NUR 2868 / NUR2868 Role, Scope, Quality and Leadership in Professional Nursing Final Exam| Questions and Answers | Highly Rated Quiz Bank | Latest 2020 / 2021 | Rasmussen College

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NUR 2868 / NUR2868 Role, Scope, Quality and Leadership in Professional Nursing Final Exam| Questions and Answers | Highly Rated Quiz Bank | Latest 2020 / 2021 | Rasmussen College 1. Identify the el... ement that is the best indicator of increasing accountability in the profession of nursing. a. increasing pay scale for staff nurses b. improved public image of nurses on television and in movies c. demonstration of competency and high quality care through peer review d. taking care of larger numbers of clients with the help of unlicensed assistive personnel 2. What is the recommended method for nurses to prepare for future professional practice? a. take additional courses in the use of computers b. understand and explore the issues involved in professionalism as nurses c. accept that nursing is a profession d. cross-train with other health-care providers, such s physical therapists, lab techs, and radiologists 3. After her first week working on a busy medical/surgical unit, a new charge nurse notes that the nurses, although highly competent, are unable to function productively as a team. What can she do to facilitate team-building on her unit? a. Provide an opportunity for the nurses to express their feelings and emotions b. hire more staff members to reduce stress and fatigue from understaffing c. allow the staff more input into important policy decision-making d. give the staff members more time to adjust to the change in charge nurses 4. The oxygen saturation for a client with acute infective bronchitis drops to 84% and the client develops severe dyspnea. there is a standing order for a handheld nebulizer treatment PRN for SOB. the respiratory therapy department is designated to give all respiratory treatments in the facility. when the nurse calls the RT, he states that he has several more treatments to give but he should be there in 10 or 15 minutes. which action by the nurse is most appropriate at this time? a. increase the flow rate of the client's oxygen until the RT can arrive b. call the respiratory therapist back and insist that he come NOW. c. do not wait for the respiratory therapist, give the HHN treatment himself or herself d. give the client a prescribed PRN sedative to reduce anxiety. 5. Identify the two most important ethical issues surrounding organ transplantation a. beneficence and nonmaleficence b. autonomy and justice c. veracity and informed consent d. fidelity and option rights 6. Provision number 1 of 2001 Code of Ethics for Nurses states: "the nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect or the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health-care problems." On which ethical principle is this statement primarily based? a. right to privacy b. justice c. fidelity d. veracity 7. Provision number 7 of the 2001 code of ethics for nurses states: "the nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration and knowledge development." On which ethical principle is this statement primarily based? a. veracity b. autonomy c. accountability d. beneficence 8. the manager of a surgical area has a vision for the future that requires the addition of RN assistants or unlicensed persons to feed, bathe, and walk patients. The RNs on the staff have always practiced in a primary nursing-delivery system and are very resistant to this idea. the best initial strategy in this situation would include: a. examining the reasons for resistance and the values of the RN group in relationship to this change b. leaving the RNs alone for a time so they can think about the change before they are approached again c. dropping the idea for now and trying for the change in another year or so d. hiring the assistants anyway and allowing the RNs to see what good additions they are. [Show More]

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