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A nurse is orientating a newly licensed nurse to the procedure involved in obtaining informed consent. The nurse knows informed consent is based on the ethical principle of: -bebefience -autonomy -paternalism -justice - ANS- A. Autonomy R/T Informed consent is based on the ethical principle of asutonomy, which is the right to selfdetermination, independence, and freedom of choice. Beneficence is based on the principle that actions that a person takes should be done with the intent to do g...

Exploration of leadership and management principles applicable to the roles of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of a health care team, and member of a profession. Includes application of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Utilization

As the RN charge nurse on the night shift in a small long-term care facility, you've found that there is little turnover among your LPN and nursing assistant (NA) staff members, but they are not very motivated to go beyond their job descriptions in their work. Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to greater job satisfaction? a. Ask the director of nursing to offer higher wages and bonuses for extra work for the night LPNs and NAs. b. Allow the LPNs and NAs...

Sources of coercive power come from which of the following? A. Responsibility B. Recognition C. Expertise D. Punishment - ANS- D. Punishment The structure used in many organizations is the: A. Traditional approach. B. Organic structure. C. Decentralized approach. D. Network structure. - ANS- A. Traditional approach Empowerment is psychological and includes a feeling of:

The employer is responsible for providing a safe working environment by: A. Driving all employees to work. B. Following the OSHA guidelines. C. Teaching employees to use their back muscles for lifting clients. D. Allowing the recapping of contaminated needles. - ANS- B. Following the OSHA guidelines Safety threats to the employee do NOT include: A. Potentially lethal chemicals. B. Exposure to infectious materials. C. Recapping safety devices in each room. D. Radioactive materials in ope...

Key people/developments include Pinel and Tuke. Pinel believed that by treating pts w/ care/concern, they could improve. Changes included insane no longer treated as less than human; human dignity upheld. Result was asylum movement developed. Concept of "moral care" and "Asylum" (a safe place); mentally ill persons can improve with humane treatment; mental illness worsens with stress. Dorthea Dix helps open 32 state hospitals to serve populations that did not have funds/support ...

1. Following spinal injury, the nurse should encourage the client to drink fluids to avoid: A) Urinary tract infection. B) Fluid and electrolyte imbalance. C) Dehydration. D) Skin breakdown. 2. The client is transferred from the operating room to recovery room after an open-heart surgery. The nurse assigned is taking the vital signs of the client. The nurse notified the physician when the temperature of the client rises to 38.8 ºC or 102 ºF because elevated temperatures: A) May be a fore...

1. The care team is considering the use of dialysis in a patient whose renal function is progressively declining. Renal replacement therapy is indicated in which of the following situations? A) When the patients creatinine level drops below 1.2 mg/dL (110 mmol/L) B) When the patients blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is above 15 mg/dL C) When approximately 40% of nephrons are not functioning D) When about 80% of the nephrons are no longer functioning Ans: D Feedback: When the total number of fun...

1. A patient with a hematologic disorder asks the nurse how the body forms blood cells. The nurse should describe a process that takes place where? A) In the spleen B) In the kidneys C) In the bone marrow D) In the liver Ans: C Feedback: Bone marrow is the primary site for hematopoiesis. The liver and spleen may be involved during embryonic development or when marrow is destroyed. The kidneys release erythropoietin, which stimulates the marrow to increase production of red blood cells ...

Preparing for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certifying or recertifying examination requires knowledge and clinical experience that can be evaluated by successfully answering questions in a test format. In this Question and Answer book, our goal is to provide the reader with 450 questions across 9 subspecialties in internal medicine. hese questions test knowledge on topics relevant to the ABIM boards. As a companion to the Brigham Intensive Review of Internal Medicine, now ...