The nurse manager recognizes that the goal of studying outcomes is to:
a. determine staff needs. c. predict the quality of patient care.
b. identify potential problems. d. incorporate change in nursing practice.
B
By studying outcomes, the nurse manager is able to identify potential areas of concern (problems). The
outcomes can be short or long term and may lead to an investigation of the structure and process to
determine any root causes for a negative outcome.
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Which of the following signs would lead the nurse to suspect elder abuse is occurring?
1. Leaving a competent elder at the doctor's office to wait for an appointment 2. Leaving a confused elder at home alone 3. Complaints of a person poisoning their food or robbing them 4. Skin tears on the arms and hands
Persons with chronic mental health problems have much higher rates of:
a. Apathy b. Suicide c. Homicide d. Physical illness
In order to diagnose an individual with bipolar I syndrome, the clinician should look for episodes of:
A. Irritability and rage B. Grandiosity and high self-esteem C. Rapidly alternating moods D. None of the above
A woman is terminally ill. Although it has never been discussed in the family nor stated outright by her physician, she suspects that she will die because of her illness. Upon which concept will the nurse base therapeutic intervention on?
a. closed awareness. b. suspected awareness. c. mutual pretense. d. open awareness.