QUESTION A series of medication errors occurred on a care area and are believed to be caused by the redesign of the unit dose delivery system. Who should the nurse manager expect to participate when conducting a root cause analysis of these occurrences? (Select all that apply.) 1. Nurse manager 2. Pharmacy director 3. Nurses […]
QUESTION What must the nurse consider when critiquing research? (Select all that apply.) 1. The appropriateness of the design 2. The overall cost of the study 3. The ethical dimensions of the study 4. The significance of the problem 5. The generalizability of the findings ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5 The nurse […]
QUESTION The nurse is completing an occurrence report for a client in the intensive care area. The client’s medications were accidentally switched with another client necessitating extending mechanical ventilation. Prior to the occurrence the client’s hemodynamic parameters were stable, however they have been tenuous for the last 16 hours. What collected data should the nurse […]
QUESTION Norton’s theory of communicator style describes nine specific communicator styles. Which nurse is using the attentive style? 1. The nurse speaks forcefully to a peer who made a clinical error. 2. The nurse is obviously listening to the client and makes eye contact during the conversation. 3. The nurse monopolizes the lunchtime conversation with […]
QUESTION A literature review before conducting research serves which purpose? (Select all that apply.) 1. It can establish the body of knowledge related to the research problem. 2. It can identify gaps in the literature. 3. It may provide an answer to the question posed. 4. It prevents the researcher from being charged with plagiarism. […]
QUESTION The nurse has decided to contact state legislators regarding support for a health bill. Which is true about such requests? 1. Drop-in visits to the legislator’s office are very effective. 2. Faxed copies of a form letter have the most impact. 3. Legislators should be addressed informally by first name. 4. Letters should be […]
QUESTION The hospital is a complex organization in which some amount of conflict is always present. How is this level of conflict described? 1. Latent 2. Felt 3. Perceived 4. Overt ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The constant level of conflict present in complex organizations is called latent conflict. Perceived conflict is when awareness begins. […]
QUESTION Which level of literature should be the focus of the literature review? 1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary 4. Raw data ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The literature review should focus on primary literature or publications authored by the person who conducted the research. A secondary source is a description of a study or […]
QUESTION A Senate committee is conducting a hearing on an important healthcare bill. The nurse has been asked to testify before this committee. How should the nurse proceed? 1. Use professional terminology in discussing the issue. 2. Read the material to the committee to ensure accuracy. 3. Provide written copies of the testimony to each […]
QUESTION A major urban hospital is adopting the practices of high reliability organizations. Which behaviors indicate that nursing staff are incorporating these practices? (Select all that apply.) 1. Staff development trains all on algorithms created to address system errors. 2. Human resources prepares materials to use prior to issuing staff suspensions. 3. Nurse manager intercedes […]
