Your supervisor asks whether you would be willing to work a double shift. Before answering, you implement your decision-making skills.
You realize that you could use the extra money to pay your child's tuition, but who will pick your child up from school? You begin to think about your support system and decide to call your mother. She informs you that she is available and would love to have her grandchild spend the night with her. You notify the supervisor that your are willing to work the double shift. What is your next step regarding this decision? a. Identify the need for a decision
b. Determine the outcomes
c. Identify all alternative actions and benefits
d. Evaluate your decision
Question 2You are caring for a 5-year-old patient who is scheduled for a tonsillectomy in the morning. Both the child and mother are extremely anxious about the upcoming surgery and the mother requests permission to spend the night with the child.
You begin to use your decision-making skills to help you to decide what to do next. You have considered the hospital policy, the child and mother's anxiety, and the mother's request. What would be your next course of action? a. Determine the outcomes c. Identify the alternatives
b. Make a decision d. Evaluate your decision
Question 3Which of the following would be considered direct costs in a nurse manager's budget? Select all that apply.
a. Nurses' salaries d. Heating cost
b. Maintenance costs e. Cost for air conditioning
c. Patient care supplies f. Utility costs such as electricity
Question 4A nurse manager wants to implement a new method for delivery of patient care. While the nurses do not all agree that primary care will be the solution, they acknowledge that they will be able to live with and support the group's decision.
This is an example of which of the following? a. Decision making c. Consensus building
b. Problem solving d. Nursing process
Question 5You are the nurse manager of a mental health unit. During the morning community meeting, a group of patients complain that the lights from the hallway disturb their sleep when the nurses open the doors to make room checks.
The patients ask if the lights in the hallway can be turned off at night. One of the nurses becomes defensive and responds that the lights are always dimmed at 9 P.M. Because the discussion becomes very intense, the group leader suggests that the problem be addressed by you as the nurse manager. After the meeting, you decide to implement a problem-solving approach to address the issue. What is the next step you should take? a. Identify the problem
b. Gather and analyze data
c. Generate alternatives and select an action
d. Implement the selected action, and evaluate the selected action
Question 6The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for nurses is primarily a statement in support of:
a. Environmental protection.
b. Professional membership.
c. Everyday decision making.
d. Collective bargaining.
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