208X2 Flashcards
A nurse-manager is reviewing the provisions of the consumer bill of rights and responsibilities with a group of new nurses. The manager should address what goals of legislation? SATA
a. Ensuring every client has access to quality and affordable healthcare
b. Promoting strong relationships between clients and healthcare providers
c. Promoting clear communication between members of health care team
d. Helping clients feel confident in health care system
e. Assisting clients with understanding provisions of their health insurance
Promoting strong relationships between clients and healthcare providers
Helping clients feel confident in health care system
A nurse-manager can implement worlplace advocay and subordinate advocacy by performing what actions? SATA
a. creating an atmosphere that is free of violence or threat of violence
b. Providing education about injury prevention and safety
c. Making efforst to ensure that nurses have reasonable and predictable work schedules
d. Including nurses in the decisions that must be made at the facility
e. Encourage clients to provide feedback about the care they provide when they are discharged
a. creating an atmosphere that is free of violence or threat of violence
b. Providing education about injury prevention and safety
c. Making efforst to ensure that nurses have reasonable and predictable work schedules
d. Including nurses in the decisions that must be made at the facility
The manager of a community health center is committed to acting as an advocate. What action by nurse promotes this goal?
a. taking prompt action when working conditions appear unsafe
b. Seeking formal and informal interactions with media
c. Communicating a vision that advocacy is something highly values in the organization
d. Pushing for the creation of a binding, national bill of rights for patients
taking prompt action when working conditions appear unsafe
The nurse-manager of a hospital unit has set a goal of increasing client advocacy. What activities are likely to help the manager attain this goal? SATA
a. Staffing the unit with a sufficient number of care providers
b. Orienting staff on the safe use of a new mechanical lift
c. Providing an in-service on culturally meeting the clients end-of-life needs
d. Arranging for a client to have a meeting with a member of finanical office
e. Organzing an equitbale system for distributing vacation time to staff
a. Staffing the unit with a sufficient number of care providers
b. Orienting staff on the safe use of a new mechanical lift
c. Providing an in-service on culturally meeting the clients end-of-life needs
d. Arranging for a client to have a meeting with a member of finanical office
A nurse is revewing the provisions of legislation that relates to nursing practice in the jurisdiction where the nurse provides care. The nurse should identify what primary purpose of this legislation?
a. protecting clients rights and safety
b. Organizing the overall structure of the health care system
c. Promoting a unique role for nursing in promoting wellness
d. Ensuring nurses provide care that is ethical and moral
a. protecting clients rights and safety
Which nursing intervention demonstrates attention to nursing values central to client advocacy? SATA
a. ASsuring clients that their wishes will be respected regarding the care they receive
b. Reassuring clients that they will always make the right decisions
c. Identifying clients religious dietary practices when discussing a prescribed diet
d. Answering clients questions regarding the alternatives to proposed procedures
e. Suggesting to the clients that a social services consult would help with discharge needs
a. ASsuring clients that their wishes will be respected regarding the care they receive
c. Identifying clients religious dietary practices when discussing a prescribed diet
d. Answering clients questions regarding the alternatives to proposed procedures
e. Suggesting to the clients that a social services consult would help with discharge needs
A nurse is concerned about the implications of a new piece of legislation that is being debated by lawmakers. The nurse has decided to draft a letter to a legislator and should do what actions? SATA
a. Self identify as a constituent in the first paragraph
b. Sate the reason for writing in second paragraph
c. Sign the letter and include contact information
d. Address the legislator by his or her title
e. Hand deliver the letter to the legislators office, if possible
a. Self identify as a constituent in the first paragraph
c. Sign the letter and include contact information
d. Address the legislator by his or her title
Which statement is an example of a process objective?
a. Every nures will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse
b. The falls rate on the unit will decrease by 50% compared with 2016 rates
c. The health care facility will achieve accreditation within the next 24 months
d. The new bowel care protocol will be fully implemented by the end of the calendar year
a. Every nures will screen newly admitted clients for alcohol abuse
A nurse has been asked to join the health care organizations strategic planning committee. What actions shoudl the committee perform in order to create an efficient and evidence-based planning process. SATA
a. Enlist members with expertise in healthcare economics
b. Carefully consider political issues related to healthcare
c. Prioritize the role of intuition in the planning process
d. Identify and implement a planning theory
e. Include as many stakeholders as possible int he planning process
a. Enlist members with expertise in healthcare economics
b. Carefully consider political issues related to healthcare
d. Identify and implement a planning theory
e. Include as many stakeholders as possible int he planning process
Which element should influence the nurse executive most heavily when assessing the organizations philosophy of nursing services for possible revision?
a. Consumer surverys
b. Input from other health disciplines
c. The organizations mission statement
d. Policy statements
c. The organizations mission statement
A nurse manager is on a strategic planning team that is applying the balanced scorecard while strategic planning. The team should specifically consider what variables when creating the scorecard? SATA
a. Legislation that governs the organizations operations
b. the heathcares organizations budget
c. Goals identified by similar organizations
d. The existing processes that are in place
e. Opportunities for learning and growth
f. Feedback that clients and families have provided
b. the heathcares organizations budget
d. The existing processes that are in place
e. Opportunities for learning and growth
f. Feedback that clients and families have provided
A nurse-manager has been asked for the first time to join the health care facilitys strategic planning committee. What action should the nurse manager take first?
a. Approach potential mentors on the committee
b. Perform a SWOT analysis of the issues facing the committee
c. Identify and examine their own planning style
d. Review the committees most recent blanaced scorecard
c. Identify and examine their own planning style
What characterisitic of a health care organization most clearly suggests that it is an aged organization?
a. The organization was esta more than 75 years ago
b. The organization used to be the largest in the region but now is smaller than several similar organizations
c. The organization has a history of stifling innovation
d. The organization is having difficultly attracting new graduates
c. The organization has a history of stifling innovation
A nurse is ostracizing a staff member who dresses “unprofessionally” and is encouraging other nurses to treat the staff member the same way. What most closely represents which change strategy?
a. Power-coercive
b. Normative-reeducative
c. Rational-empirical
d. Resistance-withdrawl
b. Normative-reeducative
Which statement best describes the philosophy of nonlinear change theories?
a. change occurs in sequential steps of varying speed
b. change predictable with proper analysis
c. change success relies on clear policies and hierarchies
d. change is necessary because organizational stability is brief
d. change is necessary because organizational stability is brief