You are conducting a meeting with a group of nurses. Today, you plan to discuss role expectations and the purpose of the team. You ask each individual to introduce themselves and share a little about their background in nursing
Your group is most likely in which stage of Tuckman and Jensen's team process? a. Forming c. Norming
b. Storming d. Performing
A
The group is most likely in the forming stage of the team process. During this stage, relationships
begin developing. There is team orientation, identification of role expectations, beginning team
interactions, explorations, and boundary setting.
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A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client. When developing this plan, which of the following would the nurse do to improve a client's motivation to learn? Select all that apply
A) Educate the client about his or her disease process. B) Do not include caregivers in the education process as it is a HIPAA violation. C) Create an accepting and positive atmosphere. D) Ignore the client's questions until you are finished teaching. E) Encourage client participation in goal planning.
A nurse is caring for a patient in a halo vest who complains of a headache after the physician tightens the skull pins. What is the recommended intervention in this situation?
A) Notify the physician immediately because the pins may have slipped onto the temporal plate. B) Obtain an order for and administer an analgesic. C) This is a common complaint and no intervention is necessary. D) Remove the halo vest with the wrenches provided by the manufacturer.
If a patient is using two types of inhalers—a bronchodilator and a steroid—the nurse correctly instructs the patient to
1. First use the bronchodilator, then wait 5 minutes, then use the steroid. 2. First rinse out his mouth, then use the steroid, then wait 5 minutes, then use the bronchodilator. 3. First use the bronchodilator, then wait 5 minutes, then use the steroid, then rinse out his mouth. 4. First use the steroid, then wait 5 minutes, then use the bronchodilator, then rinse out his mouth.
A nurse has just moved from a facility that utilized differentiated practice. Which of the following delivery systems would most resemble this system?
1. Case method 2. Shared governance 3. Functional method 4. Team nursing