Exam 20: Collective Nursing Advocacy

In accomplishing the goal of providing breakfast for children in elementary school,Leanne is particularly effective in approaching businesses with the needs that the group has determined and articulating the ways that the group has found for businesses to participate.Recently,Leanne has been taking a new graduate nurse with her and encouraging her to lead the conversations with businesses.Leanne is demonstrating

The staff members in a local emergency department are experiencing stress and burnout as the result of excessive overtime.The staff decides to unionize to negotiate for better working conditions.Approximately what percentage of nurses in Canada are members of a union?

In an inner-city neighbourhood characterized by high levels of violence,the nurses in the emergency department continue to be concerned about safety levels.As the manager,you ask the nurses to

After changes in health care funding and the community's expressed concerns about care that is being delivered at Hospital A,senior executives at the hospital determine that the hospital will engage in a strategic planning process.The senior executives decide on a participatory process in which staff are widely consulted regarding input about the organization and the external environment and are actively invited to be part of decisions related to mission statement,goals,and objectives.For true shared governance to be seen as part of this approach,which of the following conditions is necessary?

In looking at an organizational chart for her institution,Marie notes that the nursing staff is led at the senior level by a non-nurse executive.Marie expresses concern that this is a reflection of how nursing is viewed within the organization.Marie's comments reflect

Collective action is effective in