A graduate nurse is observing nurses on a busy surgical unit. The graduate nurse notices that the nurses work together as an interchangeable part of the team and have an appropriate level of skills
When questioned by the charge nurse, the graduate nurse identifies this type of team as a. potential. c. basic.
b. pseudo. d. real.
D
Each person on a real team has the skills and abilities to be goal and group oriented. Each mem-ber has the ability to work as an interchangeable part of the team and is accountable for the team's outcomes. The other options are not types of team.
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As a senior executive, you are keen to develop your hospital as a learning organization. Part of your purpose in translating this vision into practice is to (select all that apply):
a. Retain funding from third-party payers. b. Develop leaders. c. Maintain and/or improve quality of care. d. Stay abreast of new knowledge and evi-dence.
The patient is a gravida 6, para 1. She is admitted after a cesarean section after an amniotic embolus. Her heart rate (HR) is more than 150 beats/min with a systolic BP less than 80 mm Hg
Her temperature is 38 °C, and her condition has caused her to develop prerenal azotemia. The patient was fluid resuscitated through a double-lumen catheter, which was placed into her right femoral access, and started on vasopressors with a fair response (BP, 80/50 mm Hg; HR, 122 beats/min). Because of her diagnosis and a concern regarding fulminating sepsis, the patient was begun on CVVH. Which of the statements best describes CVVH? a. Complete renal replacement therapy requiring large volumes of ultrafiltrate and filter replacement b. Complete renal replacement therapy that allows removal of solutes and modification of the volume and composition of extracellular fluid to occur evenly over time c. Involves the introduction of sterile dialyzing fluid through an implanted catheter into the abdominal cavity, which relies on osmosis, diffusion, and active transport to help remove waste from the body d. Complete renal replacement therapy that allows an exchange of fluid, solutes, and solvents across a semipermeable membrane at 100 to 300 mL/hr
Which is a purpose of health care?
a. Health promotion b. Providing sources of income for residents c. Deciding which procedures will be paid for d. Training nursing assistants and other stu-dents
The nurse is getting ready to develop a plan of care for a patient who has a specific need. The best source for developing this plan of care would probably be:
a. The Cochrane Library b. MEDLINE c. The NGC d. CINAHL