Exam 25: Workplace Issues

A nurse is working on a unit with short staffing.The nurse has voiced concerns to the charge nurse,who appears to brush them off.Which action would be the most appropriate for the nurse to take?

A nurse feels bullied at work.Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse manager is educating new hires on the different perpetrators of bullying.The teaching has been effective when the new hires state

After completing a crisis intervention course,the nurse recognizes the signs of escalating violence as which of the following?

A nurse has been floated to another department,and things are not going well.What should the nurse do?

Ergonomic hazards are a major safety risk for nurses,causing serious musculoskeletal injuries.To reduce the risk,nurses should

The staff nurse,in the tenth hour of a 12-hour shift,is told by the house supervisor that the nurse replacement will be 2 hours late and the staff nurse must work these extra 2 hours.The nurse is unable to stay over.What is the best action for the nurse to take?

The new nurse has an adequate understanding of bullying when stating which of the following?

A nurse manager is educating a coworker on agencies that oversee environmental hazards at ambulatory care centers.The nurse manager judges the teaching to be effective when the coworker states

A nurse manager is educating a group of new nurses on workplace violence.The nurse judges the teaching to be effective when one of the nurses states

A manager told a nurse to float to another unit.The nurse is nervous about floating.Which of the following actions would be the best to take?

A nurse believes he/she is being bullied at work.Which of the following actions by the perpetrator could have led the nurse to believe this?

A nurse professor is educating nursing students on the American Nurses Association's recommendation to use assistive devices for safe patient handling.The nurse professor judges the teaching to be effective when one of the students states

A nurse manager is evaluating her computer chair.What should the nurse manager look for to make sure the chair is a good ergonomic design?

Which statement by the nurse manager indicates understanding of Magnet status?

What can be suggested to a nurse wanting to protect back health while caring for patients? (Select all that apply.)

The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000 was implemented to prevent health care workers from experiencing needlestick injuries.Which of the following is required to be documented regarding a needlestick injury?

A nurse manager is brainstorming creative solutions to mandatory overtime.Which of the following actions would help prevent the occurrence of mandatory overtime?

How does the federal government affect environmental safety in the hospital setting?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)provides guidelines to protect health care workers from needlesticks.Which action by the nurse manager shows the use of the guidelines in practice?