Question 1

What terms and definitions about role stress does the nurse learn? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Role ambiguity: expectations of a role are not clearly defined 
B)  Role conflict: personal values conflict with job requirements 
C)  Role discrepancy: conflict between conception and expectation of a role 
D)  Role extension: expansion of duties associated with a role 
E)  Role overload: demands of the role are overwhelming and endless 
A)  Role ambiguity: expectations of a role are not clearly defined 
B)  Role conflict: personal values conflict with job requirements 
C)  Role discrepancy: conflict between conception and expectation of a role 
D)  Role extension: expansion of duties associated with a role 
E)  Role overload: demands of the role are overwhelming and endless

Question 2

Which nursing role is most closely connected to social justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advocate 
B)  Caregiver 
C)  Manager 
D)  Researcher 
A)  Advocate 
B)  Caregiver 
C)  Manager 
D)  Researcher

Question 3

A health care organization is investigating a new computerized documentation system.Which question by nursing management would address a source of work-related distress in nurses related to documentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  "How can we ensure the nurses get adequate training or updates?" 
B)  "How can we make these computerized units more portable?" 
C)  "How much more accurate and complete will this charting be?" 
D)  "How will this system save my nurses time when documenting?" 
A)  "How can we ensure the nurses get adequate training or updates?" 
B)  "How can we make these computerized units more portable?" 
C)  "How much more accurate and complete will this charting be?" 
D)  "How will this system save my nurses time when documenting?"

Question 4

A practicing nurse often volunteers for overtime when the unit is short staffed but now has a child who has a recurring illness and worries about the ability to continue this practice.The nursing manager could help this nurse by educating him or her about role:

Accepted Answer

A)  ambiguity. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  integration. 
D)  stress. 
A)  ambiguity. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  integration. 
D)  stress.

Question 5

A staff nurse has been appointed to a multidisciplinary patient care task force.The unit manager notes that the meetings have been less productive since this nurse joined; furthermore, the staff nurse seems unhappy with this assignment.What action by the manager would most likely help this staff nurse become a productive member of the task force?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask the nurse whether there are problems with the other members. 
B)  Instruct the nurse to observe for the next few meetings. 
C)  Remind the nurse to focus mainly on patient outcomes. 
D)  Ask the nurse to explain his or her feelings about the assignment. 
A)  Ask the nurse whether there are problems with the other members. 
B)  Instruct the nurse to observe for the next few meetings. 
C)  Remind the nurse to focus mainly on patient outcomes. 
D)  Ask the nurse to explain his or her feelings about the assignment.

Question 6

A staff nurse works on an inpatient OB-GYN floor that has begun admitting patients for elective abortions.The nurse is not comfortable with this change.When the nurse talks with the unit manager, the manager explains that the nurse may be experiencing role:

Accepted Answer

A)  ambiguity. 
B)  incongruity. 
C)  overload. 
D)  strain. 
A)  ambiguity. 
B)  incongruity. 
C)  overload. 
D)  strain.

Question 7

A student of nursing history understands Nightingale's use of the term "art" when describing nursing as having what context?

Accepted Answer

A)  Care activities that were driven by experience and intuition 
B)  Little scientific knowledge on which to base most nursing actions 
C)  Nursing roles that were fluid and defined by context and environment 
D)  Patient preferences dictating nursing actions when providing care 
A)  Care activities that were driven by experience and intuition 
B)  Little scientific knowledge on which to base most nursing actions 
C)  Nursing roles that were fluid and defined by context and environment 
D)  Patient preferences dictating nursing actions when providing care

Question 8

A nursing manager believes that the unit staff is suffering from role overload.Which action by the manager would best address this immediate situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authorize more overtime and bonus pay. 
B)  Negotiate for more unit-stock supplies. 
C)  Request more positions for nurses' aides. 
D)  Volunteer to help with workplace redesign. 
A)  Authorize more overtime and bonus pay. 
B)  Negotiate for more unit-stock supplies. 
C)  Request more positions for nurses' aides. 
D)  Volunteer to help with workplace redesign.

Question 9

A nurse is explaining to students that the role of researcher is the most fascinating one because of its flexibility at all levels of practice.Which explanation by this nurse would best justify this opinion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurses can join research teams in institutions where they already work. 
B)  Many areas of nursing practice need to be researched. 
C)  This role can be a part of the nurse's identity at all levels of practice. 
D)  When a study is finished, research nurses can return to staff nursing. 
A)  Nurses can join research teams in institutions where they already work. 
B)  Many areas of nursing practice need to be researched. 
C)  This role can be a part of the nurse's identity at all levels of practice. 
D)  When a study is finished, research nurses can return to staff nursing.

Question 10

A chief nursing officer (CNO)wishes to ensure that the organization has a strong ethical orientation.Which actions by the CNO would be priorities? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Create an ethics committee that can support organizational values. 
B)  Establish a corps of in-house chaplains to respond to all emergencies. 
C)  Model assertive communication when working with other disciplines. 
D)  Offer frequent onsite education on organizational ethics and values. 
E)  Publish procedures employees can use when they see ethical violations. 
A)  Create an ethics committee that can support organizational values. 
B)  Establish a corps of in-house chaplains to respond to all emergencies. 
C)  Model assertive communication when working with other disciplines. 
D)  Offer frequent onsite education on organizational ethics and values. 
E)  Publish procedures employees can use when they see ethical violations.

