From the list below, select all items that would constitute barriers to effective delegation
a. Decisiveness
b. Micromanaging
c. Policies that tolerate mistakes
d. Management-by-crisis mode
e. Confidence in self
f. Work overload
B, D, F
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There are four stages of team development. Stage one, which is called forming, allows:
1. the formation of goals. 2. team members time to get to know each other. 3. the establishment of work schedules. 4. the definition of roles for each team member.
The parents of a child who is dying ask the nurse that the child not be told that he will not recover. The child asks the nurse if he is dying. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse at this time?
1. Tell the child he is dying and offer to stay with him 2. Offer to bring in the child life therapist 3. Ignore the child's question and change the subject 4. Suggest a meeting with the health care team to the parents
The home health nurse is teaching a patient and family about hand hygiene in the home. The nurse is sure to emphasize washing hands before
a. And after shaking hands. b. And after treatments. c. Opening the refrigerator. d. And after using a computer.
The Joint Commission documented that patient education was deficient on several medical-surgical units of a local hospital. A nursing committee was formed to address this problem and focused on what likely nursing intervention?
1. Providing educational pamphlets about medications to the patients. 2. Asking the physicians to provide medication education to the patients. 3. Discussing medications each time they are administered to patients. 4. Requesting more frequent pharmacy consults for the patients.