Nursing Policy and Advocacy Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the intersection of nursing, health policy, and advocacy, equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to influence healthcare policy at local, national, and global levels. Through examination of policy development processes, legislative frameworks, and current healthcare issues, students learn to analyze the impact of public policy on nursing practice and patient outcomes. The course emphasizes the leadership role of nurses in advocating for quality care, social justice, and equitable access to health services, while also providing practical strategies for effective communication with policymakers and stakeholders.
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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management 7th Edition by Cherry
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Q1) A nurse who has practiced for 1 year on a medical-surgical unit is very interested in a position in the operating room. She traces the nursing history of surgery to learn how nursing has evolved in this practice. To determine if, historically, surgery methods advanced the practice of nursing, select the correct statements. (select all that apply)
A) The Ancient Egyptians were the first to use anesthesia in the operating room.
B) The "Barbers" of the Middle Ages used sterile techniques to reduce wound infections.
C) The Indian culture from 274 to 236 BC had hospitals staffed with female nurses who practiced much like today's nurses.
D) During the Renaissance, advances in nursing education, including surgery, were nonexistent.
E) Following World War II, nurses practiced in mobile army surgical hospitals, where medical and surgical techniques were further refined.
Answer: D, E
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) Nurses can combat the nursing shortage by:
A) joining unions, which influence employers to provide incentives such as pay raises and free child care, thus encouraging the large percentage of nonworking nurses to return to the workforce.
B) demanding that the requirements of the qualifying examination for foreign nurses should be reduced, so they are eligible to sit for the licensure examination.
C) working more hours with a higher nurse/patient ratio.
D) advocating for funds to pay for nursing education and a safer work environment.
Answer: D
Q2) The Nurses of America's media campaign raised awareness of which aspects of nursing? (select all that apply)
A) Nurses are expert clinicians.
B) A higher nurse/patient ratio is needed.
C) Nurses are invisible in the news media.
D) Nurses are caring.
E) Nurses are well paid.
Answer: A, C
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) When preparing to complete a competency examination involving a neurologic assessment in a simulation laboratory, the nurse reviews the critical elements, which consist of:
A) those steps that result in life or death of a client.
B) required criteria that must be incorporated into the assessment for the desired outcome.
C) fundamental strategies unique to complex dynamic care environments.
D) objective data that can be used to determine the likelihood that the client will recover.
Answer: B
Q2) Which nursing model is referred to as the "class without walls"?
A) Articulation
B) Career ladder (2 + 2)
C) External degree
D) Second degree
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A new graduate from a master's entry program in nursing announces, "I just passed my clinical nurse leader certification examination." Certification as a clinical nurse leader:
A) is granted by the state board of nursing.
B) denotes minimum level of knowledge and skills to practice safely.
C) allows independent nursing practice, often in primary care.
D) recognizes achievement of advanced skills and knowledge.
Q2) Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to the approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states?
A) National League for Nursing (NLN)
B) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
C) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
D) Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
Q3) The primary purpose of licensure is protection of the ___________.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
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Q1) What are general explanations that scholars use to explain, predict, control, and understand commonly occurring events?
A) Theories
B) Constructs
C) Systems
D) Propositions
Q2) A group of nurses are interested in the how to improve teaching effectiveness for patients who have a hearing impairment and lack family involvement while hospitalized. They believe "hearing loss decreases the teaching effectiveness while hospitalized." The group plans to evaluate teaching effectiveness using a 10-point Likert scale pre-post teaching, perform a hearing test to determine degree of hearing loss on admission, and have social work evaluate the impact of hearing impairment on patient's ability to safely live alone prior to discharge. The group is working in which step of the scientific process?
A) Hypothesis
B) Method
C) Results
D) Evaluation
Q3) The basic ingredients of theory are ____________.
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) A researcher is interested in quality of life and after an extensive literature review quantitatively integrates data from identified studies and describes the findings. This researcher is using which approach? (select all that apply)
A) Survey
B) Triangulation
C) Meta-analysis
D) State of the science summary
E) Quasi-experimental design
Q2) A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience of surviving polio. Subject recruitment targets persons who have been diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the data and identifies common themes in order to understand the "lived experience." These characteristics are consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
A) grounded theory.
