The nurse is working in a low-income neighborhood as a home ...

[erika]

The nurse is working in a low-income neighborhood as a home health nurse. During one of the home care visits, the nurse notes that the children's playground has broken equipment, which the children continue to play on.
 
  The nurse has already contacted the owner of the playground about the issue. What action might the nurse take as a public advocate?
  A) Write an article to the local newspaper to gain public attention.
  B) No action is required; this is a civil problem beyond the realm of the nurse.
  C) Call the police to report the owner's neglect.
  D) Tell the parents they should not pay their rent until the playground is fixed.

Question 2

The American Nurses Association (ANA's) proposal for entry level for professional practice initiated debate among nurses. Which nurse would be impacted the most if the ANA proposal were implemented?
 
  A) An RN with a diploma who works in a critical care area
  B) An RN with a BSN who is a staff nurse
  C) An RN with an associate degree who is currently in school
  D) An RN with an associate degree who is a nurse manager

[xthemafja]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Prevention of injury to client is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact the owner. Because this was ineffective it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

According to the ANA's proposal, only the baccalaureate graduate would be licensed under the legal title of registered nurse. The graduate with an associate degree or diploma would be considered a technical nurse. If the ANA proposal is implemented, nurses who are currently licensed and educated in associate degree or diploma programs would have to be considered under a grandfather clause, provided that their performance meets established standards. If an institution required a minimum of a baccalaureate degree for the position of a nurse manager, an RN who is currently employed as a head nurse but who does not hold the baccalaureate degree would have no guarantee of retaining that position.

[erika]

Thank you

[xthemafja]

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