QUESTION In looking at the presented future scenario of Disasters: Man-Made and Natural, which major nursing implication using the plausible-future approach regarding natural disasters requires self-sacrifice? A) Economic considerations take priority over preservation principles B) Actions used for energy conservation and environmental preservation C) Some persons looking for ways around energy conservation due to personal […]
QUESTION In planning for the nursing shortage, nursing can have an impact on the profession through a mutual-recognition model for professional nurse registration. Which of the following advantages best identifies nursing-shortage issues? A) Allows nurses to cross bordering states to practice without additional licensing B) Increases cost effectiveness of licensure programs across the United States […]
QUESTION A nurse theorist is looking at concepts that apply to the future of nursing. In looking at the futures model outlined, which of the following strategies for the preferred future for nursing best identifies the importance of nursing to the public? A) Cohesion in the profession amongst colleagues B) Value of nursing by society […]
QUESTION The political team for a campaign asks a nurse to help the candidate with the health care issues affecting the city. In preparation for the task of presenting to the team and the candidate, the nurse investigates issues that affect nursing’s future. Which of the following issues would the nurse present to the committee […]
QUESTION A student wishing to pursue an education in nursing identifies that the program he has been looking into does not meet his needs. He searches for other programs that may do so. Which of the following characteristics of ideal nursing-education programs outlined by Ironside and Valiga would provide an opportunity for improved satisfaction of […]
QUESTION A nurse who is contemplating going back to school is looking at her values and the type of nursing that she wants to do. She enjoyed the theorist work in school and decides that she would like to pursue education and research. What role in nursing scholarship best describes the impact that research will […]
QUESTION A faculty member in a community-college setting identifies several concerns that she has with the curriculum and wants to improve the way in which the curriculum is taught. She forms a committee to look at this, and an ideal nursing curriculum is identified and compared to the one that is currently in place. Which […]
QUESTION A grievance brought by a staff nurse against the unit manager requires mediation. At the first mediation session, the staff nurse repeatedly calls the unit manager’s actions unfair, and the unit manager continues to reiterate the reasons for her actions. a. Send the two disputants away to reach their own resolution. b. Involve another […]
QUESTION As the RN charge nurse on the night shift in a small long-term care facility, you’ve found that there is little turnover among your LPN and nursing assistant (NA) staff members, but they are not very motivated to go beyond their job descriptions in their work. Which of the following strategies might motivate the […]
QUESTION A nurse prefers to view the future in the present, making a point to dream about what the future will bring. Which of the following terms describes the definition that proposes the desired state for the future? A) Preferable future B) Probable future C) Plausible future D) Possible future ANSWER: A