B) ethnography.
C) phenomenology.
D) case study.
Q3) Development and validation of the body of knowledge and foundation on which practice is based is called ____________.
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) A nurse is newly employed by a state-owned hospital that provides health care insurance requiring a deductible paid by the employee with the majority of the premium cost covered by the employer. The insurance provided to the nurse is:
A) private health insurance.
B) a federal insurances program known as PPACA.
C) state-subsidized Medicaid insurance.
D) single-payer system coverage.
Q2) Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) have attempted to reduce health care costs by decreasing:
A) hospital admission rates.
B) length of hospital stay.
C) outpatient services.
D) specialty groups.
Q3) The largest single payer of hospital charges in the United States is ___________.
Q4) The type of insurance that shifts the largest percentage of costs for goods and services to employees and consumers is _____________ insurance.
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A physician shares with the patient's family that, while a central line was being inserted, the patient's lungs were inadvertently punctured, which required oxygen administration. The physician also explains that a chest x-ray indicated the lung remained intact and no additional treatment was required. The physician's role in this instance is based on the legal principle of:
A) comparative negligence.
B) gross negligence.
C) disclosure.
D) the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
Q2) When differentiating between slander and libel, the nurse knows that libel:
A) results from defamation caused by subjective comments written in the nurse's notes. B) results from negative subjective comments made to those who are not providing care.
C) occurs when the nurse verbally describes to the oncoming nurse assigned to the client objective data that place the client in a negative light.
D) consists of repeating prejudiced comments made by the primary caregiver to a neighbor at the local supermarket.
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is assigned to a unit where 95% of all patients required total care. Most days the assistive personnel are able to complete their assignments and provide high-quality care. A patient returning from a procedure was somehow "skipped" when daily baths were performed and requests that her care now be provided. The nurse discovers the bed is rumpled and damp. The RN joins with some other staff to bathe the patient, change the bed, and help make the patient comfortable. These staff members are demonstrating:
A) altruism.
B) veracity.
C) autonomy.
D) whistle-blowing.
Q2) A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse is unsure of his or her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
A) know his or her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the philosophy of nursing.
B) rid the impurities in his or her value system.
C) ignore his or her own values.
D) realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a recent Asian immigrant client and is overheard making the following comment, "These rituals you believe in are false. You live in America now and must believe in realistic health practices, like Americans do." The nurse is exhibiting:
A) stereotyping.
B) ethnocentrism.
C) cultural accommodation.
D) empathy.
Q2) A nurse plans to move to an area that is rich in immigrants from several countries and is concerned about respecting others' cultural beliefs. The nurse's first step to ensure cultural competence and sensitivity is to:
A) enroll in a nursing theories course to increase knowledge about transcultural practices.
B) become immersed in nursing literature about culturally diverse clients.
C) participate in continuing education that focuses on health assessment variations among cultural groups.
D) conduct a cultural self-assessment.
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Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
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Q1) The massage therapist uses kinesthesia, or thinking about how movement is expressed, to correct habits that cause poor posture and limited movement. This type of massage is called:
A) Alexander technique.
B) Feldenkrais method.
C) healing touch.
D) Reiki.
Q2) A nurse practices a relaxing massage technique to stimulate and apply pressure to the feet or hands, increasing blood supply circulation to various parts of the body and relieving pain. The massage technique used by the practitioner is referred to as:
A) reflexology.
B) Feldenkrais method.
C) Reiki.
D) Rolfing.
Q3) The nurse caring for a patient who practices Ayurveda would assess for:
A) an increased stool osmolality gap resulting from dehydration.
B) petechiae resulting from fine-needle punctures.
C) use of over-the-counter remedies intended for intended symptom.
D) magnets strategically placed on affected joints.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) When working with the family of a patient receiving palliative care, what is the nurse's initial intervention?
A) Determining who will be the patient's durable power of attorney
B) Identifying what types of help the family will need to care for the patient
C) Completely an assessment of the family's strengths and weaknesses
D) Discuss the dynamics of the family with the patient
Q2) A daughter tells the nurse that, "Mom will be as good as new when we get this advanced cancer cured." How can the nurse best help the daughter in the role of caregiver?
