Question 1

What nursing focus does patient empowerment evolve from?

Accepted Answer

A) advocacy 
B) patient care 
C) paternalism 
D) locus of control 
A) advocacy 
B) patient care 
C) paternalism 
D) locus of control A

Question 2

A patient tells you that he cannot lose weight because his job keeps him on the road so he cannot exercise, and his wife fixes too many high-calorie meals. What is he demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) internal locus of control 
B) external locus of control 
C) negative locus of control 
D) positive locus of control 
A) internal locus of control 
B) external locus of control 
C) negative locus of control 
D) positive locus of control B

Question 3

What skills does nursing knowledge foster to enable empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) decision making based on intuition 
B) values development and their impact on choices 
C) application of scientific principles and evidence-based practice 
D) imposing personal values on others 
A) decision making based on intuition 
B) values development and their impact on choices 
C) application of scientific principles and evidence-based practice 
D) imposing personal values on others B

Question 4

For the past few months Matthew has complained about inadequate staffing on all shifts to the administrator of the nursing home where he works as a nurse. He documented poor patient care, which included patients not being fed appropriately and several patients who developed serious bedsores after being left for hours on wet linens without being turned. When the administrator repeatedly refused to make any changes, citing economic reasons, Matthew spoke to a reporter at the local paper about the situation. How would this action of Matthew's be viewed?

Accepted Answer

A) as unethical 
B) as making trouble 
C) as whistle-blowing 
D) as unprofessional 
A) as unethical 
B) as making trouble 
C) as whistle-blowing 
D) as unprofessional

Question 5

Which of the following is a potential barrier to patient empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) comfort with change 
B) sufficient knowledge 
C) social labelling 
D) available resources 
A) comfort with change 
B) sufficient knowledge 
C) social labelling 
D) available resources

Question 6

Which of the following are qualities of the empowered nurse?

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy, future-oriented and goal-driven 
B) puts the care of patients ahead of self 
C) recognizes the power of the system 
D) acknowledges the importance of self over the profession 
A) autonomy, future-oriented and goal-driven 
B) puts the care of patients ahead of self 
C) recognizes the power of the system 
D) acknowledges the importance of self over the profession

Question 7

What is the term for a person who waits and hopes something or someone else will change, and makes excuses for not acting?

Accepted Answer

A) disempowered 
B) a whistle-blower 
C) a victim 
D) an empowered person 
A) disempowered 
B) a whistle-blower 
C) a victim 
D) an empowered person

Question 8

A patient tells you that the more he exercises and the healthier he eats, the healthier he gets. What is he demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) internal locus of control 
B) external locus of control 
C) negative locus of control 
D) positive locus of control 
A) internal locus of control 
B) external locus of control 
C) negative locus of control 
D) positive locus of control

Question 9

Which of the following does the process of motivating and empowering individuals and groups require?

Accepted Answer

A) positive self-esteem 
B) protectionism 
C) attitude of superiority 
D) obligations of beneficence 
A) positive self-esteem 
B) protectionism 
C) attitude of superiority 
D) obligations of beneficence

Question 10

What should be thoroughly explored before engaging in whistle-blowing by nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) how many nurses agree and will stand by the issue 
B) how long the problem has been going on 
C) if speaking out is  likely  to effect change 
D) which leaders can be counted on for support 
A) how many nurses agree and will stand by the issue 
B) how long the problem has been going on 
C) if speaking out is  likely  to effect change 
D) which leaders can be counted on for support

Question 11

Which of the following factors influences professional empowerment in nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) professional disobedience 
B) support of professional colleagues 
C) faith that the right thing is done 
D) abdicating responsibility for decision making 
A) professional disobedience 
B) support of professional colleagues 
C) faith that the right thing is done 
D) abdicating responsibility for decision making

Question 12

To enable patient empowerment, what do nurses need to recognize?

Accepted Answer

A) Health professionals know what is best for patients. 
B) Patients need help in making health care decisions. 
C) Patients are responsible for their own health. 
D) Health professionals give power to patients. 
A) Health professionals know what is best for patients. 
B) Patients need help in making health care decisions. 
C) Patients are responsible for their own health. 
D) Health professionals give power to patients.

