The nursing instructor is planning activities to help students learn clinical decision making. Which activities should the instructor include to help the students develop foundational knowledge?
1. Time for students to complete a self-assessment tool
2. Access to evidence-based guidelines for assigned patients
3. Expectations for participation in postclinical conferences
4. Office hours and dates when care plans are due for grading
5. Copies of the state practice act and standards of practice
Question 2After purchasing a personal computer for use at home, the nurse enrolls in classes at the local community college to learn more about using the device. Which building block of informatics competencies is this nurse demonstrating?
1. Computer literacy
2. Information literacy
3. Relationship analysis
4. Computer integration
Question 3The nurse is coordinating care for patients within a patient-centered medical home. Which actions should the nurse prepare to complete when functioning in this role?
1. Communicate with the patient after discharge.
2. Monitor the implementation of the plan of care.
3. Manage the accuracy, timeliness, and cost of care.
4. Develop the plan of care with the patient and family.
5. Collaborate with the patient to implement the plan of care.
Question 4An interprofessional team is meeting to create a care bundle to prevent the development of contractures in patients with limb paralysis from neurological health problems. Which actions should the committee members include when creating this care bundle?
1. Narrow the patient population in which the bundle will be applied.
2. Define the number and type of range-of-motion exercises to be performed.
3. Identify three interventions proven to reduce the development of contractures.
4. Communicate when the bundle has been completed and ready to for implementation.
5. Emphasize that interventions are recommendations to reduce the incidence of contractures.
Question 5The nurse is completing the evaluation phase of the nursing process. What actions should the nurse perform that would be comparable to using the research process?
1. Analyzing results
2. Reporting findings
3. Conducting analysis
4. Conducting literature review
5. Identifying a research question