A) Working toward setting realistic goals for both her mother and herself
B) Finding the daughter in home help to assist with her mother's care
C) Discuss with the patient the role her daughter will play in her care
D) Encourage the daughter to regularly share her feelings with her mother
Q3) A peaceful death is best characterized by which terminally ill patient?
A) One who is surrounded by family
B) One who uses meditation to help manage pain
C) One who has advanced directives in place
D) One who has drifted from lethargy to coma
Q4) ________________ occurs when a physician predicts the course and outcome of a disease process.
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing
Practice Environment
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Q1) The occupational health and safety nurse would like to develop programs designed to decrease mortality and morbidity among the workforce. When considering factors related to mortality among health care workers, the nurse should focus efforts on prevention of:
A) suicide.
B) violence related injury.
C) bloodborne disease.
D) ergonomic hazards.
Q2) Hospitals surveyed nurses who terminated their employment to determine why they chose to leave. One of the most common reasons for leaving was:
A) decreased pay for alternative shifts.
B) that the nurse/patient ratio prevents safe care.
C) that most facilities are choosing an all-RN staff, which decreases opportunities for advancement.
D) that agency and foreign nurses are favored by administration over full-time nursing staff.
Q3) Nurses who are expected to work overtime as dictated by their employer are being subjected to a ___________ hazard in the workplace.
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Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Todays Workplace
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Q1) Mandatory overtime and reduction in RN staff have resulted in decreased client satisfaction and a sentinel event. Management is unwilling to discuss a change in staffing, and collective bargaining interest is sparked. During the pre-election period, what actions by management are prohibited? (select all that apply)
A) Seek individuals to spy on coworkers who are possible union supporters.
B) Photograph employees participating in information sessions about unionization.
C) Visit managers outside work to gain their perception of popularity of unionization.
D) Threaten that, should the union win, the company will relocate when there is no intention to relocate.
E) Require employees to declare their position on unionization prior to pick up paychecks.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) A nurse who is teaching a class to introduce telehealth to the staff would include which example?
A) A robot performs menial housekeeping chores for an invalid patient.
B) A computer software program alerts the nurse or physician who is reviewing orders that an order for a new drug can cause synergy of the theophylline inhaler.
C) A physician speaks into a computer, and the admission history is recorded and saved in the patient file.
D) While a patient in Wyoming performs peritoneal dialysis, a nurse watches remotely from California to ensure that all steps are being followed correctly.
Q2) An advanced practice nurse inputs into a computer software program the following clinical manifestations: open wound with tibia exposed, petechial hemorrhage, and temporary loss of consciousness. The computer diagnosis of fat emboli is generated by a system known as:
A) decision support.
B) telehealth.
C) robotic technology.
D) biometric technology.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) Nurses and community officials are working together to ensure that churches and schools have needed supplies to provide shelter for large numbers of individuals in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. These activities represent which phase of a disaster continuum?
A) Preparedness
B) Relief response
C) Recovery
D) Crisis intervention
Q2) The term used during a pandemic disaster that refers to the attempt to contain germs by limiting socialization and personal interactions is ___________.
Q3) A community in the New Madrid fault zone experiences an earthquake resulting in injuries from propelled objects and abrasions for many victims. The local supply of antibiotics is quickly exhausted. Local authorities would contact the:
A) Commissioned Corps Readiness Force.
B) Strategic National Stockpile.
C) Department of Homeland Security.
D) local Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) A director of nursing (DON) asks the staff to list how their nursing unit can help the organization meet its goal to "provide quality patient care with attention to compassion and excellence." An ad hoc committee is formed to develop a timeline of identified actions. The DON coaches the committee to reach desired outcomes. This DON is demonstrating which other role of leadership and management?
A) Transactional
B) Clinical consultant
C) Corporate supporter
D) Autocratic
Q2) Florence Nightingale is attributed with being intelligent (she developed statistical methods to evaluate health care), dependable (she often worked long hours to care for the injured), and ambitious (she fought against society's perception of nursing). Those who depict her as a leader on the basis of these qualities are practicing which leadership theory?
