A nurse manager uses many sources of data when planning the unit's workload for the year. Which of the following data must be considered in the planning?
a. Hours of operation of the unit
b. Trends in acuity on the unit
c. Maximum work stretch for each employee
d. Weekend requirements
B
Acuity levels are determined through classification systems, which determine the nursing re-sources required.
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A) Create all-male and all-female work teams. B) Tell all workers who believe they are being harassed to confront the "harasser" directly and work it out. C) Provide sensitivity workshops for female employees to desensitize them to the harmless joking and innuendoes common in a primarily female occupation. D) Take all complaints seriously and actively pursue an investigation of all such complaints.
A nurse has delegated the task of ambulating a patient to two nursing assistants. Despite the patient's appearance, assistance of two people is needed for safe ambulation. The nurse discovers the patient being ambulated by only one aide
What should be the nurse's first action? 1. Demand to know why a second aide is not assisting with this patient. 2. Assist the aide in completion of the ambulation. 3. Scold the second aide for not carrying through with the delegated task. 4. Immediately initiate disciplinary actions against both aides for not following directions.
A nurse has completed a teaching session for parents on school-age childrens' expected developmental milestones. The parents need further teaching if they indicate which behavior is expected in a school-age child?
a. Experiments with profanity and dirty jokes b. Laughs at silly jokes and enjoys using words c. Understands the concept of conservation d. Engages in fantasy and magical thinking
The ability to mentally understand that 1 + 3 = 4 and 4 – 3 = 1 occurs in which stage of cognitive development?
a. Concrete operations stage c. Intuitive thought stage b. Formal operations stage d. Preoperations stage