HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & PROFESSIONAL CARING
Which of the following dimensions (Hudacek, 2008) is the reason nurses garner the public's trust and support?
A)Caring
B)Compassion
C)providing comfort
D)Community Outreach
A) 'Caring' is the unifying focus of nursing practice and the reason why nurses garner the public's trust and support (Hudacek, 2008).
Identify the following nursing role:
A registered nurse with advanced university education. They work in 4 specialities: Primary health care, adult care, paediatric care, anaesthesia.
Nurse practitioner
Which of the following is NOT a stage in Lewin's Stage Theory?
A.Unfreeze
B.Change
C.Refreeze
D.Stabilize
D) Stabilize
What is the main feature of the "feedback sandwich"
A.Negative feedback is given followed by positive feedback
B.Critical feedback is given between 2 negative feedbacks
C.Starts and concludes with positive feedback
D.Only critical feedback is given
C.Starts and concludes with positive feedback
Which of the following can lead to a dysfunctional group?
A.Caring about personal gains only
B.Focusing on group goals
C.Working in a supportive environment
D.Caring about team achievements
A.Caring about personal gains only
What did Florence Nightingale's work focus on?
A)Defining the dimensions of caring
B)The 4 moments of hand hygiene
C)Health over illness care, and the need for good environmental conditions
D)Nursing code of ethics
A) Health over illness care, and the need for good environmental conditions
True or False: Entry-level RNs have the same scope of practice as senior RNs
True: Once you graduate with a temporary licence you have the same scope of practice as any other RN. However, Entry-level RNs NOT expected to function at the level of practice of an experienced RN (CNO, 2018)
What is the basis of Force Field Analysis?
A.There are driving and restraining forces that influence any change
B.Driving forces make it difficult to move a change forward
C.Pressure from a supervisor is a restraining force
D.Equilibrium is reached when driving forces are more than restraining forces
A. There are driving and restraining forces that influence any change
What is eustress?
A.Chronic, excessive stress
B.Adaptive, useful stress
C.Psychological experience of stress
D.Physiological stress
E.The combination of social and biological stress
B.Adaptive, useful stress
Primary tension:
A.Occurs during the forming stage and is a result of social unease and inhibitions, and “awkwardness”
B.Occurs during the storming stage and is a result of frustrations and personality conflicts
A.Occurs during the forming stage and is a result of social unease and inhibitions, and “awkwardness”
The earliest role of nurses involved
A)Caring for the sick at home
B)Using herbal remedies to relieve symptoms
C)Caring for the sick in hospitals
D)Supervising nursing students
B) Using herbal remedies to relieve symptoms
Sam is an RN. She is assigned a patient with SVT. Sam is unaware of the care required for SVT patients. She does not know how an ECG for an SVT patient looks like or the signs and symptoms of SVT. Sam decided to use evidence-based research to learn more about SVT. Sam is practicing which of the 9 roles of an RN?
Scholar
Which of the following is an example of empiric knowledge
A.Using the arts
B.Integrating other electives and courses
C.advocating for patients
D.discussing issues of social justice
B. Integrating other electives and courses
Jason is a 67 year old man admittedto the hostpital for a hip fracture. He has a history of Type 2 Diabetes. What effect might the acute stress ofhospitalization have on his bloodsugar and how could this impact hisdiabetes management?
Acute stress increases blood sugar. Jason may have increased insulinneeds.
What are the 5 stages of groupdevelopment in order?
A.Forming, norming, storming, performing, adjourning
B.Storming, forming, norming, performing, adjourning
C.Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
D.Forming, storming, performing, norming, adjourning
C. Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
Which of the following dimensions of care involves understanding visual and intuition clues that lead to life-saving measures?
A)Compassion
B)Spirituality
C)Crisis intervention
C) Crisis intervention. "In a crisis, nurses are courageous; Experienced, quick-thinking nurses in crisis settings expect the unexpected and are aware of the life-and-death circumstances that proliferate" (Hudacek, 2008, p. 51)
Name 4 of the 9 different roles of an RN, defined by the CNO
Clinician, Professional, Communicator, Collaborator, Coordinator, Leader, Advocate, Educator, Scholar
Concept mapping is an example of which way of knowing
A.empiric knowing
B.personal knowing
C.aesthetic knowing
D.ethical knowing
C. Aesthetic knowing
Name 5 stress management/coping strategies.
1)Self-awareness/mindfulness/eliciting relaxation
2)Healthy diet
3)Physical activity
4)Sleep hygiene
5)Cognitive-behavioural restructuring (CBT)
6)Affirmations
7)Social support
8)Assertive communication
9)Empathy/active listening
10)Healthy pleasures/hobbies
11)Spiritual practice
12)Clarifying values and beliefs
13)Setting realistic goals
14)Humour
Name/describe 3 disruptive behaviours
Dominator: monopolizes discussion, interrupts others, rejects ideas
Obstructionist: consistently disagrees unreasonably, makes negative statements
Attacker: makes offensive or abusive comments, unreasonably critical of others
Egoist: seeks personal attention in ways that distract the group
Support seeker: needs excessive emotional support
Nonparticipant: rarely contributes to group discussion/work
Under which acts is the CNO mandated by the public to promote and ensure safe, competent and ethical nursing in Ontario? Select all that Apply.
A)Professional Nursing Act 1991
B)Canada Health Act 1985
C)Regulated Health Professions Act 1991
D)Nursing Act 1991
C) Regulated Health ProfessionsAct 1991
D) Nursing Act 1991
Based on the Pendleton model, which of the following is a good example of question for reflection?
A.What do you think went well?
B.Did it go well?
C.What went wrong?
D.All of the above
A.What do you think went well?
Emancipatory knowing involves
A.focusing on matters of moral and ethical significance
B.understanding how sociopolitical networks sustain unfair practices
C.using sensory experience for creation of mediated knowledge expressions
D.knowledge through works of art
B. understanding how sociopolitical networks sustain unfair practices
(A: ethical; C: empiric; D: aesthetic)
Which of the following are physiological responses to acute stress? Select all that apply.
A.Increased muscle tone
B.Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
C.Release of epinephrine and norepinephrine
D.Increased heart rate, blood pressures, resp rate
E.Secretion of corticosteroids
A.Increased muscle tone
B.Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
C.Release of epinephrine and norepinephrine
D.Increased heart rate, blood pressures, resp rate
E.Secretion of corticosteroids
Name/describe 2 task roles and 2 social maintenance roles described in the Working in Groups reading (Engleberg & Wynn, 2017)
Task Roles: Coordinator, Information provider, Opinion provider, Questioner, Clarifier, Analyzer, Implementer
Social Maintenance Roles: Harmonizer, Motivator, Supporter, Gatekeeper, Team builder