Nurses maintain their competence through a variety of formal and informal methods. What activity could contribute to competence in a formal way?
A) Taking a college course about family dynamics
B) Learning new procedures from other skilled nurses
C) Listening to physicians discuss a patient's treatment options
D) Reading a patient's chart in detail to understand context
A
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The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant patients. The nurse asks, "The fetal brain is developing rapidly, and the nervous system is complete enough to provide some regulation of body function on its own, at which fetal development stage?" It
is clear that education has been effective when a participant responds: 1. "The 17th–20th week." 2. "The 25th–28th week." 3. "The 29th–32nd week." 4. "The 33rd–36th week."
An experienced ICU nurse is mentoring a student. The nurse tells the student, "I think something is going wrong with your client." What type of clinical decision making is the experienced nurse demonstrating?
A) Trial-and-error problem solving B) Intuitive thinking C) Scientific problem solving D) Methodical reasoning
Which of the following is not a barrier to research utilisation?
a. Resistance to change. b. Lack of professional autonomy to effect change. c. Financial constraints. d. Educating future nurses on the importance ofresearch.
The nursing educator reviews the subject of fungal infections with a nurse. Which statements made by the nurse indicate an understanding of the information?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "Superficial infections are more difficult to treat than systemic infections." B. "Newer medications can be used for superficial as well as systemic infections." C. "Systemic infections are much more common than superficial infections." D. "Superficial infections are considered more benign than systemic infections." E. "Systemic infections require oral medications that have serious adverse effects."