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When measuring nurse intensity, which dimensions are measured?
 
  a. Severity of illness, dependency on nursing, complexity and time
  b. Nursing procedures, medications, ability for self-care
  c. Caregiver support, diagnosis, medications
  d. Dependency on nursing, medications, caregiver support, nursing procedures

Question 2

A young male nurse began in nursing as a staff nurse at a hospital. After 3 years, he moved to a home healthcare agency. After 2 years, he was promoted to a managerial position and now has returned to another hospital as a new director of nursing.
 
  This career style is known as: a. Linear.
  b. Spiral.
  c. Steady state.
  d. Entrepreneurial/transient.

Question 3

Mary joins 5W nursing unit. Mary is a new graduate who is anxious to fit in. She soon learns that some of her book learning is being criticized by her colleagues, so she adapts her practice to what others on the unit are doing.
 
  She is demonstrating: a. Cultural awareness.
  b. Cultural sensitivity.
  c. Acculturation.
  d. Cultural marginality.

Question 4

Much of the difficulty people have in making ethical decisions results from a lack of formal education about problem solving.
 
  Research at the University of Pennsylvania found what percentage of the nurses and social workers reported having no ethics training?
  A) 15
  B) 20
  C) 25
  D) 30

Question 5

Nursing jobs need to be developed that increase nurses' professional:
 
  a. autonomy.
  b. behavior.
  c. culture.
  d. salaries.

Answer to #1

A
Nursing intensity is both the amount of care and complexity of care needed by patients, which is then quantified into the amount of time a nurse needs to provide the care. The dimensions meas-ured are severity of illness, dependency on nursing, complexity, and time.

Answer to #2

B
The spiral career style, as described by Friss (1989), involves an in-and-out and up-and-down approach to opportunities.

Answer to #3

C
In accepting the practices of the dominant group on the unit, Mary is demonstrating accultura-tion.

Answer to #4

C

Answer to #5

A
Apker et al. (2003) stressed the importance of developing nursing jobs and management practices that increase nurses' professional autonomy in their practice.