A nurse manager is utilizing the strategic planning process to facilitate a planned change. After completing an environmental scan and SWOT analysis, which of the following actions best characterizes the next phase in the strategic planning process?

A nurse is teaching a class on ethical principles. The nurse should include that protecting a client's safety by not causing harm refers to which of the following ethical principles?

A nurse is caring for a client whose informed consent form has been signed in preparation for a procedure. The client states, "I have decided not to have the procedure." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Which of the following are notable benefits and characteristics of debriefing? Select all that apply.

A night shift nurse is assigning a specific component of care to an unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) employee. The night nurse shift nurse understands that though the unlicensed personnel is for the task, the nurse would remain for the patient's wellbeing.

Resistance is most likely when change:

Read the scenario below and highlight the statement (by clicking the sentence) that does NOT demonstrate shared governance. Select all that apply.

The board of directors of a hospital engages in a strategic planning process for the implementation of a facility-wide change that especially affects the nursing department. The directors insist on hosting regular "closed-door" board meetings, in which affected staff members and stakeholders are prohibited to attend. Information from these meetings are kept confidential, inaccessible to anyone outside the meetings. The directors have scheduled periodic town hall meetings, inviting all stakeholders and employees within the organization to share their thoughts concerning the impending change. After months of planning, the board of directors considers the feedback gathered and makes an unexpected decision to which leaders of the nursing department were largely unaware.

By following a shared leadership model, the nurse manager believes that staff members will learn to function synergistically. Some teams function synergistically because members:

A charge nurse is observing the actions of an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following actions by the AP is appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a living will. The client's family asks if they can make changes to lifesaving measures now that the client is unconscious. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

Two nurses approach their manager about a conflict regarding the patient assignment. The nurses are talking loudly and at the same time. Which of the following actions made by the manager demonstrates effective negotiation skills?