A) Trait
B) Chaos
C) Bureaucracy
D) Organizational
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) A nurse manager is working with the financial officer to develop the budget of the nursing unit for the next fiscal year. The nurse manager tells the financial officer that which of the following pieces of information will affect budget assumptions?
A) The capital budget request for new emergency department equipment has been turned in for consideration by the hospital's administrative team.
B) The patient census likely will increase during the next fiscal year because two large physician groups have transferred their admission privileges to this hospital.
C) The participatory budgeting approach instituted last year has been helpful in controlling supply costs.
D) Zero-based budgeting will help the managers to be more efficient in establishing next year's budget.
Q2) Organizations measure the effectiveness of their budgets by examining actual revenues and expenditures versus:
A) planned variances.
B) incremental budgets.
C) productivity metrics.
D) expected performance.
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) The nurse is demonstrating active listening when:
A) while assessing the patient's vital signs, the nurse records the data and states, "You are improving, your vital signs are normal."
B) eye contact is maintained while focusing on the patient as the patient describes the current pain level and location.
C) he or she states, "I know how you feel, I recently lost my father and I am still hurting."
D) cultural values are in opposition to the patient but shares that "I agree with your decision to use herbs rather than the prescribed medications."
Q2) A nurse is listening to a patient's apical heart rate. The patient asks, "Is everything okay?" The nurse says nothing and shrugs her shoulders. The nurse is demonstrating:
A) open communication.
B) filtration.
C) blocking.
D) false assurance.
Q3) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) Which statement related to delegation is correct?
A) The practice of unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is defined in the nurse practice act.
B) Nursing practice can be delegated only when the LPN/LVN and UAP have received adequate training.
C) Supervision is not required when routine tasks are delegated to a competent individual.
D) The RN must be knowledgeable about the laws and regulations that govern nursing practice, as well as those that have no clearly defined parameters, such as for UAP.
Q2) A patient is admitted with hypotension, shortness of breath, flushing, and hives. All levels of staff have been trained to assess vital signs. Given budget restrictions and proper delegation rules, to which care provider would the RN delegate the task of obtaining the initial blood pressure reading?
A) RN
B) LPN/LVN
C) Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
D) Use the blood pressure obtained in the ambulance, because it was assessed via electronic monitoring.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) A nurse responsible for staffing a medical-surgical unit must consider: (select all that apply)
A) the patient census.
B) physical layout of the unit.
C) complexity of care required.
D) educational level of all staff.
E) task preferences of the nurses.
Q2) A hospital converts to a system of care delivery in which RNs, LPNs, and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are responsible for implementing a specific task, such as medication administration or personal hygiene, for the entire nursing unit. This type of delivery system is:
A) total patient care.
B) functional nursing.
C) team nursing.
D) primary nursing.
Q3) Accrediting agencies such as The Joint Commission address staffing by:
A) imposing maximum staffing levels.
B) requiring a specific staff mix.
C) stipulating nurse-patient ratios.
D) looking for evidence that patients receive satisfactory care.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) According to the Quality Chasm report:
A) health care providers should be proactive rather than reactive to patient needs.
B) common needs rather than individual preferences should be the priority.
C) medical information should be confined to the primary care provider.
D) specialized providers or case managers should control health care decisions.
Q2) The surgical team arrives in the operating room and one member states, "Everyone stop. Let's identify the patient and operative site. Now does anyone have any questions or concerns?" This process is known as:
A) time-out.
B) a critical pathway.
C) special cause variation.
D) lean methodology.
Q3) While taking a shower, a patient pushes the emergency light. When the nurse arrives, the patient complains of feeling dizzy and unsteady. The nurse turns to reach for the patient's walker and the patient falls, hitting the right side of the face resulting in loss of vision in the right eye. This scenario represents a _______ event.
Q4) Quality is defined by the ____________.
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Q1) A nurse who is interested in graduate school wants to learn about recently passed legislation regarding changes in Medicare reimbursement for care provided by clinical nurse specialists. The best source for information on changes in federal programs is the ________________.
