What is the primary goal of using the Six Sigma process in the health-care setting?
a. Providing a reliable process of care in all cases by eliminating errors
b. Helping nurses increase the number of clients they can safely care for
c. Increasing data collection used in evi-denced-based practice
d. Organizing client care based on a reliable statistical model
A
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The nurse is taking care of a child who is showing signs of imminent death. What changes should the nurse expect to see related to the cardiovascular system?
1. An increase in the volume of Korotkoff's sounds 2. Mottling, cool and clammy skin 3. Peripheral pulses will remain when the heart beat is not heard on auscultation. 4. Increase in cardiac output
During a staff meeting, a nurse makes the following remark about the clients on the unit, "These clients are just trying to avoid the problems of life. They just need to go out and work
" Which of the following responses best demonstrates the charge nurse's respectful attitude toward this nurse? 1. "I agree that most clients are just avoiding life, but our mission is to provide care." 2. "It is not our responsibility to determine whether clients have problems or not." 3. "You seem to be having trouble accepting the fact that clients can lose emotional control of their lives. Why don't we talk about this as a group?" 4. "When you say that our clients are just avoiding life problems, it sounds like you are frustrated by the needs our clients express. Am I hearing you correctly?"
Which of the following best describes the most crucial step in policy formation?
a. Convincing both political parties and independents to support the proposed policy b. Defining the issue and placing it on the agenda for possible action c. Determining who has vested interest in what aspects of the policy d. Trying to simplify the proposed legislation so the public will support it
Which remark by the nurse gives a patient verbal tracking feedback?
a. "Describe your relationship with your children." b. "Give me an example of not getting along with your children." c. "Am I correct in stating you are feeling angry with your children?" d. "You're saying you do not have a good relationship with your children?"