According to the nursing role effectiveness model, which of the following would affect the nurse's ability to engage effectively in an activity, such as giving a patient a back rub to help promote sleep?
a. Dependent role functions
b. Execution of medical orders
c. Nurse-physician relationship
d. Patient acuity level
ANS: D
Patient acuity level, a general indicator of the health status of the patient, would affect the nurse's ability to effectively engage in care activities, and is a variable in the nursing role effectiveness model.
Dependent role functions, such as ordering medications, is not solely under the nurses' practice domain, and is not a variable in the nursing role effectiveness model.
Execution of medical orders, such as obtaining cultures, is not solely under the nurses' practice domain, and is not a variable in the nursing role effectiveness model.
The nurse-physician relationship is not a variable in the nursing role effectiveness model.
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