WGU C157 Essentials of Advanced Nursing (EssentialsforNursing)

1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale’s original theories about nursing care? a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth. b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient. c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes. d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field. ANS: A Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments f...

9 MSN Essentials Roles and Responsibilities of the MSN Leader: ADVOCATE One who works to promote a transfer of responsibility to the client by creating a climate of mutuality in which the nurse assists the client in exercising his/her rights and in improving self-care abilities. Roles and Responsibilities of the MSN Leader: CASE MANAGER (CASE COORDINATOR) One who facilitates the identification of health needs and development and implementation of a therapeutic plan of care for patient wit...

How should a director of nursing respond to the national quality goal of improving the quality of care transitions and communication across care settings? Create a task force comprised of nursing administration, charge nurses, discharge planners, and staff nurses A healthcare organization has been collecting data about the quality and safety of the nursing care provided within the organization. Consistent with the national priority of ensuring that each person is engaged as a partner in car...

PDSA Plan, do, study, act Quality improvement is used to make improvements to a process Quality improvement focuses on making an entire system's outcomes better What exactly are we going to do? Plan When and how did we do it? Do What were the results? Study What changes are we going to make based on our findings? Act Aim characteristics time specific, measurable, define project Plan: Select your goals Write down the goals with a timeline Do: Implement change Do: assign one person to ...

The Surgery department monthly case review revealed the need for the development of new innovation to better meet the surgical patient outcomes. Which of the following would the Advanced Practice Nurse to consider having as part of the innovation committee? Surgeon, scrub nurse and patient An msn needs to assign a staff a member to assist a medical director in the development of a quality program for a newly established service. Which of the following staff members are appropriate for this...