The economic climate in the health-care system has now pressured health-care providers to:
A. Provide the best care, whatever the cost.
B. Deliver quality care at lower cost.
C. Deliver care to only the insured.
D. Encourage alternative treatment.
Question 2Examples of cost-containment programs that restrain cost in health care are:
A. Institute of Medicine (IOM).
B. Joint Commission (JC).
C. Managed Care.
D. Quality Assurance.
Question 3An RN who has been a nurse for 10 years is precepting a novice RN. The novice is having difficulty prioritizing client care. What should the RN tell the novice about the principles of prioritizing care?
A. The nursing process
B. Virchow's triad
C. Client requests
D. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Question 4An RN has worked in labor and delivery for 15 years with a total RN staff. The nurse is presently an associate nurse manager of a busy postpartum unit and has RNs and UAPs.
What should the nurse consider when making assignments to members of the health-care team?
A. Length of service
B. Scope of practice
C. Ability to perform the task
D. Job title
Question 5Delegation is defined as:
A. Reassigning the responsibility of performing a job from one person to another.
B. Explaining how you want a job done.
C. Telling other people what to do.
D. Developing ways to classify people into job categories to learn what they are capable of doing.
Question 6An RN has delegated the care of a fresh postoperative client to an LPN. The LPN notifies the RN that the client's vital signs are elevated and the client is dyspneic and complaining of pain. What should the nurse do next?
A. No further action is necessary as the LPN is experienced.
B. Request that the LPN offer the client a narcotic analgesic that had been ordered for the postoperative period
C. Place a call to the attending surgeon and report that the client is having pain
D. Assess the client and analyze the preoperative and perioperative data before calling the surgeon
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