QUESTION The director of nursing is identifying roles and responsibilities of nurse practitioners hired to provide community health care. In which order should the director review the ANA standards of practice for these care providers? 1. Planning 2. Diagnosis 3. Evaluation 4. Assessment 5. Consultation 6. Implementation 7. Coordination of care 8. Outcomes identification 9. […]
QUESTION The nurse serving as a mentor documents the following information in a mentoring log: Mentee: Sandra Martin, RN: During last shift Sandra questioned her ability to meet goals negotiated several weeks ago. Discussed clarifying the goals strategies to achieve them. Shared personal experiences with achieving goals and efforts taken to be successful. In which […]
QUESTION The nurse is planning to apply for a position that has the following information in the position description: Primary Responsibilities: Supervises charge nurses; Supervises nurse managers; Oversees the activities within designated client care areas; Reports to the Vice President of Nursing Services.For which type of position is the nurse applying? 1. First-level manager 2. […]
QUESTION Why are nurses often requested to teach community classes? 1. Nurses usually donate their time to these events. 2. Twelve-hour shifts allow plenty of spare time for such work. 3. Nurses are respected by the public. 4. Physicians don’t like to teach laypeople. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Nurses are respected by the public […]
QUESTION What would be the best environment for conducting client teaching? 1. The client is in the clinical educator’s office. 2. The client is reclining in bed with the television on. 3. The client has just been medicated for pain. 4. The client is upright in bed with family members present. ANSWER: Correct Answer: […]
QUESTION Which option best reflects how nurses provide education to other nurses? 1. Informally on the unit 2. Formally in the classroom 3. Formally online 4. Both formally and informally ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 Nurses provide education both informally on the unit, by working with and acting as role models to other nurses, and […]
QUESTION A high school class is still mourning the death of a popular classmate who was killed in an automobile accident. The opportunity to conduct a class on safe driving would be based upon which facilitator of learning? 1. Repetition 2. Motivation 3. Simple to complex 4. Physical readiness ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Motivation […]
QUESTION A client had a mastectomy yesterday. Today, the nurse must teach this client exercises to promote function on the operative side. When should this teaching occur? 1. Before administering pain medication, so the client is still alert. 2. Whenever the client expresses a desire to learn, despite pain status. 3. Approximately 30 minutes after […]
QUESTION Who should be involved in the development of a nursing teaching plan? 1. Only the nurse-teacher 2. The nurse-teacher and the client’s physician 3. Only the client-learner 4. Both the nurse-teacher and the client-learner ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 The nursing teaching plan should be developed with and by the nurse-educator and the client-learner. […]
QUESTION What is the primary reason for using shared governance in an organization? 1. It ensures high-quality care. 2. It improves nurses’ work environment, satisfaction, and retention. 3. Less time is spent in committee work. 4. It creates levels of middle management that increase the numbers of jobs for nurses within the organization ANSWER: […]
