In caring for a patient from an East Indian culture, the staff expresses frustration that many people are in the room at any one time, which interferes with care.
As the nurse manager, you provide leadership in understanding that this behavior of the family and friend network reflects: a. Lack of understanding of the seriousness of the patient's illness.
b. Lack of communication between family members.
c. The social organization of friendships and family networks in East Indian culture.
d. Lack of caring about the hospital envi-ronment by the friends and family.
Question 2Nurses derive much of their core power from being:
a. authority figures in emergent situations.
b. highly respected and trusted by the public.
c. organized through public associations.
d. the care coordinator of the health care team.
Question 3Responding to a code called in the psychiatric unit where she works, a staff nurse finds that a patient has attempted suicide. The staff nurse correctly identifies this as a ____.
a. Benchmark incident
b. Quality improvement issue
c. Performance breach
d. Sentinel event
Question 4Which of the following is the greatest factor contributing to the rise in health-care costs?
a. Changing economic conditions
b. Health insurance premiums
c. Latest technological services
d. Unemployment rates
Question 5The newest approach to orienting is referred to as:
a. selecting.
b. onboarding.
c. submersion.
d. precepting.
Question 6Sarah, RN, complains to you that a male nurse from a different culture sits very close during charting and leans toward her when speaking.
In responding to Sarah, you consider that differ-ences across cultures that are relevant to this situation include: a. Eye contact.
b. Personal space.
c. Harassment.
d. Expressions of feeling.
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