The nurse executive is planning education for new nurse managers regarding the AACN Standards for a Healthy Work Environment. Which information should be included?
1. The critical partners in the organization are physicians, members of the administration, and nurse managers.
2. Staff nurses must embrace authentic leadership and value it to ensure an effectively running patient care unit.
3. In critical care units the need for expert clinical skills is more important than simple communication skills.
4. True collaboration must be promoted to ensure a healthy work environment.
Answer: 4
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The nurse caring for a patient receiving digoxin plans to monitor which electrolyte because of increased risk of digitalis toxicity?
1. Potassium 2. Chloride 3. Calcium 4. Sodium
While making a home visit the nurse learns that a patient self-administering insulin injections is placing the used needles and syringes in the family's trash can. What action should the nurse take?
1. Instruct the patient to place the needles and syringes in a separate plastic bag. 2. Nothing, because these needles and syringes are harmless to the general population. 3. Ask the patient to save all used syringes and needles after use for the nurse to dispose of. 4. Teach the patient to place all used syringes and needles into the red biohazard sharps box.
Preschool children have special needs including:
a. being curious and wanting to know why b. wanting someone to do everything for them c. fear of failure and needing reassurance d. wanting to be bigger and better than others