Nursing delegation and management of patient care 2nd edition By Kathleen Motacki. Kathleen Burke-Test Bank

This Test Bank for “Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition” authored by Kathleen Motacki and Kathleen Burke provides a comprehensive set of practice questions and answers to help nursing students prepare for examinations effectively.

ISBN-10: 9780323321099, ISBN-13: 978-0323321099

Chapter 07: Professional Decision Making and Advocacy

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. How can nurses communicate their positions to help influence policy?
a. Ongoing representation on policy-making committees.
b. Committees or boards.
c. Lobbying.
d. Making submissions.
e. Meeting with people in positions of influence
Answer: C
Nurses can communicate their positions to help influence policy through ongoing representation on policy-making, committees or boards, lobbying, making submissions, and meeting with people in positions of influence.

2. The four major areas of political action in nursing are
Answer: A
The four major arenas of political action in nursing are the workplace, the government, professional organizations, and the community.

3. As a nurse and member of the Professional Practice Committee at your institution, you will be asked to review policies and to make suggestions for changes. The components of the review will include
Answer: A
Evidence of the current practice and a literature review are used together to determine current best evidence necessary for the review process of establishing and/or maintaining best practices.

4. Which nursing professional organization represents the interests of nurses regarding many issues, tracks nursing and health care-related bills across all states, and examines priority issues and trends?
Answer: C
The American Nurses Association (ANA) represents the interests of nurses, tracks over 1000 nursing and health care-related bills across all states, and releases position statements on issues important to nursing and healthcare.

5. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report challenges nurses and society to ensure that nurses are represented in leadership positions in health care, including governing boards. According to the latest data, approximately how many nurses sit on governing boards?
Answer: A
Less than 5% of governing board members are nurses, while physicians comprise more than 20%.

6. Which of the following is a policy that pertains to the governing of workplaces?
Answer: D
Institutional policies govern the workplace, while social policy promotes public welfare, health policy promotes individual health, and organizational policy pertains to professional organizations’ positions.

7. Which of the following is a policy that pertains to decisions that promote the welfare of the public?
Answer: A
Social policy pertains to decisions promoting public welfare, while health policy focuses on individual health promotion and organizational policy relates to professional organizations’ positions.

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