Question

1. the purpose of the shift report is to:

a. give information about all the patients on the nursing unit.
b. discuss the social activities of the staff.
c. tell the nursing assistants when they are scheduled for days off.
d. rest before nursing work.

1. evidence - based practice:

a. relies on tradition and rules of thumb.
b. is used only when writing the care plan.
c. ensures that everyone is treated the same.
d. guides decision making based on evidence.

1. palliative care:

a. is very aggressive.
b. hastens death.
c. improves behavior.
d. provides comfort.

1. the organizational chart:

a. guides communication and identifies the line of authority.
b. applies only to facility management.
c. illustrates how evidence - based practice is used.
d. is a tool used by the quality assurance department.

1. when a task has been delegated to a nursing assistant:

a. they can perform the task if they have time.
b. they can ask another assistant to perform the task.
c. the nurse believes the complexity of the task is within their ability.
d. the nurse believes they can perform the task without supervision.

1. the nursing assistant can refuse the delegation if:

a. they do not want to do the task.
b. they do not have time to do the task.
c. the patient is confused and may be uncooperative.
d. they do not know how to perform the task.

1. your workday will begin and end with:

a. making rounds.
b. communication.
c. an assessment.
d. documentation.

1. an importa...

a. docume...
b. making...
c. getting...
d. meeting...

1. empathy is:

a. tact.
b. patience.
c. understand...
d. cooperation.

1. you must report...

a. prepare to tal...
b. complete eac...
c. begin your do...
d. leave the unit...

1. critical thinking h...

a. accurate.
b. complete.
c. inconsistent.
d. understandable.

1. a fair critical thinking...

a. judgmental.
b. opinionated.
c. incomplete.
d. neutral.

1. you have been assigned... apply critical thinking... following actions to take.

a. think about the proce... whether it is appropri...
b. ask another nursing a... dure for you.
c. ask the nurse how to d... because you have never...
d. see if you can find the p... dure manual and print i...
c. matching
match the... team... function.

1. ______
2. ______
3. ______

Explanation:

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A shift report in a nursing unit is meant to convey patient - related information. Option a says it gives information about all patients on the unit, which is correct. Option b is wrong as shift reports don't discuss staff social activities. Option c is incorrect because shift reports aren't for telling nursing assistants about days off. Option d is also wrong as shift reports have nothing to do with resting before work.

Evidence - based practice (EBP) is about using evidence to guide decisions. Option a is wrong because EBP doesn't rely on tradition or rules of thumb. Option b is incorrect as EBP is used throughout patient care, not just in care plan writing. Option c is wrong as EBP isn't about making everyone trained the same. Option d correctly states that EBP guides decision - making based on evidence.

Palliative care focuses on providing comfort to patients with serious illnesses, not on being aggressive (option a is wrong), hastening death (option b is wrong), or improving behavior (option c is wrong). So option d, which says it provides comfort, is correct.

Answer:

a. give information about all the patients on the nursing unit.

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