A nurse manager is trying to develop a means to facilitate professional staff development by building upon the skills, abilities, and experience of each practitioner. This method is otherwise known as:
a. career enhancement. c. the novice to expert model.
b. clinical ladder. d. situational leadership model.
B
The use of a clinical ladder is a means of ensuring staff competence, and it acknowledges that staff
members have varying skill sets and abilities based upon their education and experiences. The clinical
ladder helps to evaluate these abilities and rewards each staff member differently according to his
placement in the designed (ladder) clinical structure.
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The nurse who is now providing this patient's care should be aware that the presence of ketones in the blood result from: A) Metabolism of fat B) Increased insulin resistance C) Glycogenolysis D) Hypoglycemia
A new tool and very short tool is developed. It is to be used instead of a previously validated tool that is very long to administer. What kind of validity concept will be used for testing this new tool?
a. Divergent validity b. Convergent validity c. Discriminant analysis d. Content validity
A client says, "This morning's nurse told me that my pain medication is a scheduled drug. Aren't all drugs given on a schedule?" The nurse explains that in the United States controlled substances such as some common pain medications are classified into one of _______ categories or schedules. Standard Text: Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
When transferring a patient to another unit, escort her to the nurses' station in a wheelchair, then return to your unit.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)