To promote nurses who are successful leaders within the organization, a hospital may institute what type of planning?
a. Career planning
b. Clinical ladder planning
c. Succession planning
d. Developmental planning
ANS: C
Succession planning focuses on what is best for the organization and involves organizational assessments, action plans, and mechanisms to identify employees with leadership potential. The goal is maintaining continuity to ensure strategic and operational effectiveness.
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Which of the following best describes how the federal government determines which projects are awarded special funding for health care?
a. Those that are consistent with societal priorities, such as 2020 Health Objectives b. Those that are supported by legislators c. Those that are written by health care organizations that have special needs d. Those that are consistent with the state's long-term health goals
Using an IV infusion system that delivers 60 drops/mL, a nurse hangs a 500-mL bag of normal saline (NS) at 0800 . The physician has ordered a rate of 20 mL/hr. What should the nurse set the roller clamp to deliver?
a. 10 gtt/min b. 20 gtt/min c. 25 gtt/min d. 30 gtt/min
The nurse preparing a teaching plan ensures that the information is tailored to the client's life experiences and learning level. These are examples of which right of teaching?
a. Time b. Context c. Content d. Method
A patient is placed on a multidrug regimen that includes bismuth for treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). The nurse should include which of the following points when providing patient education?
a. One week of therapy should heal ulcers, relieve symptoms, and eradicate H. py-lori. b. Resolution of pain indicates that the ulcer has healed. c. The tongue and stool may turn black. d. A single-antibiotic regimen is preferable to a multi-antibiotic regimen whenever possible.