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1. The NL1 and the NLA is not as powerful in the political circles as the ANA. To what is this lack of influence attributed A the leadership of the ANA is made up of mostly physicians B fewer than 1... 0% of all registered nurses is members of either organization C the NLN does not carter to LPNs D the ANA and the NLN do not empower nurses to be politically active 2. The nurse manager closely watches survey results knowing that patient perceptions are useful insza A determining disciplinary actions in quality improvement B establishing priorities and quality improvement C establishing the competitive advantage of quality improvement decisions D establishing blame for poor quality care 3. Transformational leaders A pay little attention to the view of others B decrease negativity and increase productivity C inspires and communicates a shared vision D prefer to work alone on projects 4. The prevention of harm and pain as much as is possible is A beneficence B nonmaleficence C fidelity D negligence 5. To report an err is human to identify which problem A lack of continuing education among health profession B past practices that have a negative impact on nurses C the 6 major aims in providing healthcare D the number of deaths attributed to patient safety issues 6. What group constitutes the largest group of health care professionals including experts who serve on national committees and initiatives focused on policies standards and terminology development and standard coordination and electronic health records adoption A physicians and healthcare providers B nurse C nursing informaticists D health information professionals 7. Expert sources of power stems from A Expert sources of power stems from B the amount of knowledge skill and expertise that an individual has C recognizing that anger has its advantages and power struggles D the transference of reference power 8. A client wants to make his own personal healthcare decision the nurse recognizes this as A autonomy B beneficence C nonmaleficence D justice 9. A nurse manager notices that a nurse in the unit is not delivering care in accordance with recent policy change the effective approach of the nurse manager to take is to do WOTF A encourage the nurse to open verbalize the reasons for resistance to the change B explain to the nurse the importance of implementing new policy C ignores the resistance and allows peer pressure to initiate change in the nurse’s behavior D threaten disciplinary consequences if the nurse does not implement the new policy 10. A nurse is preparing to initiate iv therapy to a client who has a prescription for morphine 10mg iv bolus using time management principles which of the following actions should the nurse take first A mentally envision the procedure when gathering supplies B eject excessive medication from the pre fill syringe C explain the procedure to the patient D enter the room and perform hand hygiene 11. A nurse identifies a pressure ulcer after a client has a long extensive recovery following a surgical procedure when completing an incident report about the pressure ulcer the nurse should S/A A document in the client’s medical record that she completed an incident report B question the charge nurse about the incident C document the size and depth of the ulcer D document what the nurse believes was the cause of the ulcer E include any relevant statement the client made about the statement 12. A charge nurse is observing the action of an LPN she is supervising WOTF actions by the nurse require the nurse manager to intervene S/A A providing information about a client’s condition to care proxy B participating in walking rounds that involve the exchanging of client related information outside the client’s room C reviewing the healthcare records of a client assigned to another nurse D making a copy of a client’s most current labs results for the provider during rounds E discussing a client’s condition over the phone with an individual who has provided 13. A nurse is explaining the pediatric units quality improvement program to a newly hired nurse WOTF would the nurse include as the primary purpose of the quality improvement programs A determination of the appropriateness of standard B preparation for accreditation of the organization by the joint commission C improvement in patient outcomes D evaluation of staff member’s performance 14. Which of the following agencies is primarily responsible for quality of nursing education program A the American nursing assoc ANA B the American hospital assoc HAS C quality and safety education for nurses QSEN* D national lead for nursing NLN 15. A nurse is working with an assistive personnel to care for a group of clients on a pediatric floor which task should the AP perform first A ambulate a post op 5 yr old child to the play room B collect a stool sample for ova and parasite sample for a 2 year old C assist a nurse with bathing a 14 yr old child who has a handicap D feed 9 yr old child with bi lateral burns 16. Which type of leaders include the group when decisions are made A authoritative B lesafair C democratic D transactional 17. A nurse is participating in a quality improvement study of a particular procedure frequently performed on the unit WOTF is the primary goal of quality improvement A frequency with which the procedure is performed B improved patient outcomes C incidence of complication elated to procedures D client’s satisfaction with performance of procedures 18. ANC for a client who is dying of metastasized breast cancer she is prescribed pain med prn the nurse is concerned that administering a dose of pain med might hasten the clients death WOTF ethical principles should the nurse use to support the decision not administer the meds A veracity B utilitarism C nonmalefience D fidelity 19. A nurse recognizes that autocratic leaders A encourage creativity B share leadership C postpone decision making D give orders and make all decisions [Show More]

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