nursing exam 4 review
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
