What might result from sexual harassment if the manager does not take preventative action?

What might result from sexual harassment if the manager does not take preventative action?
 
  A) The development of post-traumatic stress disorder in the victim
  B) Future sexual harassment by the perpetrator
  C) Employee demoralization
  D) Litigation

Question 2

A hospital is attempting to downsize the number of employees it maintains and the nurse manager
  informs a specific nurse that she will have to empty all trash cans before the end of each shift.
 
  What
  type of harassment could be implied by the nurse manager's action?
  A) Hostile work environment B) Tangible employment action
  C) Discrimination D) Point of action

Question 3

A nurse expresses frustration with the ANA stance that supports collective bargaining. This nurse
  states, all collective bargaining will do for nurses is make the public mad and possibly increase our
  salary..
 
  This nurse adds that she sees nursing as a calling and therefore finds no reason for nurses
  to engage in collective bargaining. What rationale might one use that could impact the opinion of
  this nurse regarding the value of collective bargaining?
  A) Higher salaries will draw more individuals to nursing and therefore increase job satisfaction.
  B) Collective bargaining provides a mechanism for resolving conflicts within the workplace thus
  enhancing patient care.
  C) Through collective bargaining nurses will develop a stronger power base by which they can
  influence social policy.
  D) Collective bargaining is one element that will allow nurses to obtain a professional status.

Question 4

An attending physician repeatedly asks a young nurse out. The nurse does not wish to date the
  physician and is uncomfortable with the manner in which he has suggested they meet after work.
  What action should the nurse take?
 
  A) Inform the physician that the advances are unwelcome and notify the nurse manager of the
  physician's behavior.
  B) Calmly and politely continue to decline the physician's advances and ask colleagues for
  advise.
  C) Ignore the advances as nurses hold no power over physicians and the nurse is likely to lose
  her job if she reports the harassing behavior.
  D) Report the physician to the American Medical Association.

Question 5

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers make accommodations for disabled
  employees. An operating room nurse experiences migraine headaches whenever she works more
  than 12 consecutive hours.
 
  What would be considered an appropriate accommodation for this
  nurse?
  A) Terminate the nurse, accommodations may not seem fair to other staff members.
  B) Transfer the nurse to the night shift where nurses are allowed to sleep when surgery is not
  scheduled.
  C) Transfer the nurse to the psychiatric unit where the nurses only work 8-hour shifts.
  D) Allow the nurse to remain in the operating room and reduce her work to shorter shifts.

Question 6

Why is it important for a single occurrence report to be compared to similar reports on a given
  unit?
 
  A) To follow guidelines as established by the American Hospital Association
  B) To establish greater understanding of the overall care provided by the health care agency
  C) To punish nurses who do not follow guidelines established in the health care agency's policy
  and procedure manual
  D) To detect evolving trends that may suggest unsafe health care practices

Question 7

A 76-year-old patient who is recovering from pneumonia, was found lying on the floor next to the
  commode. How will the risk management team use the incident report filled out on Mrs. Harris?
 
  A) The risk management team will synthesize and analyze all reports of a similar nature to
  develop better standards for patient care.
  B) The risk management team will probably not review this incident report as the patient was
  not injured.
  C) The risk management team will determine if there is negligence, which requires a report to
  the Board of Nurse Examiners.
  D) The risk management team will consult with the hospital attorney prior to taking any action.

Question 8

What is the starting point for a risk management evaluation?
 
  A) When a patient is injured
  B) When a trend is noted on a nursing unit that suggests substandard care
  C) When a lawsuit is filed
  D) When an incident report is completed

Question 9

While making her rounds, a nurse hears a cry for help. Upon entering the room she finds the
  patient on the floor at the end of her bed. The side rails were up, the call button was within reach,
  and the bed was in its lowest position.
 
  The patient stated, I needed to use the bathroom and I just
  didn't want to bother the nurses.. How should this incident be written in the occurrence report?
  A) The patient crawled out of bed attempting to go to the bathroom and fell. The call bell was in
  reach, the side rails were up, and the bed was in the lowest position.
  B) The nurse found the patient on the floor at the end of her bed. The side rails were up, the bed
  was in its lowest position, and the call bell had been within reach.
  C) Though instructed to call for help, the patient insisted on ambulating without assistance. She
  was found on the floor.
  D) The patient was found on the floor. Assisted back to bed. No injuries noted. Instructed to call
  the nurse prior to getting out of bed in the future.