The surgical unit is experiencing difficulty recruiting new RNs, although the hospital has an excellent reputation in the community and has no difficulty recruiting nurses for other units
A task force has been formed, consisting of one nurse from each shift on the unit, the unit manager, and the hospital nurse recruiter. The group has gathered data and identified the problem. What is the next step in this process?
1) Generate possible solutions.
2) Evaluate whether the problem has been resolved.
3) Implement the solution changes.
4) Evaluate suggested solutions.
ANS: 1
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A 14-year-old with cystic fibrosis suddenly becomes noncompliant with the medication regimen. The intervention by the nurse that would most likely improve compliance would be to:
1. Give the child a computer-animated game that presents information on the management of cystic fibrosis. 2. Set up a meeting with some older teens who have cystic fibrosis and have been managing their disease effectively. 3. Arrange for the physician to sit down and talk to the child about the risks related to noncompliance with medications. 4. Discuss with the child's parents that privileges, such as a cell phone, can be taken away if compliance fails to improve.
The nurse is caring for a patient in the critical care unit who experiences ventricular tachycardia (VT). What is the drug of choice for this dysrhythmia?
A) Amiodarone B) Lidocaine C) Adenosine D) Clonidine
What patient populations would the nurse expect is most likely to be prescribed a drug for an off-label use?
A) Adolescent and middle-aged adult patients B) Patients with diabetes or heart disease C) Obstetric and neonatal patients D) Pediatric and geriatric patients
On your inpatient ob-gyn unit, the model of patient care delivery consists of a group of patients who are cared for by an RN, an LPN, and a nursing assistive personnel (NAP). This patient care model is called:
a. functional nursing c. total patient care b. team nursing d. primary nursing