Which strategy might be considered a long-term solution to the current nursing shortage?
A) Granting sign-on bonuses to newly hired registered nurse employees
B) Providing generous continuing-education reimbursement for registered nurse employees
C) Instituting initiatives to promote a more positive image of nursing to aid in changing the public's perception
D) Granting license reciprocity to all practicing registered nurses so that they could work in any state of their choosing
A group of novice nurses are working with a mentor in a simulation lab to better develop their clinical reasoning skills. Which questions should the nurses answer before providing care to their client? (Select all that apply.)
A) What assessment data are relevant?
B) What is the underlying pathophysiology of the primary problem?
C) Do we need to modify the plan of care?
D) Which body system needs our primary attention?
E) What complication should we anticipate?
A nurse is interested in researching for information concerning prosthetic options to assist a client who recently underwent an amputation. What resources should the nurse utilize in the search? Select all that apply.
A) Quality improvement data
B) Infection control data
C) Textbooks
D) National Standards of Care
E) Clinical expertise
A new nurse graduate is reading her employment contract and notes the term mandatory overtime. The nurse understands that mandatory overtime is best described as:
A) any hours worked over 40 hours per week.
B) a problem unique to nursing as a result of its repetitive shortages.
C) forced requirement to work more hours than are standard.
D) prohibited by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938.
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