Which of the following is the best example of the nurse's fiscal responsibility to the patient?
a. To provide health care based on the ability of the patient to pay
b. To provide health care that the insurance company will allow
c. To use cost-efficient resources
d. To use new-age practices for providing care
Question 2A nurse manager wishes to assure that the hospital is in compliance with the Patient Care Partnership. The nurse manager goes on the AHA Web site, which has a checklist that can help assure compliance.
On the checklist, the nurse manager would most likely find which of the following items? Select all that apply. a. Ethics committee
b. Communication in-services for employees
c. Process for patient follow-up on concerns
d. Statement of patient rights
e. Assistance with paying hospital bills
f. Patient education on the use of advanced directives
Question 3As a result of the spiraling costs of health care delivery, patients admitted to the hospitals are much sicker than were patients even a decade ago.
The nurse understands that patients with which conditions or disease would most likely be admitted to the hospital in today's health care climate? a. End-stage renal disease
b. Anorexia
c. Ankle fracture
d. Acute myocardial infarction
Question 4As a new graduate, you strongly believe in the ethical principles. You plan to practice nonmaleficence by including which of the following in your practice as a nurse? Select all that apply.
a. Always work within your Standards of Nursing Practice
b. Observe all safety rules and precautions
c. Take shortcuts in order to reduce time-on-task so that you can accomplish more
d. Perform procedures according to facility protocols
e. Never ask for assistance because you are a BSN graduate and competent in all areas
f. Keep your education and skills up to date with competency building and life-longlearning
Question 5A nurse conducting a review of the literature wants to narrow the search to traditional medical viewpoints on the topic. The nurse should do which of the following?
a. Refine the Internet search with filters
b. Only visit libraries in research universities
c. Ask the librarian what the traditional views are
d. Read every article published over the last 20 years
Question 6After graduation from nursing school, you married your high school sweetheart whose religious beliefs were different from your own.
Throughout the past year, you have learned to cherish some of those beliefs and have decided to consider converting to your spouse's religion. Which phase of values clarification are you in? a. Acting c. Choosing
b. Accepting d. Prizing
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