NURSING 5950 Leadership Study Guide, Questions & Answers

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NURSING 5950 Leadership Study Guide, Questions & Answers-1. A nurse is working on a quality improvement team that is assessing an increase in client falls at the facility. After problem identification... , which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first as a part of the quality improvement process? 2. A client who is febrile is admitted to the hospital for treatment for pneumonia. In accordance with the care path, antibiotic therapy is prescribed. Which of the following situations requires the nurse to complete a variance report with regard to the care pathway? a. A blood culture was obtained after antibiotic therapy had been initiated 3. A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client and her partner are asking the nurse about hospice care. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? 4. A nurse manager discovers there is a conflict between nurses working the day shift and nurses working the night shift. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take first? 5. A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing several clients. Which of the following clients is the highest priority? 6. A nurse is providing a change of shift report for an oncoming nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the report? a. The client is in the radiology department for an x-ray 7. A nurse is planning discharge for a client who had a lung resection. The nurse initiates a referral for a social worker. Which of the following assessment data supports this referral? 8. A nurse is caring for a client who requests information about the prevalence of Tay-Sachs disease. Which of the following resources should the nurse use to obtain this information? 9. A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse about client confidentiality. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? 10. A nurse manager is discussing critical pathway use during a staff meeting. Which of the following information should the nurse manager include as an outcome of critical 11. A nurse is providing instructions about chemotherapy for a client who has a new diagnosis of breast cancer. The client has decided to try and alternative treatment rather than starting chemotherapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 12. A charge nurse notices that two staff nurses are not taking meal breaks during their shifts. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Determine the reason the nurses are not taking their scheduled breaks. 13. A nurse is preparing discharge planning for a client who has a newly placed tracheostomy tube. The nurse should assess the clie [Show More]

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