The nurse manager wants to create an empowered workplace for the staff. Which activity would be most helpful in accomplishing this?
1. Keeping bad news about an upcoming layoff from staff members to avoid upsetting them
2. Avoiding giving negative feedback to employees so that they do not become discouraged
3. Providing a loosely structured orientation process so that nurses can develop innovative behaviors
4. Teaching a class on the neurobiological reactions that lead to burnout and reinforcing healthy coping skills
4. Teaching a class on the neurobiological reactions that lead to burnout and reinforcing healthy coping skills
Explanation:
Providing education to staff and modeling coping skills are empowering actions. Not sharing information with staff, avoiding feedback (even if negative), and failing to provide a strong, evidence-based orientation will decrease the likelihood of fostering a healthy, empowered workplace.
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a. "Neurontin will help you sleep at night so you can deal with the pain more effectively." b. "Long-term diabetes can put patients at risk for certain type of seizures." c. "Neurontin can help relieve your anxiety from being admitted to the hospital." d. "Neurontin works on the nervous system to help relieve the burning pain in your feet."
The nurse is caring for an adolescent diagnosed with gonorrhea. Which medication is the drug of choice for this sexually transmitted infection?
A) Griseofulvin B) Rocephin C) Acyclovir D) Penicillin
Upon discharge, make sure the infant is fastened into a properly-secured car seat.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A nurse says to a patient "Just so I understand, you said that . . . ". This type of communication is:
a. Restating b. Reflecting c. Focusing d. Probing