RS exam 3 new 2019 ans.docx I GOT A 94% (everything highlighted is answer) latest updated docs 2021

RS exam 3 new 2019 ans.docx I GOT A 94% (everything highlighted is answer) latest updated docs 2021 1. A nurse tells a coworker that he is probably going to call in “sick” tomorrow. The coworker urges him not to do s ...

RS exam 3 new 2019 ans.docx I GOT A 94% (everything highlighted is answer) latest updated docs 2021 1. A nurse tells a coworker that he is probably going to call in “sick” tomorrow. The coworker urges him not to do so, because absenteeism creates problems for everyone on the unit. To which problems is the coworker referring? SATA 2. Anurse and a physician are having a polite but animated disagreement about what plan of care should be suggested to the client. The family also gets into the conversation, giving their opinions. Which type of conflict is this situation? 3. The nurse is teaching a newly diagnosed client about celiac disease and diet. The client has a master’s degree in astronomy. What does the nurse recognize as a key factor in the client’s motivation? 4. A nurse calls the health care provider with an update on a client whose blood pressure has gone from 130/80 to 116/56 in one hour. The client’s pulse is 56. The nurse says “I am not sure what is happening but the client seems to be deteriorating.” What part of SBAR is the nurse using? 5. A nurse is having personal problems at home and takes one alprazolam tablet from a client’s medication bin. After seeing how it worked, the nurse continued to divert medications from clients. The nurse-manager fires the nurse for the theft of the drugs but does not report it to the State Board of Nursing. What might be the consequences of this action? 6. Professional nurses are constantly required to communicate patient information to other members of the nursing team. The SBAR is a system developed to help nurses and other medical professionals to communicate. What does SBAR stand for? 7. A new nurse manager is assembling a team to work on a project. Which of the following are traits of an effective team?SATA 8. Identify the purpose of an electronic healthcare record (HER). SATA 9. A charge nurse is scolding an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) member for failing to complete a task. She calls the UAP lazy in front of other nurses and aides. What type of communication style is the charge nurse using? 10. A novice RN is feeling upset because she made a minor error. An experienced LPN teases her about it, which makes her feel worse. However, the novice RN says it does not matter and that she probably deserved teasing. Which style of communication is the RN using? 11. An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to help the Antepartum nurse on a busy shift. One of the clients on the unit is in the process of completing a 24-hour urine collection. What can the nurse assign to the UAP to do for this client? 12. A new nurse is having a disagreement with an older, more experienced nurse. The older nurse says, “You’re just like all the other young people…you think you know more than you do.” What behavior is the older nurse exhibiting? 13. A nurse finds himself working in an ineffective team. Which factor may be to blame for the problem? 14. The chief nursing officer (CNO) recognizes that if a nurse is not paid a salary that would meet the needs for food, transportation, and housing, those needs will become the nurse’s primary concern rather than delivering high-quality client care. What theory of motivation is the CNO describing? 15. A nurse has just assumed the position of nurse-manager. During orientation, the nurse is questioned about the roles of effective unit management. Which statement by the new nurse-manager requires correction? 16. A client has had a stroke and is having a hard time feeding herself using eating utensils. With which member of the interprofessional healthcare team should the nurse initiate a referral? 17. A clinical nurse-educator has taught the nursing staff the basics of Nursing Informatics. Which statement made by the staff indicates the need for further education? 18. Nurses often need to plan and coordinate collaborative interdisciplinary care for the client. Which of the following must they keep in mind when working with the healthcare team? 19. A nurse is interested in learning more about advocating for safe staffing ratios. The hospital educator asks the nurse to name the key elements to be considered when staffing a hospital unit. Which response by the nurse needs correction? 20. An experienced nurse is telling a new nurse about diversity in their workplace. A nurse manager overhears the conversation. Which of the following statements would need correction? 21. Which of the following are barriers to clear communication? SATA 22. The nurse is studying for a management certification exam about team leading. Which principle does the nurse need to understand as the definition for the recognition of the importance of all human beings? 23. An experienced nurse with a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) is asking a novice nurse about an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN) program. The novice nurse explains the function of the ADN program. Which statement by the ADN nurse is correct? 24. A novice nurse is working with a preceptor and says, “I am a brand new registered nurse (RN). I cannot think of myself as a leader!” How should the preceptor best respond? 25. A nurse-manager has made a decision to transfer to case-management. In training, the nurse-manager is asked to list the duties of the case-manager. Which statement by the nurse-manager requires correction? 