Which statement indicates that a nursing student is in need of additional instruction on management theory?
1. "Chaos theorists believe change is inevitable."
2. "General systems theorists discuss outputs and inputs."
3. "Contingency theorists believe the environment forces organizational change."
4. "Classical theorists believe in organizational hierarchy."
Answer: 2
Rationale: According to general systems theory, the "input," or employees, are imported from the environment. The work, or "throughput," is performed to produce a product. The "output" is then exported to the environment. The student neglected to include "throughput," and the remaining choices are correct.
Nursing Process: Evaluation
Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment
Cognitive Level: Application
You might also like to view...
The nurse instructs the client of the need to schedule a mammography. The nurse is providing what type of chronic disease prevention?
1. Primary 2. Secondary 3. Tertiary 4. Quaternary
A physician has written a medication order for a patient that includes penicillin. When the nurse receives the order, she refuses to administer the medicine because she knows that the patient is allergic to it
What is the most accurate way to describe this situation? A) A questionable medication order B) A medication error C) A case of respondeat superior D) A case of negligent supervision
The nurse understands that the type of exercise that is most useful for strengthening larger muscle groups such as abdominals, gluteals, and quadriceps, and for endurance training is:
1. Aerobic 2. Isotonic 3. Resistive 4. Isometric
Which laboratory value would require that the nurse closely monitor a patient's cardiac rhythm?
1. Chloride 94 mEq/L 2. Calcium 2.2 mmol/L 3. Potassium 3.3 mEq/L 4. Phosphate 3 mg/dL