The clinical nurse educator on a palliative care unit perceives that many of the staff nurses are in the precontemplative and contemplative stages of readiness to adopt a new, evidence-based approach to pain assessment and management
Which of the following strategies should the educator adopt?
A) Presenting the findings from the literature that support the change in practice
B) Making connections with staff and fostering their readiness to change
C) Implementing the initial changes in practice that are necessary
D) Identifying and addressing those staff members who are resistant to change
B
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The RN who is the team leader gives assignments to all the team members. How should the nurse base this decision?
A. The number of staff willing to work B. The age and desires of the team members C. The RN needing to take orders and write client outcomes D. The condition and needs of each client
When explaining what is occurring when their child has an acute bronchial asthma attack, the nurse will emphasize that which mediator is primarily responsible for the bronchial constriction?
A) Tree pollen B) Mold dust C) Histamine D) T-lymphocyte proliferation
One advantage of functional nursing care is that:
a. care can be delivered to a large number of patients b. care is delivered to patients by several staff members c. patients feel they get better care from multiple providers d. there is more RN care than unskilled care
Which of the following is an aspect of trustworthiness used in evaluating the strength of evidence in a qualitative study?
A) Triangulation B) Reflexivity C) Reliability D) Credibility