethical considerations, health policies, and the roles and responsibilities of nurse managers in fostering a safe and efficient healthcare workplace.
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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) The Affordable Care Act of 2011:
A) requires that by 2020 all newly licensed nurses have a bachelor's degree at minimum.
B) would provide health care benefits to millions who were previously uninsurable or unable to afford insurance.
C) caps the amount that hospitals and physicians can charge for procedures.
D) subsidizes private insurance companies, thereby reducing health care costs for individuals who have chronic or catastrophic illness such as cancer.
Answer: B
Q2) A prospective nursing student who researches universities that offer a baccalaureate degree in nursing would want to ensure that the program is accredited by the:
A) American Nurses Association.
B) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
C) National Institutes of Health.
D) National Nursing Council.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) Which nurse best portrays nursing as a "knowledge worker"?
A) Nurse in matched scrubs with lab coat, hair back, small stud earrings
B) Nurse in mismatched scrubs, no lab coat, large hoop earrings
C) Nurse in white uniform with apron with no jewelry/hair back
D) Nurse with nose ring and eyebrow piercing with starched white uniform and cap
Answer: A
Q2) A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by holding a soldier's head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Spanish-American War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) A person interested in employment in the health care sector has less than 1 year to pursue his or her education and wants to focus on functional aspects of patient care. He/she desires to work in a long-term facility. Which type of nursing program should this person request information about?
A) Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
B) Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
C) Associate degree in nursing
D) Master's degree in nursing
Answer: B
Q2) Which experience is best designed to support a nursing student's preparation for interprofessional team participation?
A) Attending a seminar on interprofessional team cooperation
B) Completing a preceptorship with an advanced practice nurse
C) Carrying for three patients with varying medical diagnoses
D) Presenting patient information at the daily care planning meeting on a mental health unit
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A nursing student is in the final term of an Associate Science of Nursing (ASN) program and is preparing for licensure. Prior to licensure the candidate must provide evidence of: (select all that apply)
A) graduation from a nursing program.
B) graduation from high school or high school equivalency.
C) evidence of current malpractice insurance.
D) evidence of plan to continue study to obtain a minimum of a BSN within 2 years.
E) validation of skills competence provided by a certifying agency.
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) The statement, "Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping people be as healthy as possible," is an example of a:
A) concept.
B) construct.
C) philosophy.
D) model.
Q2) A young child is having abdominal pain, and the doctor informs the parents that a computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan of the abdomen will be ordered. The doctor tells the child, "This CAT scan won't hurt you." The child is visibly upset because of a fear of cats. According to Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory, which stage of the framework is represented?
A) Stimuli frame
B) Appraisal stage
C) Initiation of coping mechanisms
D) Adaptation
Q3) The basic ingredients of theory are ____________.
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A qualitative researcher reviews data collected with a grief support group to develop a theory of how widows and widowers mourn. The researcher is using which qualitative research design?
A) Phenomenology
B) Grounded theory
C) Case study
D) Hypothesis generation
Q2) The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
A) utilization.
B) dissemination.
C) generalizability.
D) analysis.
Q3) A researcher seeks funding from an agency that limits studies to quantitative research. The researcher can select from which of the following study designs? (select all that apply)
A) Survey
B) Grounded theory
C) Phenomenology
D) Needs assessment
E) Experimental
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) A patient is eligible to change health care providers and insurance and asks, "I am interested in health promotion activities; I walk, swim, and eat healthy. Which health insurance plan would support these activities rather than just pay for services when I am sick"? Which, if any, health insurance plan would best meet the needs of this patient?
A) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
B) Fee for Service.
C) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
D) None, because health insurance plans currently cover only disease management, not preventive care.
Q2) Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) have attempted to reduce health care costs by decreasing:
A) hospital admission rates.
B) length of hospital stay.
C) outpatient services.
D) specialty groups.
Q3) The type of insurance that shifts the largest percentage of costs for goods and services to employees and consumers is _____________ insurance.
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse who functions in the role of team leader can be held negligent for matters involving:
A) inadequate training.
B) lack of development of proper policies and procedures.
C) failure to discipline unsafe workers.
D) delegation of client care tasks.
