A staff nurse is speaking with a nurse manager regarding politics and nursing. The nurse manager explains that politics exists in any system where which of the following conditions exists?
a. Abundant resources c. Competing interests for resources
b. Unlimited control of resources d. Unlimited distribution of resources
Question 2An organization's culture of safety is the result of shared values and behaviors that demonstrate which of the following? Select all that apply.
a. Agreement on the importance of safety
b. History of service to the community
c. Communications based on mutual trust
d. Mission statement that focuses on staff
e. Importance of being a decentralized organization
f. Confidence in the ability to prevent errors through the use of known safety practices
Question 3A relatively new emerging role that allows the nurse a unique opportunity to offer novel treatment approaches to patients who may have otherwise reached a dead end in their treatment course is known as which of the following?
a. Legal Nurse Consultant c. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Clinical Research Nurse d. Nurse Entrepreneur
Question 4Nurse managers can best be described as people who:
a. Develop institutional goals based on staff suggestions.
b. Develop institutional goals based on a personal theory.
c. Motivate staff to meet institutional goals through positional power.
d. Inspire staff to meet institutional goals through personal power.
Question 5A group of nurses decide to leave their positions at their respective hospitals. They decide that it would be a new experience to open their own home health agency. The role that this group has taken is that of which of the following?
a. unionizers c. patient advocates
b. entrepreneurs d. trailblazers
Question 6Reasons for an organization to rethink its structure would include which of the following? Select all that apply.
a. A change in leadership
b. External review problems
c. Severe problems in staff performance
d. High morale among staff
e. Increased patient satisfaction
f. Development of new programs and project lines
Question 7You have been considering advancing your nursing career. You decide to utilize your knowledge and clinical expertise to provide services, such as expert opinions or advice on health, illness, and injury-related issues.
Based on this, you would most likely choose to become a: a. Legal Nurse Consultant c. Clinical Nurse Specialist
b. Clinical Research Nurse d. Wound Care Nurse
Question 8Who was the first recorded nurse administering anesthesia?
a. Loretta Ford c. Alice Magaw
b. Sister Mary Bernard d. Mary Breckenridge
Question 9Some of the quality measures for an Emergency Department might include which of the following? Select all that apply.
a. Increase in patient satisfaction
b. Decrease in patient complaints
c. Reduction in market share
d. Increase in repeat asthma patient visits
e. Development of patient education material
f. Review of all Emergency Department deaths
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