Q2) Members of a state's constituent member association meet at a local restaurant to plan a Nurse Walk to support the local food bank. When entering the restaurant, the nurses note the environmental inspection report shows deficiencies because food handlers were not wearing hairnets and rodents were spotted, resulting in a score of 60 out of 100. This certificate of inspection is health policy enforced at which level of government?
A) Local
B) State
C) Federal
D) International
Q3) Political action committees (PACs) are established for the purpose of:
A) financially supporting candidates.
B) persuading policymakers to support certain policies.
C) lobbying legislators.
D) recommending health care policy.
Q4) Another name for an eligible voter is a _________.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) A certified oncology nurse notices that a novice nurse is unsure of decision making and lacks technical skills. The novice nurse gains confidence by sharing and learning with the experienced nurse. This relationship continues and builds, allowing the novice nurse to become more confident. This relationship is known as:
A) mentoring.
B) role modeling.
C) a preceptorship.
D) socialization.
Q2) The novice nurse calls a supervisor and requests that a "float nurse" be assigned to help with all "assessments of new admissions and postoperative patients." The supervisor asks, "How many admissions and surgery patients have you received?" The novice nurse becomes flustered because she has not checked the census but simply bases the need on feeling overwhelmed. This situation best indicates a lack of _____ skills.
A) organizational
B) communication
C) interpersonal
D) clinical
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Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High
Self-Performance
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Q1) Positive time management skills include:
A) maintaining an open-door policy.
B) retaining all paperwork.
C) returning all telephone calls immediately.
D) scheduling daily activities.
Q2) As part of a quality assurance project, a nurse is to round on every patient daily for 1 month to ensure the intravenous tubing is labeled with date hung and nurse's initials. The nurse is hoping to be promoted to a full-time position within the quality department, and her success on this project is very important to her receiving the position. The nurse retains all other assignments, and she is often interrupted to help other staff or answer call lights. The nurse discusses her concerns with the manager, who frees her for 1 hour each day to make rounds. During this 1 hour each day the nurse will organize herself and environment by practicing the:
A) art of "no detourism."
B) reducing stacked-desk syndrome.
C) art of "wastebasketry."
D) managing e-mail and memo mania.
Q3) The most important step in time management is ____________.
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Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career
Opportunities
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Q1) The RN who identifies the best resources at the lowest cost to achieve optimal health outcomes for the client is fulfilling the role of:
A) informatics specialist.
B) educator.
C) case manager.
D) quality manager.
Q2) A nurse tallies the patient satisfaction surveys and approves the use of an agency nurse because of the high census. This nurse is involved in which nursing role?
A) Change agent
B) Educator
C) Manager
D) Coordinator
Q3) The nurse who organizes screenings for employees, assesses the work environment for hazards, and teaches health-promoting activities is employed in the field of:
A) infection control.
B) occupational health.
C) informatics.
D) transportation specialization.
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) A new nurse decides to use the Internet to apply for possible positions. How does applying online compare to applying by more traditional methods? (select all that apply)
A) Regardless of how one applies, it is important to check the resume for correctness.
B) Follow-up with Internet applications is no sooner than 90 days compared to a 1-week follow-up for traditional applications.
C) Researching the mission and philosophy of the agency is not necessary with Internet searches and applications.
D) The resume and cover letter should be reviewed by someone with excellent skills in grammar and writing to ensure the first impression is one of professionalism and attention to detail.
E) Internet applications should include specific questions to be answered prior to accepting an interview such as pay, shifts available, nurse-patient ratio, and autonomy of practice.
Q2) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) "A patient with end-stage renal disease has a potassium level of 7.5 mEq/L. Based on this laboratory result, the nurse interprets which symptom as significant prompting which action?
A) Drowsiness, stimulate the patient every 30 minutes
B) Confusion, ask the patient to state their name and date of birth
C) Irregular heartbeat, evaluate the patient's capillary refill
D) Muscle cramps, elevate the affected limb"
Q2) Although the NCLEX-RN examination has new formats for questions, the most common format is the:
A) fill-in-the-blank item because candidates are not provided with clues from distracters.
B) multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates to select the one correct answer.
C) multiple-response item because these questions require a higher level of critical thinking.
D) hot-spot item because these questions are written at the application level of Bloom's analysis.
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