A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs. An external variable to be considered is:
a. Organizational staffing policies.
b. Staffing models.
c. Changes in services that will be offered.
d. Department of Health licensing standards.
Question 2Individuals who are trained to help the registered nurse in the provision of patient-client care activities as delegated by and under the supervision of the registered professional nurse are known as ____.
a. Certified assistive personnel
b. Health care assistive personnel
c. Medical assistive personnel
d. Unlicensed assistive personnel
Question 3In institutions that practice shared governance, the nurse manager's role is to (select all that apply):
a. hire new employees.
b. mentor the nursing staff.
c. train new nurses in patient care.
d. support the decisions of the nursing team.
e. enable the staff to become effective lead-ers.
Question 4Which of the following is a Healthy People 2020 Nutrition and Weight Status objective?
a. Decrease the number of persons aged 2 and older who consume three daily servings of vegetables.
b. Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 and older who consume over 2400 mg of sodium.
c. Reduce the proportion of adults, children, and adolescents who eat 30 of calories from fat.
d. Prevent inappropriate weight gain in youths and adults.
Question 5Active listening involves which of the following nursing actions?
a. Alternating between verbal and nonverbal communication methods when giving feedback
b. Giving orders or advice to motivate the client's health actions toward goal achievement
c. Periodically interjecting affirmations such as I see or I understand when appropriate as the client speaks
d. Reflecting the feelings, meanings, or intent of the client's words as the nurse perceives them