Roles Final Flashcards

1
Q

burnout only happens if a nurse hates her job

A

false

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2
Q

when taking the NCLEX exam

A

when I answer a hard question correctly my next question will be just a bit harder

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3
Q

you are working with Jane. shie is usually a friendsly and pleasant nurse, but over the last few weeks of work she has had multiple drug erros and has ben short with the residents. what should you do as an LPN who works with her

A

take her aside and ask her how she is doing and talk to her openly about the changes in her behavior you have noticed

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4
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why do nurses leave the profession of nursing

A

.

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5
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you work with a nurse who is irritable, short with her patients and has been performing sloppy work. she may be experiencing

A

burnout

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6
Q

ways to prevent or reduce burnout include

A

taking time off and finding ways to relax

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7
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feeling of hopelessness about your job and life and may include symptoms of being irritable, sleeping to much not sleeping enough and having a negative feeling towards life and work

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burnout

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8
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sets standards on who can becomes a nurse, disciplines nurses and develops the nurse practice acts

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board of nursing

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9
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a nurse with a bachelors degree in nursing but all nurses work to achieve professionalism in their nursing role

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professional nurse

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10
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according to maslows five levels of human needs, what is described as a physiologic need

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the need for oxygen

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11
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what organization develops guidelines that employers must follow to ensure the safety of health care workers

A

occupational safety and health admin OSHA

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12
Q

what type of learning style prefers to tough things

A

tactile

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13
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what is the foundation of good decision making skills

A

critical thinking

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14
Q

for most people, a little test anxiety improves performance

A

true

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15
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what term describe the attitude of people who reject another person or ethnic groups differences in favor of their own groups values

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prejudice

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16
Q

difficulty building relationships

A

passive

17
Q

you may seem sarcastic or condescending

A

passive aggressive

18
Q

you feel the need to be in charge and tell others what to do

A

aggressive

19
Q

empathy is the ability to intellectually and emotionally identify with someone

A

true

20
Q

what is a phrase used to describe what taks and duties members of a particular occupation are legally permitted to perform

A

scope of practice

21
Q

when taking the NCLEX exam you have the ability to go back and review previous questions

A

false

22
Q

hearing stories of pain and suffering from a pt and then essentially feeling that pts pain is called

A

sympathy

23
Q

burnout is a condition characterized by a sense of hopelessness about ones job and is brought about by chronic stress

A

false

24
Q

she cared for people during the civil war from both the north and south and for black and white pts equally

A

clara barton

25
Q

she developed a system for writing accurate pt reports

A

linda richards

26
Q

death rates dropped due to disciipline and organization and she is known as the lady with the lamp

A

florence nightinglae

27
Q

encouraged legislators to pass protective laws for the mentally ill

A

dorothea lynde dix

28
Q

this type of nursing is used to describe nursing care that incorporates all aspects of a persons culture in planning care

A

trans-cultural nursing