QUESTION The nurse works in a small hospital that uses narrative documentation rather than computer documentation. The nurse makes a practice of documenting care only at the end of the shift, just before giving shift report. Which aspect of documentation credibility does this most clearly violate? 1. It is contemporaneous. 2. It is accurate. 3. […]
QUESTION Which option is an example of an inferential concept? 1. Rash 2. Equilibrium 3. Pain 4. Powerlessness ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Inferential concepts are indirectly observable and include such ideas as pain and temperature. Rash is a concrete or readily observable concept. Equilibrium and powerlessness are nonobservable or abstract concepts.
QUESTION What is the American Nurses Association Standard of Professional Performance as it applies to contribution to the professional development of peers? 1. Only nurses who want to contribute to peer professional development should do so. 2. All nurses have a responsibility for contributing to the professional development of peers. 3. Only nurses with master’s […]
QUESTION The nursing faculty is revising their program’s curriculum and is developing a conceptual model. What will this faculty develop? 1. A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework. 2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 3. A system of ideas proposed to explain a given phenomenon. 4. A specific outline of the curriculum’s […]
QUESTION A small school district cannot afford to employ registered nurses at each of its individual school campuses. Can this school offer health-promotion activities? 1. No; there must be a healthcare professional present for these activities. 2. It can only do so if the district employs a nurse consultant to plan the curriculum. 3. It […]
QUESTION The staff members of a unit are inspired by their nurse-manager’s leadership and enjoy working to create a positive nursing environment of the unit’s patients. What style of leadership does this situation best describe? 1. Transformational 2. Authoritarian 3. Laissez-faire 4. Situational ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Transformational leadership “reconsiders the characteristics of the […]
QUESTION The nurse is planning a research study to test a theory. Which approach is generally best for this endeavor? 1. Deductive using quantitative research methods. 2. Inductive using quantitative research methods. 3. Deductive using qualitative research methods. 4. Inductive using qualitative research methods. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 Generally speaking, theory testing uses a […]
QUESTION What is the outcome of a work-site health-promotion program for the company offering these classes to employees? 1. There is no benefit documented. 2. Employees report feeling coerced to attend. 3. Morale among employees often increases. 4. Absenteeism increases during classes. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Companies that offer these programs report benefits such […]
QUESTION All nurses in their role of teacher/educator are responsible for providing instruction to which persons? (Select all that apply.) 1. Other nurses 2. Students in community colleges 3. Patients’ families 4. Patients 5. Health care providers other than nurses ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5 The only option listed for which all […]
QUESTION Which option characterizes the laissez-faire style of leadership? 1. The manager has a close relationship with the nurses on the unit and is an inspiration for them to provide quality care. 2. The unit manager makes all of the decisions on the unit and rarely asks for input from the group. 3. The nurse-manager […]
