What's Causing the Shortage?
Fixing the Shortage
Impact on Nurses and Patients
NCLEX Prep
100

What event occurred that cause a loss of interest for nurses to continue working? 

The Covid-19 Pandemic

100

Is the nursing shortage a newer or older problem?

Older

100

What term decribes the emotional and physical exhaustion experienced by nurses?

Burnout

100

A Spanish speaking client arrives at the triage desk of the emergency department and states to the nurse that an interpreter is needed. What is the best action for the nurse to take?

Have the client's family members interpret.

Have the Spanish speaking triage nurse interpret.

Page an interpreter from the hospitals interpreter services.

Obtain a Spanish-English dictionary and attempt to triage the client.

Page an interpreter from the hospitals interpreter services.

200

What demographic is causing a nursing shortage in the United States?

Baby Boomers
200

What is one way we could combat the increasing nursing shortage?

(multiple answers)

200
What negative effect does higher patient to nurse ratios have on patient outcome?

(Multiple answers)

200

The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client and notes a positive Romberg's test based on what observation?

Swaying of the body when client stands with feet together, arms at their sides, and eyes closed.

300

What is one of the main reasons for nursing leaving the profession?

Workload, Burnout, Underappreciation, Work environments, or Insufficient staffing

300
What is a legislative policy that has been implemented to aide in students attending nursing school?

Student loan forgiveness

300

Freebie

Freebie

300

A client is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of hodgkin's disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to note specifically in the client?

Fatigue, Weakness, Weight gain, Enlarged Lymph Nodes

Enlarged lymph nodes

400

What is the main challenge faced by nursing education programs to educate students?

Lack of nurses pursuing teaching.

400

What role does technology play to assist the nursing shortage?

Telehealth nursing, safer patient environments, and remote monitoring

400

What negative effects does high patient to nurses ratio have on nurses?

Stressful work environments, longer working hours, burnout, etc.

400

What is the main side effect of a -statin drug?

Rhabdomyolysis

500

What is the average age of a nurse in the United States?

52 years old

500

Around how many qualified applicants in the united states were rejected from nursing schools?

Around 92,000 students.

500

How might the reliance of agency nurses affect the nursing shortage?

Short term relief from shortage but, increased cost of nursing staff.

500

The nurse is preparing to care for four clients, which is most at risk for hemorrhage?

A primiparous client who delivered 4 hours ago.

A multiparous client who delivered 6 hours ago.

A multiparous client who delivered a large baby after oxytocin induction.

a primiparous client who delivered 6 hours ago and had epidural anesthesia

A mulitparous client who delivered a large baby after oxytocin induction.

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