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1. The nurse manager of a unit has lost many staff members, and the unit is now staffed with a large number of agency and traveling nurses. She knows that the agency and traveling nurses are all contracted to stay on the unit for the next 3 months. One way to improve morale and decrease stress in the unit would be to: a. Implement team nursing. b. Request hospital-based "floating" nurses to substitute for the temporary staff. c. Plan a social event and include the agency and traveling nur...

CHAPTER 13- Care Delivery Strategies Model Selection: Considerations to be addressed when selecting a model: correct answers Organizational mission and purpose**!!! UNIT objectives** Pt population !! Staff availability !! Economic feasibility-drives how staffing is done in hospitals today*** Care Models: correct answers CASE method (total patient care)**!! Functional nursing (task of delivery)*** !! Team nursing PRIMARY nursing CASE management*** Other Strategi...

triple aim correct answers access quality cost of care access correct answers Affordable care act -varying degrees of coverage -NPs meant to serve rural or underserved areas quality correct answers goal-directed/effective care patient centered evidence based practice cost of care correct answers generally out of control leadership correct answers using your power to influence others to achieve goals management correct answers acts who guide others through r...

Healthcare is driven by correct answers Access Quality of care Cost of care Leadership correct answers The use of individual traits and abilities to interpret an emerging situation and to address the situation in the absence of a script or defined plan A leader is an individual who works with others to develop a clear vision of the preferred future and to make the vision happen Management correct answers The act of any individual who guides others through a series of routines...

Considerations to be addressed when selecting a care delivery model correct answers Organizational mission and purpose Unit objective Patient population Staff availability Economic feasibility Care Models: Case Method correct answers Aka total patient care A nurse working an 8hr shift is responsible for doing everything for the patient (vitals, ADLs, medications, etc.) Care Models: Functional correct answers Aka task delivery Each nurse is assigned one particular f...

1. A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take in making this change? a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involved in assessment and planning. b. Engage involved staff at all levels in the decision-making process. c. Focus the assessment on the unit...