Marissa, a 42-year-old female, has been experiencing chronic back pain. She sees her health-care provider, who tells her that she needs to have expensive diagnostic tests done to determine the cause.
Because Marissa has no health insurance and does not qualify for Medicaid, her health-care provider gives her a prescription for pain control and sends her home. Which of the following roles should the nurse assume in Marissa's case to assure the best outcome for her? a. Advocate
b. Coordinator of care
c. Emotional support coach
d. Professional consultant
Question 2To enhance team leadership skills for your team leaders, you arrange opportunities for:
a. Certification.
b. Continuing education.
c. Graduate courses.
d. Volunteerism.
Question 3Staff development has been identified in the literature as an important factor in job satisfaction. The areas of professional staff development defined in the Magnet studies include:
a. orientation.
b. formal education.
c. in-service education.
d. career development.
e. continuing education.
Question 4A nurse manager must implement a 2 budget cut on the nursing unit. Which approach should the manager use to most effectively empower the staff of the unit?
a. Discuss the guidelines for the budget cuts with the staff, making the decisions with those who participate.
b. Inform the staff of the budget cuts in a series of small group meetings and accept their ideas in writing only.
c. Provide the staff with handouts about the budget cuts and let them make recom-mendations in writing.
d. Hold a series of mandatory meetings on the budget cuts, asking staff for ideas on the cuts.
Question 5A state nurse practice act is an example of which source of law?
A) Statutes
B) Constitution
C) Administrative
D) Judicial
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