NUR 101 Chap 12
- Which group established a standard of professional performance focused on the nurse's
collaboration with clients, families, and other healthcare professionals?
Answer The American Nurses Association
- Which option represents the highest level of collaboration?
Answer The nurse and the physician have discussed the nutritional needs of the client and have referred the patient to the dietician for a nutritional plan and teaching
- Which option characterizes effective collaboration?
Answer Common purpose and goals are identified at the outset
- The physician and nurse have asked the client to make a difficult decision regarding
treatment options. The client says "i dont really know what to do. Do whatever you think is best." According to characteristics of collaborative care, what is true of this situation?
Answer The client retains the right not to participate in this decision
- Collaborative practice creates a synergy among clients and providers. What does this
statement mean?
Answer The sum of the actions of the parties is greater than individual efforts.
- According to the text, interdisciplinary healthcare teams have bee particularly effective in
which environment?
Answer Outpatient services 1 / 2
- H.S. Kim developed a theory of collaborative decision making in nursing practice. This
theory describes and explains collaborative interactions be- tween nurses and which other group?
Answer Clients
- Dalton extended kim's theory of collaborative decision making in nursing practice to include
which group?
Answer Family caregivers
- What project was undertaken in resonse to the Institute of Medicines recomendations on
reducing errors in health care?
Answer Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
- What is true about the nurses role in collaboration?
Answer It may include collabo- ration on health-related research.
- The laboratory supervisor states, "I would like to collaborate with nursing services to
improve the way they order laboratory test." What is the error in this statement?
Answer An integrated delivery system centers on the clients health needs, not on the particular care given by one group
- Norton's theory of communicator style describes nine specific communicator styles.
Which nurse is using the attentive style?
Answer The nurse is obviously listening to the client and makes eye contact during the conversation.
- The hospital is a complex organization in which some amount of conflict is always
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present. How is this level of conflict described?