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 2A 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 3A 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 4An 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 5The 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 6Why 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 7A 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 8What 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 9While 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.