Which actions would result in a greater number of nurses entering and staying in practice, given today's state of nursing? (Select all that apply.)
a. Determine why few African-American women enter graduate school.
b. Provide incentives for minorities and men to enter nursing.
c. Obtain grant funding to increase the number of faculty members and scholarship availability for students entering baccalaureate nursing programs.
d. Survey nurses to determine why their job satisfaction is lower than that of other health care professions.
e. Develop ad campaigns that target younger students.
According to current data related to the nursing shortage: (Select all that apply.)
a. salaries of nurses are competitive with those of other professionals such as teachers.
b. only 16.8 of nurses are minorities.
c. overall, nurses are satisfied with their jobs but leave the profession because of fear of contracting fatal diseases.
d. the employment opportunities for nurses continue to be strong.
e. staff nurses are returning to school to obtain certificates to teach nursing.
Which nurse best portrays nursing as a knowledge worker?
a. Nurse in matched scrubs with lab coat, hair back, small stud earrings
b. Nurse in mismatched scrubs, no lab coat, large hoop earrings
c. Nurse in white uniform with apron with no jewelry/hair back
d. Nurse with nose ring and eyebrow piercing with starched white uniform and cap
A physician complains to administration that the nurse working last evening is unethical, based on observing the nurse educate the patient about a new medication ordered.
The physician demanded the nurse be reprimanded and reminded that only physicians have the educational background to teach patients about new medications. Which comment and action by the administrator would be most effective in changing nurse-physician relationships in this instance?
a. Inform the nurse, You will be suspended for 3 days for going beyond your job description, and enforce the 3-day suspension because the physician did not write the order to teach the patient about the new medication
b. Advise the physician that only nurses can teach patients about medications; the physician's role is to only prescribe. No action will be taken against the nurse.
c. After investigating the situation, thank the physician while also providing information that patient education related to medication is within the scope of practice of registered nurses. Share the physician's concern and administrator's response with the nurse so both parties are aware of the resolution of the concerns.
d. Contact the patient's family and ask, Do you prefer that all teaching related to medications be performed by the physician rather than the nurse to determine what action to take.
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