Q2) All hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds must ask clients whether they have a living will or a durable power of attorney. This act is known as the:
A) Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Law.
B) Americans with Disabilities Act.
C) Uniform Health Care Decisions Act.
D) doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
Q3) Which statement regarding informed consent is correct? Informed consent:
A) is mandated by federal but not state law.
B) must reveal expected benefits.
C) requires concealing any known risks.
D) allows the RN to communicate information needed so that informed consent can be provided.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Throughout their careers, nurses are in an ongoing state of acculturation, gaining experience from formal nursing school classes, clinical experiences, and the ethical issues they encounter in their clinical practice. The ideal outcomes of these ongoing experiences with cultural decision making include: (select all that apply)
A) increased trustworthiness.
B) enhanced ability to take into consideration many aspects of ethical situations.
C) confidence to make decisions based on experience and ethical intelligence.
D) improved clinical decision making and advocacy for patient autonomy.
E) authority to make ethical decisions independently that meet personal moral beliefs.
Q2) 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 ______________.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is preparing discharge teaching for an Asian-American woman with a fractured hip. The nurse reviews the client's diet history while hospitalized and is concerned that the patient refused milk and yogurt, placing her at risk for osteoporosis. What cultural variation is the nurse overlooking? Asian Americans: A) have denser bones than other ethnic groups.
B) consume diets rich in pork bone and shells, reducing the risk of osteoporosis. C) would participate in the practice of burning to compensate for this injury. D) would consult a curandero for dietary consultation.
Q2) An Asian teenager is admitted with an eating disorder which she contributes to by not meeting the academic expectations of her parents. The nurse is overheard saying, "That isn't the reason; all Asians are really smart." This nurse is demonstrating: A) cultural humility. B) stereotyping.
C) cultural assimilation. D) acculturation.
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 patient with kyphosis is visiting a practitioner of chiropractic medicine for the first time and asks, "How does this therapy work?" The practitioner replies, "I will use my hands along with heat to correct the misalignment of your spine by placing pressure on the nerves that have produced pain. The misalignment of your spine is referred to as:
A) subluxation."
B) a sprain."
C) a fracture."
D) epicondylitis."
Q2) During an admission history and physical, a female patient states, "I use 5000 mg/day of calcium to prevent osteoporosis and to maintain health." The nurse should assess for:
A) excessive bleeding.
B) kidney stones.
C) lower blood sugar.
D) jaundice.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) 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
Q2) 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
Q3) What is the initial step when addressing an ethically challenging situation?
A) Identify all those who are involved in the situation.
B) Review the overall situation to identify the core issues.
C) Gather all the relevant facts about the situations.
D) Determine what the ethical dilemma is.
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) Studies conducted to determine enrollment trends in nursing schools have found that in the last years:
A) a greater number of individuals chose nursing as a career but could not meet entrance requirements.
B) more young people chose to enter the profession of nursing.
C) fewer career opportunities exist in the profession of nursing and fewer opportunities are projected to exist for women.
D) men have dominated the profession, and women feel that they have experienced discrimination.
Q2) The priority intervention to improve work-related quality of life for nurses is to:
A) provide safe harbors for unjust or unsafe work assignments.
B) improve nurse physician communications.
C) require professional development courses for bedside nurses.
D) determine strategies to improve vertical working relationships between staff nurses and nursing administration.
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) 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. During the pre-election period, what actions by management are prohibited? (select all that apply)
A) Seek individuals to spy on coworkers who are possible union supporters.
B) Photograph employees participating in information sessions about unionization.
C) Visit managers outside work to gain their perception of popularity of unionization.
D) Threaten that, should the union win, the company will relocate when there is no intention to relocate.
E) Require employees to declare their position on unionization prior to pick up paychecks.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) A nurse is preparing a scholarly publication on the prevalence of hepatitis A worldwide. The most efficient and effective means of conducting an Internet search to gather information for this publication is to use:
A) a search engine such as Google or Yahoo.
B) a consumer health website.
C) a decision support system.
D) MEDLINE database.
Q2) A nurse who is teaching a class to introduce telehealth to the staff would include which example?
A) A robot performs menial housekeeping chores for an invalid patient.