Question 13

A student nurse shares at a meeting following clinical that he feels that the nurse he was working with that day was very critical and he felt "shut down" and bullied. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) the rite of passage all new nurses must go through to obtain respect from the senior nurses 
B) the process during nursing school that helps to toughen new nurses up to the realities of nursing 
C) how the world, regardless of profession, socializes the young into the work world 
D) an environment that is not doing enough to create safe, supportive, and empowering work environments 
A) the rite of passage all new nurses must go through to obtain respect from the senior nurses 
B) the process during nursing school that helps to toughen new nurses up to the realities of nursing 
C) how the world, regardless of profession, socializes the young into the work world 
D) an environment that is not doing enough to create safe, supportive, and empowering work environments

Question 14

A cancer patient expresses the desire to stop chemotherapy despite the medical advice that this is his only hope. What should his nurse's response be?

Accepted Answer

A) gather further information to facilitate health teaching about the chemotherapy 
B) work towards accepting the patient's autonomy and right to make his own decision 
C) notify the interprofessional team to meet to determine how to proceed 
D) express disappointment in the decision and reinforce that he is making a suicide decision 
A) gather further information to facilitate health teaching about the chemotherapy 
B) work towards accepting the patient's autonomy and right to make his own decision 
C) notify the interprofessional team to meet to determine how to proceed 
D) express disappointment in the decision and reinforce that he is making a suicide decision

Question 15

Which of the following might hinder nursing empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) acting to address system issues 
B) eliminating divergent and conflicting views 
C) collaborating and sharing in decision making 
D) participating in forming institutional policies 
A) acting to address system issues 
B) eliminating divergent and conflicting views 
C) collaborating and sharing in decision making 
D) participating in forming institutional policies

Question 16

Which of the following nursing attitudes enables patient empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A) surrendering the need for control 
B) directing patients toward decisions that support good health outcomes 
C) encouraging patients to value nursing trust 
D) providing services for patients 
A) surrendering the need for control 
B) directing patients toward decisions that support good health outcomes 
C) encouraging patients to value nursing trust 
D) providing services for patients

What nursing focus does patient empowerment evolve from?

A patient tells you that he cannot lose weight because his job keeps him on the road so he cannot exercise, and his wife fixes too many high-calorie meals. What is he demonstrating?

What skills does nursing knowledge foster to enable empowerment?

Which of the following is a potential barrier to patient empowerment?

Which of the following are qualities of the empowered nurse?

What is the term for a person who waits and hopes something or someone else will change, and makes excuses for not acting?

A patient tells you that the more he exercises and the healthier he eats, the healthier he gets. What is he demonstrating?

Which of the following does the process of motivating and empowering individuals and groups require?

What should be thoroughly explored before engaging in whistle-blowing by nurses?

Which of the following factors influences professional empowerment in nursing?

To enable patient empowerment, what do nurses need to recognize?

A student nurse shares at a meeting following clinical that he feels that the nurse he was working with that day was very critical and he felt "shut down" and bullied. What is this an example of?

A cancer patient expresses the desire to stop chemotherapy despite the medical advice that this is his only hope. What should his nurse's response be?

Which of the following might hinder nursing empowerment?

Which of the following nursing attitudes enables patient empowerment?

Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

Ethical Theory

Ethical Principles

Values Clarification

Values Development

Ethical Decision Making

Legal Issues

Professional Issues

Professional Relationship Issues

Practice Issues Related to End Of Life Care

Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination

Scholarship Issues

The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Health Policy Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

Issues of Gender and Culture

Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

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Exam 19: Empowerment for Nurses

What nursing focus does patient empowerment evolve from?

A patient tells you that he cannot lose weight because his job keeps him on the road so he cannot exercise, and his wife fixes too many high-calorie meals. What is he demonstrating?

What skills does nursing knowledge foster to enable empowerment?

Which of the following is a potential barrier to patient empowerment?

Which of the following are qualities of the empowered nurse?

What is the term for a person who waits and hopes something or someone else will change, and makes excuses for not acting?

A patient tells you that the more he exercises and the healthier he eats, the healthier he gets. What is he demonstrating?

Which of the following does the process of motivating and empowering individuals and groups require?

What should be thoroughly explored before engaging in whistle-blowing by nurses?

Which of the following factors influences professional empowerment in nursing?

To enable patient empowerment, what do nurses need to recognize?

A student nurse shares at a meeting following clinical that he feels that the nurse he was working with that day was very critical and he felt "shut down" and bullied. What is this an example of?

A cancer patient expresses the desire to stop chemotherapy despite the medical advice that this is his only hope. What should his nurse's response be?

Which of the following might hinder nursing empowerment?

Which of the following nursing attitudes enables patient empowerment?

Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

Ethical Theory

Ethical Principles

Values Clarification

Values Development

Ethical Decision Making

Legal Issues

Professional Issues

Professional Relationship Issues

Practice Issues Related to End Of Life Care

Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination

Scholarship Issues

The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Health Policy Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

Issues of Gender and Culture

Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

Filters