Power is used by nurses and health care providers to assist in the provision of care and to maintain safe quality health care service delivery. Power has been described as having a basis in six possible elements.
Which of the following are some of these six possible elements? a. expertise
b. determination
c. reference
d. need
e. coercion
f. connection
Question 2The nurses in the hospital received a letter stating that they would each be receiving a small raise. The letter stated that the previous year's income was higher than the expenses. This situation is known as which of the following?
a. Profitability c. Accountability
b. Stability d. Responsibility
Question 3A group of nursing students are given a test on Starfield's (1998) foundations of primary care. Which of the following responses by the students describing the foundations of primary care would indicate that further teaching is necessary?
a. Comprehensiveness c. First contact
b. Organization d. Coordination
Question 4Some nursing tasks cannot be delegated. Which of the following nursing tasks cannot be delegated?
a. vital signs, intake, and output
b. patient assessment
c. health teaching and counseling
d. sterile procedures
e. evaluation of patient's response
f. activities of daily living
Question 5The nurse manager plans to develop a picture of a moment in time that depicts whether the unit is achieving its goals. This can be done by developing which of the following?
a. Storyboard c. Album with patients' pictures
b. Dashboard d. Photographs of the unit