B) A computer software program alerts the nurse or physician who is reviewing orders that an order for a new drug can cause synergy of the theophylline inhaler.
C) A physician speaks into a computer, and the admission history is recorded and saved in the patient file.
D) While a patient in Wyoming performs peritoneal dialysis, a nurse watches remotely from California to ensure that all steps are being followed correctly.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) A community in the New Madrid fault zone experiences an earthquake resulting in injuries from propelled objects and abrasions for many victims. The local supply of antibiotics is quickly exhausted. Local authorities would contact the:
A) Commissioned Corps Readiness Force.
B) Strategic National Stockpile.
C) Department of Homeland Security.
D) local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Q2) Troops from the United States participating in a peace mission in a foreign country were the victims of suicide bombers and many soldiers were evacuated back home to receive specialized medical care. The nation's medical responses will be augmented by:
A) the federally coordinated National Disaster Medical System.
B) local homeland communities where troops receive care.
C) the Medical Reserve Corps, which organizes and utilizes public health, nursing, medical, and other volunteers.
D) the National Incident Management System, which guides government, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to work seamlessly during disaster situations.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) In an attempt to persuade employees to bargain for another type of health insurance, a handout is circulated that describes the present employees' health care insurance as being insensitive, limiting choices of care providers, and providing inferior care. This reflects which aspect of Lewin's planned change?
A) Unfreeze
B) Move
C) Refreeze
D) Acceptance
Q2) A nurse manager is concerned with restocking the emergency cart, creating the staff schedule, requesting floor stock from pharmacy, and checking the orders on patient charts. Which type of leader accurately describes this nurse?
A) Transactional
B) Situational
C) Transformational
D) Contemporary
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) A nurse on the unit is heard saying, "I am not going to document that I used four catheters to start that IV; it doesn't matter anyway." What action can help the staff nurse understand the financial budget goals of the unit?
A) Have the nurse work in payroll for a week.
B) Enroll the staff in continuing education units (CEU) for personal finance.
C) Ask the nurse to represent the unit on the budget planning committee.
D) Make the nurse responsible for monitoring all disposable equipment and supplies.
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) 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.
Q2) A new mother is experiencing pain after delivering an infant with Down syndrome. The staff nurse states, "I don't think she is really hurting. Let the next shift give the pain medication." The team leader notices the staff nurse looks agitated and anxious and asks about any concerns in providing care to this new mom. The staff nurse admits having a stillborn infant with Down syndrome. This is an example of which component of communication?
A) Personal perception
B) Past experiences
C) Filtration
D) Preconceived idea
Q3) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
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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) A nursing administrator who is considering the feasibility of an all-RN staff reviews the report, Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses (2003) and determines that RNs: (select all that apply)
A) are more costly and less efficient than LPNs.
B) have little or no effect by being proactive but instead are reactive to patient care errors.
C) have a positive effect on patient outcomes when managing patient care.
D) are effective overseers of patients' overall health condition.
E) lack the training to be effective delegators.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) The nurse manager determines that four RNs, five LPN/LVNs, and two unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are required per shift to meet the needs of the patient population on the unit, according to acuity and census. The nurse manager is concerned with:
A) assignments.
B) staffing.
C) output.
D) productivity.
Q2) rNurses on a unit provide personal hygiene, administer medications, educate the patient and family about treatments, and provide emotional support. These nurses provide patient care based on which nursing delivery system?
A) Total patient care
B) Partnership nursing
C) Team nursing
D) Functional nursing
Q3) Accrediting agencies such as The Joint Commission address staffing by:
A) imposing maximum staffing levels.
B) requiring a specific staff mix.
C) stipulating nurse-patient ratios.
D) looking for evidence that patients receive satisfactory care.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) A nurse is preparing to administer a medication by using the vastus lateralis site and is unfamiliar with the process. A step-by-step reference that shows how to complete the process is called a:
A) deployment flowchart.
B) top-down flowchart.
C) Pareto chart.
D) control plot.
Q2) An interdisciplinary team is evaluating the hospital's care of patients admitted with a myocardial infarction (heart attack) compared to national standards. The team analyzes the hospital's clinical indicator, which would be: (select all that apply)
A) aspirin order within 24 hours of discharge.
