Exam 15: Professional Practice Models

Organizations need to integrate the behaviors of employees to avoid random chaos and maintain some order, function, and structure. A(n) _____ is a guideline that has been formalized. It directs the action for thinking about and solving recurring problems related to the objectives of the organization.

A(n) _____ is the operational mechanism by which care is actually provided to patients and families.

Janice is assigned to pass medications this shift. Mary is assigned to do wound care, Jennifer will give all the baths, and Jim will take all the vital signs. This model of nursing care is called _____ nursing.

Mary Lou is a nurse in the critical care unit. She works 12-hour shifts. Each shift she is assigned to one or two critical care patients. She is responsible for planning and delivering the care and treatment for each one of the patients she is assigned to. This is an example of which nursing model?

Which nursing care model was prominent before the Great Depression?

A patient is admitted with congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, and dementia. He has a new dark spot on the top of his toes on his right foot. The nurse contacts the primary care physician, consults with the wound care specialist nurse, writes a nursing order for a referral to the diabetic educator, and contacts the discharge planner to facilitate future discharge plans. Which of the following care delivery models best describes how the nurse is providing care?

A professional practice model is a:

Nurses still struggle to create a healthy work environment. The standards of a healthy work environment include: (Select all that apply.)

Functional nursing:

Lilly, an RN, works full time in her client's home providing total care for him. She bathes and dresses him, provides tracheostomy care and wound care, and feeds him. She is paid directly by her client. This type of nursing care is commonly known as:

Positive work environments are often found in Magnet-designated organizations. Organizational structures associated with Magnet-like healthy work environments are: (Select all that apply.)

The conceptual framework and philosophy under which the method of delivery of nursing care is a component is known as:

A(n) _____ is a written plan that identifies key, critical, or predictable incidents that must occur at set times to achieve client outcomes within an appropriate length of stay in a hospital setting.

Professional practice models (PPMs) refer to the conceptual framework and philosophy of nursing within an organization. The core elements of a PPM include: (Select all that apply.)

Policies and procedures are two functional elements of an organization that are extensions of the mission statements. The similarities between policies and procedures include: (Select all that apply.)

Disadvantages of private duty nursing include: (Select all that apply.)

Critical paths:

Which of the following is true about team nursing?

A well-known conceptual framework by Donabedian (1988) is used to promote positive outcomes in an organization. The framework is composed of concepts related to: (Select all that apply.)

An example of a traditional nursing care delivery model is: