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Question 1

What is Teamwork?

Answer 1

A group of people working together to achieve a common goal

Question 2

What is the multidisciplinary Team?

Answer 2

Practitioners from different professions who come together to discuss the plan of care which reflects the integrated set of goals shared by the providers of care

Question 3

Challenges to team work?

Answer 3

Poor interpersonal relationships between team members, Position, delegation, communication issues, organisation culture, conflict management, incompetence

Question 4

Benefits of good team work

Answer 4

Positive pt outcomes, open communication amongst team members, safe working environment, happy work environment, trust/respect among team members

Question 5

What are some common causes of conflict?

Answer 5

Poor communication, inadequately defined organisational structure, individual behaviour, unclear expectations, conflict of interest, Operational/staffing changes, diversity in gender/culture/age

Question 6

What is workplace bullying?

Answer 6

Repeated, unreasonable or inappropriate behaviour directed at a worker or group of workers, that creates a risk to safety and health

Question 7

What is a professional?

Answer 7

Disciplined group of individuals adhering to high ethical standards, accepted by public as possessing special knowledge and skills derived from education and training at a high level and who are prepared to excsersise this knowledge in the interest of others

Question 8

How is nursing professional?

Answer 8

Specialised education (Degree), Body of knowledge, Autonomy (Independence, Responsibility, accountability for own actions)

Question 9

Documents that Guide nurses

Answer 9

Code of professional conduct, ICN code of ethics, Code of ethics for nurses

Question 10

What is reality shock?

Answer 10

The gap between what students expect and what is actually experienced

Question 11

What are some factors affecting transition from student to nurse?

Answer 11

Education prep, Orientation programs, Staffing levels, Expectations, attitudes, Reactions and behaviour of preceptor

Question 12

What is a model?

Answer 12

Models are conceptual tools or devices that can be used to understand and place complex phenomena in perspective

Question 13

What do models of nursing care do?

Answer 13

Allows nurse to plan, deliver and evaluate nursing care in a systematic manner based on theoretical propositions

Question 14

Name 4 types of nursing care models, what are each?

Answer 14

Task allocation - Each nurse assigned duties
Team Nursing - group of nurses care 4 a group of patients
Pt allocation - Nurses allocated pt load each shift
Primary nursing - Single RN responsible for comprehensive care of pt

Question 15

What skills are associated with time management?

Answer 15

Planning, prioritising, goal setting, decision making, delegating, scheduling and managing a workload

Question 16

What is a mentor?

Answer 16

An enduring relationship in which a more experienced person acts as an advisor for someone less experienced to assist his or her personal growth and development

Question 17

What is end of life care?

Answer 17

When all possible causes for condition concidered and all interventions futile

Question 18

Do’s for patient death

Answer 18

Remove all drips drains and pumps, remove clutter from room, offer time and privacy to be with loved one, offer oportunity to assist with laying out body, offer to ring and inform family, check family/friend can drive home

Question 19

Don’ts for patient death

Answer 19

Dont say you know how it feels, don’t insist they see body if they dont want, don’t pack up belongings, don’t put time restraints on how long they stay with deceased

Question 20

What is quality?

Answer 20

Compliance with specifications and standards

Question 21

What are the key dimensions of quality in healthcare?

Answer 21

Patient safety, effectiveness, appropriateness, consumer participation, access, efficiency

Question 22

What are performance management initiatives and what are the 3 components?

Answer 22

Provides system wide approach for ongoing improvement by clinical services and facilities - 1. Guidance by policies 2. Monitoring through data collection outcomes 3. Appropriate remedial interventions in response to adverse effects

Question 23

Why are performance standards developed?

Answer 23

To protect the public from harm, To improve quality of services

Question 24

What is level of competence?

Answer 24

An objective measure used to differentiate between levels of competence/skills or knowledge

Question 25

What is a clinical guideline?

Answer 25

Recommended approaches to managing client conditions, focusing on specific, scientifically based aspects of care delivery connecting interventions and expected outcomes

Question 26

What is clinical governance?

Answer 26

Systematic mechanisms put in place in all hospitals to assist staff and promote and develop quality activities

Question 27

What is risk management

Answer 27

Seeking to identify and eliminate potential safety hazards thereby reducing pt and staff injuries

Question 28

What is benchmarking aimed at for nursing?

Answer 28

Producing clinical guidelines to establish high quality nursing care

Question 29

What is accreditation?

Answer 29

A mechanism whereby an external body assesses an organisation to determine its performance and compliance with agreed standards

Question 30

What is the aim of accreditation?

Answer 30

To ensure and improve quality of hospital and community based healthcare in australia