QUESTION A home health nurse visits a client and his spouse once per week to change the client’s wound dressing. By visiting the client and his spouse weekly, the nurse develops a sense of clinical responsibility and an accumulated knowledge of the client and spouse’s personal and medical circumstances. This situation describes which component of […]
QUESTION The nurse is teaching at a community center about how the focus on care provision has shifted from the hospital to the community and a public health focus. The nurse teaches the community members that health care systems organized around acute, episodic care no longer suffice as a primary service model due to the […]
QUESTION The nurse demonstrates understanding of continuity of care (COC) when doing which of the following? a. Providing care in an untimely manner b. Utilizing management plans that are inconsistent c. Encouraging a longitudinal construct in health care d. Demonstrating inflexibility when managing the client’s care ANSWER: ANS: C COC is the term used […]
QUESTION The nurse is working within an interdisciplinary team. The nurse recognizes that interdisciplinary teams are characterized by a. only formal interactions. b. individual problem solving. c. absence of overlapping of professional roles. d. a common mission of working together to resolve complex clinical problems. ANSWER: ANS: D Team communication takes place informally and […]
QUESTION When working on a hospital unit, the nurse should begin the discharge planning process at which time? a. With a careful review of initial admission data. b. Within 24 hours of the hospital admission. c. Just prior to the client’s hospital admission. d. Immediately before the client is discharged. ANSWER: ANS: A A […]
QUESTION The nurse recognizes that a characteristic of effective team collaboration includes which of the following? a. It promotes inclusion of the client and family. b. It increases fragmentation of client care. c. It discourages synergistic creativity among professionals. d. Its goal is to duplicate efforts to promote safe, high-quality care. ANSWER: ANS: A […]
QUESTION A staff nurse educates a nursing student about collaborative health care teams. The staff nurse recognizes that additional teaching is warranted when the nursing student lists which of the following as a characteristic of a collaborative health care team? a. They are composed of a single health care discipline in order to maintain cost […]
QUESTION The nurse recognizes that a potential barrier to effective team communication includes which of the following? a. Team role clarity b. Lack of territoriality c. Professional rivalries d. Transparent job responsibilities ANSWER: ANS: C Team role confusion (not clarity), fueled by professional rivalries, territoriality (not lack of territoriality), and lack of clarification about […]
QUESTION A client asks a nurse to explain the Affordable Care Act. When explaining it to the client, the nurse tells the client a. it will begin in the year 2018. b. it is state legislation for health care. c. it emphasizes disease promotion and health prevention. d. it provides new consumer protections. ANSWER: […]
QUESTION To build relational continuity with each client, the nurse strives for a. the use of data to tailor current treatment and care to each client’s evidenced needs. b. accurate record sharing and technology to allow real-time communication exchanges between providers and with clients in remote sites. c. a consistent, coherent care management approach that […]