26. The nurse receives report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse first assess? 27. One of the tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to focus interdisciplinary care on producing better client outcomes, especially for chronically ill and high-risk clients. What term is used to describe this effort to make maintenance of healthy environments the responsibility of all health care professionals? 28. Which of the following actions violates a patient’s legal right to privacy and confidentiality? 29. A nurse-manager in a long-term care facility has noticed that one of the experienced licensed practical nurses (LPN) has recently been having problems with tardiness. The LPN often looks messy and spends long periods off the floor. Recently, the clients have been complaining of pain even after medication pass has been completed. What is the nurse-manager’s best option? 30. The client has used the call-light several times in the past hour. The nurse enters the client’s room. What action by the nurse could the patient interpret as negative? SATA 31. The new nurse-manager recently implemented a training program for staff members who show signs of leadership. There will be no monetary reward, so the staff are not eager to apply for the program. The manager tells the staff that if someone does not apply, one will be forced to do so or risk extra shift time. What type of management is the nurse manager employing? 32. A charge nurse gently corrects a new nurse’s technique during a sterile procedure. The new nurse gets angry and defensive, saying she should never have come to work on that unit. What factor of communication is the new nurse experiencing? 33. A new nurse is having a disagreement with an older, more experienced nurse. The new nurse crosses her arms over her chest and looks away. What behavior is the new nurse exhibiting? 34. Which of the following is part of the Joint Commission (JC) goal to improve patient safety by reducing medical errors? 35. Match the correct term with its appropriate definition. a. Information - b. Computer science - c. Health information technology - d. Health informatics- e. Technology - 36. A new RN is working on a unit in which he was once an LPN. The charge nurse has never liked him and she assigns him strenuous tasks and difficult clients. What type of workplace incivility is this? 37. Staff nurses have been complaining that new certified nurses’ aide (CNA) is lazy and that she creates more work for them. The charge nurse understands that there are three communication styles from which to choose when speaking with the CNA. Which one would be best? 38. Health care brings people of different ages, gender, ethnic groups, educational levels, and professions together for the purpose of caring for the patient. Sometimes conflicts arise. Which of the following is considered to be a task-related conflict? 39. The nurse manager is made aware of a problem on the unit with a novice nurse who occasionally acts immaturely and tells inappropriate jokes. How should the nurse manager best approach this problem? 40. A charge nurse is learning about communicating with the staff nurses. Sometimes the nurses do not seem to understand what the assignments are. What are the known barriers to communication? SATA 41. The nurse has assessed a new admission to the unit. She heard scattered rhonchi on the right side of the patient’s chest and calls the physician to request a chest x-ray. Which part of the SBAR is she using? 42. A nurse from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is floated to the telemetry unit. During the shift, one of the clients in the NICU nurse’s care fell out of bed. The charge nurse questioned the NICU nurse to see what happened. The NIU nurse said “I don’t know! All of my patients stay in their cribs!” What part of the delegation process did the charge nurse fail to enact? 43. A nurse joins a Health Care Cooperative group to promote better health care practices on a global level. This is an example of what type of collaboration? 44. The nurse from the emergency department is giving report to another nurse on a client who is being transferred to the intensive care unit. Of which type of collaborative care is this an example of? 45. A charge nurse overhears a novice nurse say she does not like teamwork and asks her why. Which statement about effective teams by the novice nurse requires correction? 46. A nurse from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is floated to the telemetry unit. During the shift, one of the clients in the NICU nurse’s care fell out of bed. The charge nurse questioned the NICU nurse to see why hourly rounding was not done. the NICU nurse said i didn't know we had to do hourly rounding, all my patients stay in their crib. what part of the assignment did the nurse fail to recognize? 47. The nurse is evaluating a patient in the emergency department (ED) who is experiencing severe chest pain. Suddenly the patient stops breathing and is unresponsive. A code blue is called. What type of leadership style is best used in this situation? 48. A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of medication errors that occur in her department. What steps should the manager take? 49. A nurse states to a client, “Things will look better tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.” This is an example of which communication technique? 50. The nurse (RN) and the respiratory therapist (RT) are arguing about the timing of a nebulizer treatment. The nurse argues that because the client is the nurse’s responsibility, nursing will be making all the decisions about timing. What important piece of interdisciplinary care did the nurse forget?