As part of continuous quality improvement initiatives, staff nurses often work as part of interdisciplinary teams dealing with
a. obtaining funding.
b. setting organizational priorities.
c. protocol development.
d. collaboration with other healthcare facilities.
c. protocol development.
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Laura, a nurse manager, is meeting with the staff, which consists of nurses from the Veteran, Baby Boomer, Generation X, and Millennial generations
Which of the following is the best ap-proach to encouraging collaboration and feedback from everyone? a. Ask for volunteers to form a committee to explore the issue. b. Form a committee made up of at least one representative from each generation. c. Form a committee primarily composed of experienced, older nurses. d. Meet with each nurse individually to solicit feedback.
patient recovering from a burn to the left side of his face tells the nurse that he has no idea how he is going to return home and resume his regular life since he is so "ugly and disfigured." What nursing response is indicated?
1. "It is good that your work does not include having to meet the public every day." 2. "I don't think your scars are so bad." 3. "I think you should see a plastic surgeon before you try to go back to work." 4. "Would you like a referral to the Phoenix Society?"
A 32-year-old woman who has a fractured T-7 following an automobile accident develops urinary retention. The physician orders intermittent catheterizations every 6 hours, and the nurse obtains between 600 and 830 mL of urine each time
Select the most appropriate nursing action for this client. a. Notify the physician and obtain an order for a Foley catheter. b. Restrict the client's fluid intake to 500 mL per shift. c. Obtain an order to catheterize the client every 3 to 4 hours. d. Continue catheterizing the client per the physician's order.
The theory that emphasizes the interdependence of organizational players is:
a. Structural contingency theory b. Institutional theory c. Resource dependence theory d. Systems theory