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1. A nurse is working for a homecare agency. One RN is responsible for all the needs of the client, and must be very self-directed. The type of nursing model utilized by this agency is likely what type?
a. Model nursing
b. Primary Care nursing
c. Team nursing
d. Functional nursing
2. What central clearinghouse for nursing licensure makes certain that individual states are recording and enforcing nursing licensing law?
a. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
b. The Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing
c. The National League for Nursing
d. The Quality, Safety, Education for Nursing
3. A new nurse manager is happy with the individuals on her nursing team, but notices that they do not function well as a team. What can the nurse manager do to improve teamwork on the unit?
a. Hire more staff members to reduce stress and fatigue from understaffing
b. Provide an opportunity for the nurses to express their feelings about the team
c. Allow the staff more input into purchasing supplies and other budget issues
d. Hold a meeting with the physicians to discuss the attitudes they have witnessed
4. A nurse is caring for a client with diabetes melitus who had a morning blood glucose reading of 285. The assistive personnel (AP) reported that the clients reading 30 minutes before lunch is 58. Which of the following actions should the nurse first take?
a. Recheck the clients' blood glucose
b. Complete a facility incident report
c. Tell the AP to give the client 120 ml of orange juice
d. Administer insulin as prescribed
5. A client is requesting information on several medications in order to make an informed choice about management of his depression.
a. Justice
b. Beneficence
c. Autonomy
d. Nonmaleficence
6. A new nurse observes another, more experienced nurse divert a medication by slipping one tablet into the pocket of her uniform. What is the new nurses priority action.
a. Escort the experienced nurse to Security
b. Report the experienced nurse to the charge nurse
c. Do nothing, as it probably does not mean anything important
d. File a complaint with the Agency for Health Care Administration
7. A nurse is on trial for failure to monitor a patient's neurological status, and blood sugar after administering regular insulin. With what has the nurse likely been charged?
a. Malpractice Duty owed to patient
b. Malpractice Damage owed to patient
c. Maleficence Omission owed to patient
d. Maleficence injury owed to patient
8. A nurse manager uses a style where workers perform according to unit policy and procedures to earn rewards and thus gains follower loyalty. Which management style?
a. Transformational
b. Democratic
c. Transactional
d. Charismatic
9. The new nurse manager in a twenty-four-bed medical surgical floor is organizing groups, asks for input and seems to value cooperation? A staff nurse knows this leader is what type of leader?
a. Authoritative
b. Laissez Faire
c. Transactional
d. Democratic
10. Nurses on the medical floor are unhappy and frustrated wit their new nurse manager. They complain nothing is ever good enough, what is nurse managers goals?
a. Too low
b. Unrealistic
c. Impossible
d. Measurable