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TEST BANK TEST BANK FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING, 9TH EDITION, ELEANOR J. SULLIVAN Effective Leadership & Management in Nursing, 9e (Sullivan) Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Management 1) A nurse manager is participating in the healthcare organization's strategic planning committee. Which factor is the primary driving force and controlling factor in new initiatives this committee might recommend? 1. Cost of care 2. Access to care 3. Availability of care 4. Quality of care A...

Effective Leadership & Management in Nursing, 9e (Sullivan) Chapter 2 Designing Organizations 1) The nurse manager has established a program that recognizes a different staff member each month for contributions to client care. As a result, overall staff productivity and the number of client compliments have increased. This is an example of which concept of organizational theory? 1. Span of control 2. Line authority 3. Hawthorne effect 4. Adhocracy Answer: 3 Explanation: 1. Span of con...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 2 Contemporary Gerontological Nursing 1) The nurse supports an older client's desire to discuss advance directives with the client's family. What action is the nurse performing with this client? 1. Facilitating palliative care 2. Educating the family on healthcare services 3. Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team 4. Advocating for client's rights and autonomy Answer: 4 Explanation: 1. Palliative care alleviates pain a...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 1 Principles of Gerontology 1) The nurse is preparing to discharge an older client with instructions on smoking cessation. The nurse states to a colleague, "This client has been smoking for years and isn't going to stop now." Which negative stereotype of aging does the nurse's statement most reflect? 1. Old people are expected to be sick. 2. Old people are set in their ways. 3. Old people do not value health promotion education. ...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 6 Pharmacology and Older Adults 1) An older client being treated for pneumonia is given a sedative to sleep. A few hours afterwards, the client has a respiratory rate of 12 and cannot be aroused. What does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse? 1. The sedative was not absorbed. 2. The sedative has reached a therapeutic blood level. 3. The medication for sleep caused excessive sedation. 4. The client is experiencing complicat...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 3 Principles of Geriatrics 1) The nurse is preparing to conduct a health history with an older client. Which action should the nurse take to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of the client's health history? 1. Scheduling one-half hour for the medical history interview. 2. Requesting the client use the bathroom before starting the interview. 3. Ensuring the client has their identification and insurance card with them upon arrival. 4...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 18 The Musculoskeletal System 1) After assessing an older patient, which musculoskeletal changes will the nurse attribute as being a normal part of the aging process? Select all that apply. 1. Loss in height 2. Lower leg muscle atrophy 3. Calcification of the finger joints 4. Swan neck deformity of the hands 5. Decreased range of motion in the shoulders Answer: 1, 2, 5 Explanation: 1. A change in the musculoskeletal status tha...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 11 Care at the End of Life 1) An older patient with terminal cancer is considering hospice care but is concerned that Medicare will stop payments if the care is provided for longer than 6 months. What can the nurse respond to this patient? Select all that apply. 1. Medicare does not limit the hospice benefit. 2. Medicare regulations discourage a longer use of the benefit. 3. Hospice costs more than traditional hospital or long-term ca...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 21 The Hematologic System 1) Which clinical finding by the nurse is considered normal in the older adult client? 1. A hemoglobin of 10 g/dL two days post-joint replacement 2. Reports of the hands and feet feeling extremely warm 3. Skin tear with bruising, re-bleeding, and prolonged healing time 4. Poor or weak pulse amplitude in bilateral lower extremities Answer: 1 Explanation: 1. Red blood cell reserve and replacement is slower ...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 4 Cultural Diversity 1) The charge nurse has provided a staff inservice on the cultural triad and nursing care. Which statement, made by a staff nurse, best indicates an understanding of a healthcare team's difficulty with cultural literacy? 1. "Our healthcare team has limited knowledge of each others' backgrounds." 2. "Each of our perspectives of our own heritage interferes with cultural literacy." 3. "A feeling of being disco...