B) patient teaching related to stopping smoking completed prior to discharge.
C) beta blocker administered upon arrival.
D) support of employer to modify stress in workplace.
E) patient's willingness to adhere to a strict cardiac diet after discharge.
Q3) Quality is defined by the ____________.
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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) The greatest barrier to access to health care for a poor Hispanic person living in downtown Chicago is lack of health ____________________.
Q3) A group of nurses meet with a state representative to explain the importance of allowing registered nurses the right to sign death certificates for patients who were under their care. As constituents and nurses, they requested that the senator vote against the bill restricting this practice. These nurses are serving as:
A) lobbyists.
B) policymakers.
C) officials with regulatory power.
D) advocates for the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) A recruiter is explaining benefits to a group of nursing externs who are highly sought for employment. The recruiter states, "We are the only hospital in town that offers a residency program." The recruiter further explains that a residency program:
A) provides housing for the graduate nurse to decrease expenses until income is established.
B) partners a medical resident with a nurse resident to learn interprofessional care.
C) allows new graduates to work on a higher degree in nursing while being paid full-time.
D) offers extended time for both theory and clinical activities that promote problem solving and clinical decision making.
Q2) 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 is having difficulty keeping up with the six assigned patients and serving on the ethics committee. In order to take charge of both personal and work life, the nurse focuses on improving physical energy by: (select all that apply)
A) telling herself, "I provide safe quality care and will provide this level of care to all my patients."
B) taking a deep breath and remaining calm to develop patience.
C) keeping a bottle of water available to consume a minimum of 24 ounces each shift.
D) going into the nurse's break room every 90 minutes to eat a healthy snack and prioritize remaining care.
E) enrolling in the hospital's fitness program, Nurses Need Nurturing.
Q2) When planning, a nurse should:
A) delay planning until the "first task of the morning" has been completed.
B) recognize that rewarding oneself has a negative consequence.
C) rotate between several tasks to stimulate creativity.
D) remember that most tasks take longer than anticipated to complete.
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) A nurse in an acute care facility helps patients understand how to prevent diabetic neuropathies. This nurse is functioning in the role of:
A) change agent.
B) educator.
C) manager.
D) coordinator.
Q2) A nurse is interested in practicing in a faith-based community; when researching the role of the parish nurse, the nurse finds that:
A) certification is available at a basic level after a qualifying examination is completed and a set number of practice hours have been worked, as defined by the state's nurse practice act.
B) this advanced practice role focuses on health promotion and disease prevention.
C) this role has no set standards or scope of practice but instead follows the doctrine of the denomination being served.
D) this role is recognized by the American Nurses Association (ANA) as a specialty with a defined set of practice guidelines.
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) To determine basic competency, the interview for a nursing position may include a test in:
A) pathophysiology.
B) correctly writing nursing diagnoses.
C) pharmacology.
D) computer skills.
Q2) When preparing the education section of a resume:
A) list high school, followed by the first college attended.
B) include all colleges attended, even if a degree was not awarded.
C) omit the address of the university unless requested by the potential employer.
D) list in reverse chronologic order the names, dates, and addresses of universities that awarded degrees.
Q3) When the job applicant is asked to identify weaknesses, one appropriate reply for the novice nurse might be:
A) "I have no weaknesses."
B) "Are you trying to set me up?"
C) "Delegating to peers."
D) "Caring requires weakness."
Q4) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) A patient is brought to the unit with mediastinal chest tubes with no fluctuation in the water seal chamber; arterial blood gas results reveal pH, 7.55; CO?, 55; HCO, 28 mEq/L, and O?, 98%. Carotid artery pulsation is visible with the head of the bed elevated and the use of tangential lighting. The first action of the nurse is to: The above question represents which level of Bloom's taxonomy?
A) Knowledge
B) Comprehension
C) Application
D) Analysis
Q2) Computerized adaptive testing implies that:
A) the candidate must be computer literate.
B) competency is determined on the basis of difficulty of questions, knowledge of the nursing process, and the number of questions answered correctly.
C) testing facilities have been adapted for the physically challenged candidate.
D) questions cannot be adapted to the needs of the student.
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