nursing exam 4 review

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Upon evaluation of the client's plan of care, the nurse determines that the expected outcomes have been achieved. Based upon this response, the nurse

terminate the plan

The nurse is having an exceptionally busy shift on an obstetrical unit. Which of the following tasks is the nurse justified in delegating to an unlicensed care provider?

Emptying a client's Foley catheter bag and reporting the volume to the nurse

Nurses with varying levels of experience possess leadership skills. A graduate nurse walks out of the nurse manager's office after a meeting. The graduate nurse reflects on the positive and negative feedback that she received from the manager regarding her three months working on the unit. What nursing leadership skill is best illustrated by the graduate nurse in this scenario?

Self-evaluation skills

Non-modifiable risk factors

age, gender, race, family history, genetics

Which of the following nursing care tasks is acceptable for a graduate nurse to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

assisting patient with ambulation

A nurse is involved in a conflict with another member of the healthcare team. The nurse knows that which conflict resolution strategies will be the LEAST effective?

smoothing

in general, how do people view change

by how they are personally affected

Characteristic for chronic illness

causes irreversible change to one's anatomy and physiology

lewis theory of change , refreshing stage refers to :

change becomes operational

leaders on the unit most likely exhibits

charismatic , dynamic & enthusiastic

what learning domain is the nurse evaluation when a nurse asks the patient to list side effects of his new medicine

cognitive

The outcome noted for a patient reads The client will maintain skin integrity by discharge." Which measure is BEST in evaluating this outcome?

condition of skin over the bony prominences

what cognitive process must the nurse use to measure client achievement of outcomes during evaluation ?

critical thinking

what type of leader shares decisions and activities with group participants

democratic

a mother wants an nurse to teach her CPR , what is the most effective way to help her learn

demonstration

A nurse manager has encountered resistance by the staff to a planned change. What is the BEST way the nurse manager can overcome the resistance?

encouraging open communication and feedback

A nurse is caring for a patient who is having trouble breathing due to asthma. Ten minutes after administering an inhaled bronchodilator medication, the nurse asks the patient if his breathing is any easier. Which phase of the nursing process describes the nurse's action?

evaluating

MOST critical element in documentation of patient education

evidence that learning has occurred

the best way to implement change on the unit is

explain the proposed change to all affected

a nurse refers a patient who has been diagnosed with cancer to a support group. this nurse is practicing ...

facilitating coping

A nurse manager has asked a registered nurse who has only worked on the unit for one year to become a member of the institution's policy and procedure committee. A goal in the nurse manager's delegation is to assist the nurse to what?

grow in his profession

which model of health and illness places a high level of health and death on opposite sides

health - illness continuum

health :

health is defined individually by each person

when providing patient education, the nurse knows that is essential to incorporate ..

include educational strategies that include the patient to be an active participant

which strategy might the nurse use to best increase a patients compliance with education ?

include family members as partners in the education learning process

characteristic of mentorship :

it is a link to protégé with common interest

nurse manager allows nurses to make decisions. "they will figure out what to do and i'm sure it will be fine " mindset :

laissez-faire

A new nurse has just graduated from a baccalaureate degree nursing program. What type of nursing leadership will this new nurse be expected to provide?

nursing care of the individual patient

what would help development psychomotor skills for nursing students

practicing skills in an open lab

a nurse is educating a group of women about their need to calcium to prevent bone loss. what level of illness prevention does this represent

primary prevention

An elderly resident of a long-term-care facility has developed diarrhea and dehydration as a result of exposure to clostridium difficile during a recent outbreak. The resident's primary care provider has prescribed the antibiotic metronizadole (Flagyl). The nurse recognizes which model of health promotion and illness prevention most clearly evident in these events.

the agent host environment model

what is always the primary concern when preforming the evaluating step of the nursing process ?

the client

Lewin's Theory (unfreezing)

the need for change is recognized

Nurses often evaluate many aspects of the healincare system. What is always the nurse's primary concern when performing the evaluation step of the nursing process?

the patient

A nurse leader is described as charismatic, motivational, and passionate. Communications are open and honest, and the nurse is willing to take risks. What type of leadership is the nurse practicing?

transformational


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