A new graduate requires a lengthy time commitment to orientation from the nurse manager. The socialization of the new nurse may take as long as 2 years. Which of the following would be ex-pected as a time frame for developing confidence?
a. 6 to 12 months
b. 4 to 6 months
c. 12 to 18 months
d. 18 to 24 months
Question 2In what ways can hospitals meet The Joint Commission goals of adequate competent staffing?
a. Using contract nurses
b. Training and educating staff
c. Promoting best nurses
d. Salary inequities
Question 3An agency nurse is assigned to the thoracic surgery postoperative nursing unit. Which of the fol-lowing would be the best action by the charge nurse?
a. Call the agency to determine her level of experience.
b. Assign the nurse to patients ready for discharge.
c. Assign her to pass medications only.
d. Ask the nurse about her level of experi-ence.
Question 4The nurse is working on a medical unit with an LPN and UAP as the team members. Which tasks should the RN delegate to the UAP?
a. Vital signs on all patients admitted on the previous shift
b. Vital signs on a patient being transferred from the ED
c. Vital signs on a patient being transferred from the ICU
d. Vital signs on a newly admitted stable pa-tient
Question 5When incorporating the five rights of delegation, the right communication is used when a pa-tient's blood pressure is low in which of the following situations?
a. The RN tells the UAP to wait to give a patient a bath because her blood pressure is too low.
b. The RN tells a UAP to recheck the pa-tient's blood pressure and report back to her before giving the patient a bath.
c. The UAP gives a bath to a patient with a low blood pressure.
d. The RN tells the UAP to give a patient a bath because they are unaware of the low blood pressure.
Question 6The nurse is working on a medical unit with an LPN and UAP as the team members. Which tasks should the RN delegate to the LPN?
a. Vital signs on a patient about to arrive from the cardiac catheterization lab
b. Regulation of a patient's heparin drip based on the heparin nomogram
c. Regulation of a patient's nitroglycerin drip based on the level of pain
d. Administration of all oral medications for the team
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