Exam 16: Providing Competent Staff

A new graduate requires a lengthy time commitment to orientation from the nurse manager.The socialization of the new nurse may take as long as 2 years.Which of the following would be expected as a time frame for developing confidence?

Accrediting agencies require that staff demonstrate competency in their jobs.Annual competency of mandatory skills is evaluated.Which of the following skills should be demonstrated annually in the ICU setting as mandated by accrediting agencies?

Clinical ladders for nurses are best used in what circumstance?

What retention strategies should the nurse manager use when working with a new orientee?

You are the nursing supervisor on the 11 P.M.to 7 A.M.shift.When making rounds,the charge nurse on the unit reports that one of the patients is dyspneic.What action would be expected from a nurse in the expertise stage of clinical competence when assessing shortness of breath in a patient?

You are the nurse manager who is preparing the annual reviews for the staff members.You are aware that the nurse in the competent stage of clinical performance development would be expected to do what when assigned a patient on beta-blockers scheduled for a stress test?

Orientation of new employees is a two-stage process.The first stage includes orientation to the hospital and its policies and expectations.What would the new nurse expect to accomplish at the time of the hospital orientation?