CNO Competencies
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an RN works closely with respiratory therapists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to develop care plans for critically ill patients. What CNO competency does this describe?
Collaborator
True or false: There is a higher mortality rate in women with COVID-19 than men.
False: men have a higher mortality rate than women
Closing borders and preventing international travel during COVID-19 can be described as which of the following strategies: management, information, support, spread limitation, or protection?
Spread limitation
Which competency involves applying strategies to optimize client health literacy, such as educating on COVID-19 prevention measures?
Educator
Which level of government is responsible for mobilizing medical equipment and supplies from the National Emergency Stockpile?
Federal Government
Public campaigns for COVID-19 vaccines and treatment can be described as which of the following strategies: management, information, support, spread limitation, or protection?
Information
Which competency involves using knowledge of social determinants of health and health promotion to achieve health equity during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Advocate
What ethical principle highlights society's responsibility to support individuals facing disproportionate burdens during COVID-19 by minimizing their risks?
Reciprocity
Redistributing funds to purchase supplementary PPE for medical staff can be described as which of the following strategies: management, information, support, spread limitation, or protection?
Protection
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an RN participates in a hospital committee focused on improving patient care by integrating continuous quality improvement principles. Which CNO competency is the RN demonstrating?
Leader
What ethical concept involves managing healthcare resources responsibly, making decisions with integrity, and acting with accountability?
Stewardship
From early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, protocols for treating cases were constantly changing. What are two reasons from the reading this was due to?
Insufficient supplies (PPE), capacities and competence with regard to treating COVID cases, limited availability of prophylactics, and social media distortion involving controversies over prophylactic measures
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an RN plays an active role in emergency preparedness efforts, helping implement disaster management protocols in response to the increasing COVID-19 cases. What CNO competency is the RN demonstrating?
Coordinator
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for critical care facilities included what improvements? Name two from the reading.
More effective ICU triage, expandable ICU capacity and staffing pool, adequate stocks of effective PPE, devices and pharmaceuticals, greater focus on the well-being of healthcare workers