The charge nurse of a small nursing unit would like to gain staff acceptance of a time-intensive, budget-imposed change required by the hospital administration
She plans to emphasize several evidence-based research projects that have shown improved patient health outcomes as a result of implementing this change. This is an example of which of the following organizational change concepts? a. Budget-oriented change
b. Transformation
c. Resistance
d. Emergent change
B
Transformation is the use of new ideas, innovation, and creativity to change fundamental proper-ties of the state of a system.
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A 24-year-old college student has presented to the campus medical clinic with complaints of frequent, burning urination and has, subsequent to urinalysis, been diagnosed with an acute lower urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by E. coli. What teaching will the clinician most likely provide to the student?
A) "This should likely resolve itself if you drink a lot of water and especially cranberry or blueberry juice." B) "Unfortunately, the bacteria causing your infection is no longer responsive to antibiotics, but there are alternative treatments that we can use." C) "Many of these bacteria are now resistant to some antibiotics, but I will take that into account when I choose which antibiotic to prescribe." D) "This likely shows that you have some sort of obstruction in your urinary system, so when that is treated your UTI will likely resolve as well."
A lower gastrointestinal test or small bowel series is __________ of the small intestine after the ingestion of a contrast medium
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse has worked on the same unit for a number of years. The nurse is highly respected by peers and physicians and influences coworkers to achieve group goals. The new nurse on the unit recognizes that:
1. This nurse should be told about issues affecting the unit. 2. This nurse would be helpful with clinical questions. 3. This nurse challenges the authority of the manager. 4. This nurse should become the manager.
On the second day postpartum, the client experiences engorgement. To relieve her discomfort, the nurse should encourage the client to:
A. Remove her bra. B. Apply heat to the breasts. C. Apply ice packs to the breasts. D. Limit breastfeeding to twice per day