The cardiac care unit is putting together a clinical practice committee. To develop expertise in evidence-based practice processes, the members of the committee should have skills that include the ability to (select all that apply):
a. report results.
b. perform research.
c. critique and synthesize evidence.
d. statistically analyze quality improvement.
e. develop an implementation and evaluation plan.
Question 2Several nurses on an adolescent psychiatric unit complain that the teens are becoming unmana-geable on the 0700-1900 shift. To resolve this problem, the nurse manager decides that the staff should have a brainstorming session.
The goal of brainstorming is to: a. Evaluate problem solutions.
b. Critique the ideas of others.
c. Generate as many solutions as possible.
d. Identify only practical and realistic ideas.
Question 3The single most preventable indoor air pollutant is:
a. asbestos.
b. dust.
c. environmental tobacco smoke.
d. gas and vapors.
Question 4Nurse managers are able to respond better to ethical dilemmas when they have access to the organization's:
a. mission and vision.
b. patient safety plan.
c. medical staff bylaws.
d. ethics committee.
Question 5This governmental agency is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It conducts and supports medical and nursing research using a competitive peer review process.
a. FEMA
b. MVP
c. NIH
d. OSHA
Question 6A safety and security plan is important to a healthcare organization because it:
a. Lays out preventive measures in relation to violence.
b. Provides direction as to changes in facili-ties that protect staff.
c. Establishes expectations in relation to be-havior and tolerance of violence.
d. Establishes policies and practices that guide prevention of violence and expecta-tions in the workplace.
Question 7The Health Promotion Model is essential to establishing an exercise and fitness plan.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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