Exam 37: Collaboration

The nurse educator is teaching a management and leadership class to a group of nursing students.The educator presents information regarding case management and case manager.Which statement,if made by a student,indicates the need for additional education on this subject matter?

A nurse manager overhears two staff nurses talking about a third nurse,who has the day off.The nurses are making unflattering comments regarding the nurse in front of several other nurses who work on the unit.The nurse manager discretely asks to speak to the nurses' in private and states,"This behavior isn't OK,especially in a hospital like ours with a 'zero-tolerance policy.' If you have an issue with this nurse please deal with that nurse directly.If you'd like me to help you with this,please let me know,and the four of us can meet." The nurse manager's behavior modeled strategies for which type of work-place conflict?

The charge nurse working in the emergency department (ED)is preparing to receive a client with traumatic amputation of the lower left arm secondary to shark attack.The nurse assembles appropriate members of the healthcare team to be present when the client arrives with the goal of allowing the client to regain as much upper extremity function as possible.Which is the rationale for why the charge nurse assembled the entire healthcare team upon arrival to the ED?

The case manager interviews an older adult client hospitalized after hip replacement surgery.The client requires in-patient rehabilitation prior to being discharged home.The case manager works with the hospital nursing staff,the rehabilitation center,the client's family members,and other care providers to assist with a smooth transition.Which is the primary goal of the care management model described here?

A nurse manager who is employed by a community hospital is asked to implement critical pathways on the medical-surgical unit.When educating the staff nurses about critical pathways,which primary reason for their use with the nurse manager include in the teaching session?

A group of nurses are in a staff meeting on a medical-surgical unit headed by the new unit nurse manager.The manager announces that nurses should not criticize and make fun of other nurses or there will be repercussions.Several nurses at the meeting suggest that the nurse manager talk to the individual nurses who are exhibiting this behavior.When assessing the staff's group dynamics,which action by the nurse manager is appropriate?

Nurse leaders in a local hospital created a neurotrauma (NT)unit healthcare team focused on improving outcomes for their stroke clients.This team includes acute care nurses,physicians,other care partners (e.g.,physical therapists,social workers,case managers,dieticians),and representatives from the NT outpatient clinic.This team is led by a physician who makes treatment decisions based on the treatment plans developed by individual team members who each communicate with the clients,asking the same or similar questions to obtain data needed for their treatment plan.Which type of communication and action is represented in the scenario described?

Which statement is a primary and historical barrier to effective nurse-physician collaboration that has persisted over time?

The home health care nurse is planning care for the older adult client.Which interdisciplinary program would best support the needs of an older adult client within the community? Select all that apply.