The nurse is providing care within the primary nursing delivery model. Which leadership activities should the nurse perform within this model?
Select all that apply.
1. Communicate with patients, families, and other care providers.
2. Serve as the team leader by making assignments and being responsible for all care provided.
3. Make referrals and manage the quality of care to include timeliness and cost.
4. Manage a caseload of patients and the health team members providing care to the patients.
5. Create patient discharge plans.
Question 2The nurse teaches a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about the importance of an annual dilated-retina eye examination and annual urine tests to measure protein levels. Within which role is the nurse functioning?
The nurse teaches a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about the importance of an annual dilated-retina eye examination and annual urine tests to measure protein levels. Within which role is the nurse functioning?
Question 3The caregiver role for the nurse today is both independent and collaborative. Nurses independently make assessments and plan and implement patient care based on nursing knowledge and skills. The nurse functioning as a patient advocate actively promotes th
1. Contact the healthcare provider and ask that the procedure be explained to the patient.
2. Explain the procedure to the patient.
3. Document that the patient does not understand the proposed surgical procedure.
4. Instruct the patient in alternatives to the surgical procedure.
Question 4The nurse plans and implements care for a patient based on nursing knowledge and skills. In which role is the nurse functioning?
1. Caregiver
2. Advocate
3. Educator
4. Leader
Question 5Divergent thinking, a critical-thinking skill, is the ability to weigh the importance of information. The nurse should sort out the data that are relevant from data that are irrelevant for the patient. Abnormal data are usually considered relevant; normal
1. Diagnostic reasoning
2. Communication techniques
3. Identified outcome criteria
4. Established priorities
Question 6The nurse is reviewing data collected from a patient during an assessment. Which activity demonstrates that the nurse is using divergent thinking when analyzing this data?
1. The nurse identifies abnormal data for further analyzing.
2. The nurse focuses on normal data to rule out health problems.
3. The nurse discriminates between facts and guesses.
4. The nurse thinks about the information to determine solutions.
Question 7A patient with a terminal illness is concerned about pain control. If the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics for Nurses is followed, what should the nurse plan for the patient?
1. Measures to alleviate suffering
2. Modified activities of daily living
3. Enforcement of strict bed rest
4. Dietary interventions to maximize strength
Question 8A patient is angry after waiting over an hour for pain medication. What should the nurse respond to the patient that demonstrates critical thinking?
A patient is angry after waiting over an hour for pain medication. What should the nurse respond to the patient that demonstrates critical thinking?
Question 9The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to assist a patient achieve expected outcomes. Within which American Nurses Association standard is the nurse practicing?
1. Planning
2. Assessment
3. Diagnosis
4. Implementation
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