Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
Health can be defined using which terms or concepts? (Select all that apply.)
A. Physical health
B. Absence of disease
C. Purpose for living
D. Mental well-being
E. Social well-being
A. Physical health
D. Mental well-being
E. Social well-being
The nurse who works on the night shift enters the medication room and finds a coworker with a tourniquet wrapped around the upper arm. The coworker is about to insert a needle, attached to a syringe containing a clear liquid, into the antecubital area. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A. Call the police
B. Call security
C. Call the nurse supervisor
D. Lock the coworker in the med room until help is obtained
C. Call the nurse supervisor
Nurse practice acts require reporting impaired nurses. The board of nursing has jurisdiction over the practice of nursing and may develop plans for treatment and supervision of the impaired nurse. This occurrence needs to be reported to the nursing supervisor, who will then report to the board of nursing and other authorities, such as the police, as required. The nurse may call security if a disturbance occurs, but no information in the question supports this need, and so this is not the appropriate action. Option 4 is inappropriate and unsafe.
Which of the following research approaches is an example of a Descriptive type of research?
A. Patients are placed in a pool of treatment vs non treatment randomly, effects are examined comparing the two.
B. Treatment and non treatment groups depends on study variables.
C. Examines the relationship between 2 or more variables in a single group.
D. Identifies and describe variables and examines the relationship that exists in a situation.
D. Identifies and describe variables and examines the relationship that exists in a situation.
True or false: Estella has 5 kids
False
She has 4
Private for-profit insurance companies and U.S. government-funded programs have led to the formation of which practice?
A. Point of care health care
B. Managed health care
C. Fee-for-service health care
D. Plan of care health care
B. Managed health care
Managed care has resulted from the spiraling health care costs. The other options are not the result of a particular health care funding.
informed consent is an example of which ethical principal?
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Fidelity
D. Veracity
B. Autonomy
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One reason that nursing may be slow in developing evidence-based practice (EBP) in the community setting may be the lack of understanding about the links between EBP and:
A.evidence gathering.
B.research design.
C.research funding.
D.research use.
D. Research use
Which one of us is married?
Mildred
What is a policy?
A. Form in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective limitations
B. Allowing employees to take their own action towards assignment
C. Guide or conduct and action that doctors place
D. Authoritative decision making
D. Authoritative decision making
Which elements MUST be present for malpractice? Select all that apply
A. Causation
B. Duty
C. No injury
D. Injury
E. Breech of duty
F. Death
A. Causation
B. Duty
D. Injury
E. Breech of duty
Which of the following factors has influenced the implementation of evidence-based practice in health care?
A.decreased expectations of consumers
B.Advances in technology, but not in delivery of care
C.Nursing shortages
D.Implementation of electronic health records
B. Advances in technology, but not in delivery of care
What drink does Tempia have once a day?
Mountain Dew
Which is not a type of policy discussed in presentation?
A. Social
B.Health
C. Hospital
D. Institutional
C. Hospital
The nurse provides an educational session on client rights. Which statement by a member of the session demonstrates the best understanding of the nurse's role regarding ensuring that each client's rights are respected?
A. "Autonomy is the fundamental right of each and every client."
B. "A client's rights are quaranteed by both state and federal laws."
C. "Being respectful and concerned will ensure that I'm attentive to my clients' rights."
D. "Regardless of the client's condition, all nurses have the duty to value client rights.
C. "Being respectful and concerned will ensure that I'm attentive to my clients' rights."
The nurse needs to respect and have concern for the client; this is vital to protecting the client's rights. While it is true that autonomy is a basic client right, there are other rights that must also be both respected and facilitated. State and federal laws do protect a client's rights, but it is sensitivity to those rights that will ensure that the nurse secures these rights for the client. It is a fact that safeguarding a client's rights is a nursing responsibility, but stating that fact does not show understanding or respect for the concept.
What does PICOT stand for?
Population
Intervention
Comparison intervention
Outcome
Time
How many of us are Mexican?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
B. 2
Crystal & Estella
Name the 4 major areas of political action in Nursing.
Workplace
Government
Professional organizations
The community
A woman with left-sided weakness needs assisted living. The woman's family plans to sell her home to pay for assisted living, but the woman refuses to sell because she feels that her family should pay the expenses. What should the nurse do at this time?
A. Carefully explain the woman's wishes to the family.
B. Ask the woman to share experiences about the house.
C. Arrange a meeting between the children and the woman.
D. Suggest using a power of attorney to deal with the children.
B. Ask the woman to share experiences about the house.
The nurse should ask the woman to share experiences about the house and act as her advocate. Listening to the woman helps the nurse to gather additional data, enhance the therapeutic relationship by preserving autonomy, and possibly help solve the problem. The woman has not asked the nurse to intervene on her behalf with the family, so explaining the woman's wishes to the family is not indicated. Also, arranging a meeting ignores her autonomy
There are five steps in evidence based, except:
A. Find the best evidence to answer the question
B. Evaluate effectiveness & efficiency of the process
C. Identify a problem focused trigger
D. Ask a searchable question
C. Identify a problem focused trigger
What diagnostic exam has Mrs. E had?
A. Bone scan
B. Arthrography
C. Electromyography
D. Arthrocentesis
B. Arthrography