An ER (emergency room) nurse has applied for a job in the OB department. During the interview the OB manager inquires as to the ER nurse?s ability to manage stressful situations
The manager learns the ER nurse is leaving the ER environment due to stress. The manager asks these questions to determine: 1. The ER nurse?s ability to work independently.
2. Past work experience.
3. Past coping experiences that will assist the manager in determining the nurse?s ability to manage stress.
4. More about the ER environment
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Explanation: 1. Past experience in coping with stress provides insight into an individual?s ability for successful
coping in current experiences.
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have presented to the office with their infant son with complaints of ear drainage
When examining an infant's middle ear, the nurse should use one hand to stabilize the otoscope against the head while using the other hand to: a. pull the auricle down and back. b. hold the speculum in the canal. c. distract the infant. d. stabilize the chest.
A technician is using Cidex to sterilize some rubber-based catheters for urological procedures. A nurse identifies this sterilization method as
1. Ionizing radiation. 2. Gaseous disinfection. 3. Autoclaving. 4. Chemical disinfection.
The nurse manager has asked that all staff nurses develop effective leadership competencies. How should the staff nurses interpret this request?
1. This is an unrealistic expectation, because only managers are leaders. 2. This is possible if the nurses learn about and use relevant leadership and management theories and styles. 3. In order to become leaders, the staff nurses will have to emphasize control, competition, and getting the job done. 4. Unless the staff nurses possess the traits of a natural born leader, this is an unrealistic expectation.
Patients in the ____________________ unit may be up and fully dressed in street clothes each day.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).