Question 11

An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it increasingly stressful to manage the roles of nurse, informal leader at work, and new parent at home.What suggestion by the manager might help this nurse find more life balance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limit work-related activities at home to when your baby is sleeping. 
B)  Try some role segmentation techniques after you leave the hospital. 
C)  Use role integration techniques to create a seamless blend between roles. 
D)  You might consider working part time until your child is older. 
A)  Limit work-related activities at home to when your baby is sleeping. 
B)  Try some role segmentation techniques after you leave the hospital. 
C)  Use role integration techniques to create a seamless blend between roles. 
D)  You might consider working part time until your child is older.

Question 12

The nursing manager evaluates which nurse as the best representative of the phrase "high tech, high touch"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Able to form close bonds with patients requiring highly technological nursing care. 
B)  Combines clinical and people skills to provide holistic patient-centered care. 
C)  Uses ethics to make decisions and to guide daily nursing practice. 
D)  Willingly works with the most difficult or complex patients as a team member. 
A)  Able to form close bonds with patients requiring highly technological nursing care. 
B)  Combines clinical and people skills to provide holistic patient-centered care. 
C)  Uses ethics to make decisions and to guide daily nursing practice. 
D)  Willingly works with the most difficult or complex patients as a team member.

What terms and definitions about role stress does the nurse learn? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing role is most closely connected to social justice?

A health care organization is investigating a new computerized documentation system.Which question by nursing management would address a source of work-related distress in nurses related to documentation?

A practicing nurse often volunteers for overtime when the unit is short staffed but now has a child who has a recurring illness and worries about the ability to continue this practice.The nursing manager could help this nurse by educating him or her about role:

A staff nurse works on an inpatient OB-GYN floor that has begun admitting patients for elective abortions.The nurse is not comfortable with this change.When the nurse talks with the unit manager, the manager explains that the nurse may be experiencing role:

A student of nursing history understands Nightingale's use of the term "art" when describing nursing as having what context?

A nursing manager believes that the unit staff is suffering from role overload.Which action by the manager would best address this immediate situation?

A nurse is explaining to students that the role of researcher is the most fascinating one because of its flexibility at all levels of practice.Which explanation by this nurse would best justify this opinion?

A chief nursing officer (CNO)wishes to ensure that the organization has a strong ethical orientation.Which actions by the CNO would be priorities? (Select all that apply.)

An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it increasingly stressful to manage the roles of nurse, informal leader at work, and new parent at home.What suggestion by the manager might help this nurse find more life balance?

The nursing manager evaluates which nurse as the best representative of the phrase "high tech, high touch"?

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Beyond Professional Socialization

Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice

Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing Practice Environment

Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care

Effective Communication

Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice

Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care

Information Management

Diversity in Health and Illness

Health and Health Promotion

Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing

Global Rural Nursing Practice

Violence Against Women: an Epidemic and a Health Issue

Telehealth

Patient Safety

Palliative Care: Compassionate Care Across Settings of Care

The Wisdom of Self-Care: Well-Being and Resilience in Nursing

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Exam 4: Professional Nursing Roles

What terms and definitions about role stress does the nurse learn? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing role is most closely connected to social justice?

A health care organization is investigating a new computerized documentation system.Which question by nursing management would address a source of work-related distress in nurses related to documentation?

A practicing nurse often volunteers for overtime when the unit is short staffed but now has a child who has a recurring illness and worries about the ability to continue this practice.The nursing manager could help this nurse by educating him or her about role:

A staff nurse works on an inpatient OB-GYN floor that has begun admitting patients for elective abortions.The nurse is not comfortable with this change.When the nurse talks with the unit manager, the manager explains that the nurse may be experiencing role:

A student of nursing history understands Nightingale's use of the term "art" when describing nursing as having what context?

A nursing manager believes that the unit staff is suffering from role overload.Which action by the manager would best address this immediate situation?

A nurse is explaining to students that the role of researcher is the most fascinating one because of its flexibility at all levels of practice.Which explanation by this nurse would best justify this opinion?

A chief nursing officer (CNO)wishes to ensure that the organization has a strong ethical orientation.Which actions by the CNO would be priorities? (Select all that apply.)

An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it increasingly stressful to manage the roles of nurse, informal leader at work, and new parent at home.What suggestion by the manager might help this nurse find more life balance?

The nursing manager evaluates which nurse as the best representative of the phrase "high tech, high touch"?

A Brief History of the Professionalization of Nursing in the United States

Academic Progression

Beyond Professional Socialization

Theories and Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice

Health Policy and Planning and the Nursing Practice Environment

Economic Issues in Nursing and Health Care

Effective Communication

Think Like a Nurse: Essential Thinking Skills for Professional Nurses

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

Legal Aspects of Nursing Practice

Ethical Dimensions of Nursing and Health Care

Information Management

Diversity in Health and Illness

Health and Health Promotion

Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing

Global Rural Nursing Practice

Violence Against Women: an Epidemic and a Health Issue

Telehealth

Patient Safety

Palliative Care: Compassionate Care Across Settings of Care

The Wisdom of Self-Care: Well-Being and Resilience in Nursing

Filters