A case conference is called to plan for a patient who has caused stress in the staff with constant calls and trivial requests
The nurse leader expresses personal views when leading the discussion about approaches to the problem and then makes the decision for care based on the discussion. What type of leadership style does this exemplify? a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Participative
D
Participative leadership encourages group involvement and suggestion, but the decision is made by the leader.
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A) "Over time you become more tolerant of the drug." B) "You may have become immune to the effects of the drug." C) "You may be developing a mild addiction to the drug." D) "Your body absorbs less of the drug due to the cancer."
A student nurse is developing a teaching plan for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). What should the student include as a priority area of teaching?
A) Avoiding extremes of heat and cold B) Setting and accepting realistic short-term and long-range goals C) Adopting a lifestyle of moderate activity, ideally in a climate with minimal shifts in temperature and humidity D) Avoiding emotional disturbances and stressful situations that might trigger a coughing episode
As part of a career day presentation to a group of nursing students, a psychiatric–mental health nurse plans to describe how this specialty developed
Which individual would the nurse describe as playing a major role in the development of specialty training programs for psychiatric nurses? A) Mary Adelaide Nutting B) Hildegarde Peplau C) Harriet Bailey D) Linda Richards
A community coalition monitors the increasing obesity rate of children in their schools. Based on this data, they consider a variety of programming options which may possibly help decrease this trend
What was the purpose of conducting this surveillance? a. Protect the children from diseases that affect obese children. b. Teach parents that obesity will not be tolerated in this community. c. Educate children on surveillance techniques. d. Demonstrate that new clinical and effective protocols need to be developed.