Which of the following issues is of chief concern to the future of the nursing profession?

Which of the following issues is of chief concern to the future of the nursing profession?
 
  a. Adequate technology
  b. Aging workforce
  c. Perceived image of nurses
  d. Salary pay scales

Question 2

What tool is used as a systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how care delivery might fail?
 
  a. American Nurses Association (ANA)
  b. UAP
  c. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  d. Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Question 3

Sandra, an RN on the surgery unit, is assisting with a procedure in the patient examination room. The physician orders a medication to be given through IV.
 
  Sandra questions the order, based on her knowledge of the patient's history and of other medications that the patient has been given. The physician reiterates the order and Sandra refuses to give it. In this instance, Sandra is de-monstrating: a. Autonomy.
  b. Accountability.
  c. Authority.
  d. Best practice.

Question 4

Avolio states that there are four factors that cover the components of authentic leadership: balanced processing, internalized moral perspective, relational transparency, and self-awareness.
 
  What is occurring when analyzing data rationally before making decisions?
  A) Balanced processing
  B) Internalized moral perspective
  C) Relational transparency
  D) Self-awareness

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of case management or would require the expertise of a case manager?
 
  a. A blood pressure screening clinic is started at the senior citizen center.
  b. A person with multiple chronic illnesses is admitted to the hospital.
  c. A program is started to address diabetes in the Native American population.
  d. An initiative is developed to promote fluoride treatments in schools.