An organization that moves along the continuum towards becoming culturally competent works on which three aspects?
a. aptitude, policies, and practices
b. aptitude, procedures, and practices
c. attitudes, policies, and practices
d. attitudes, policies, and procedures
Question 2After piloting an evidence-based clinical practice change, the nurse would (select all that apply):
a. Institute the change.
b. Pilot the project until the desired outcome is achieved.
c. Determine applicability for use.
d. Incorporate changes into practice
e. Pilot the project until consensus is achieved.
Question 3The local nursing program has opened a nurse-run health clinic. Services at the clinic will be available to poor, minority families who have not benefited from the services that have been accessible in their community.
The nursing program is primarily addressing which of the goals of Healthy People 2020? a. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for al
b. Attain high quality, long lives free of preventable diseases, disability, injury, andpremature death.
c. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
d. Promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Question 4Acknowledging one's own feelings and behaviours toward working with patients, families, and colleagues who have different cultural backgrounds, health behaviours, belief systems, and work practices is an example of __________.
a. learning to embrace diversity in individuals
b. assessing an organization's level of cultural competence
c. a workplace policy on diversity
d. institutional racism
Question 5In evaluating a population-based nursing practice, the nurse asks, Did we have enough resources left over to meet the essential health needs of lower-risk population groups? The nurse asks this question to address which goal?
a. Access c. Cost
b. Quality d. Equity
Question 6After piloting changes based on evidence-based research, the nurse understands that they will be instituted as a result of the effects on which of the following? Select all that apply.
a. Staff
b. Number of UAPs available
c. Cost
d. Patient
e. Census
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