Name five stressors that may affect nurses in expanded roles
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:
professional isolation, liability, collaborative practice, conflicting expectations, professional responsibilities.
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1. He will focus more on the issue than on personal experience. 2. He will strive to reach consensus within the group. 3. He will strive to avoid conflict within the group. 4. He will prefer to ask questions rather than make statements.
A young adult client is at 28 weeks' gestation. The prenatal history reveals past drug abuse, and urine screening indicates that she has recently used heroin
Which potential fetal health problem should the nurse use to select a nursing diagnosis to guide care? A) Congenital anomalies B) Abruptio placentae C) Diabetes mellitus D) Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
As the clinical director of 24 employees, you have been asked to explain to staff members why they are not getting a raise this year, even though they have been working short-handed for many months and patient satisfaction scores have never been higher
Because you believe yourself to be a transformational leader, you will approach this problem by: a. Telling the assistant clinical director and asking her to share the bad news with the other staff members. b. Posting a note on the bulletin board that includes the phone number of the chief nursing officer, so anyone who has complaints may express them. c. Showing staff members the budget and asking for input about how to cut costs so that raises will be possible in the future. d. Meeting with a small group of seasoned staff members and asking them how to break the news.
A patient is to receive 1000 mL intravenously of dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution in 8 hours. When the nurse checks the intravenous (IV) bag after 2 hours, 700 mL remain in the bag. How many milliliters have already infused?
a. 100 b. 300 c. 700 d. 1000