The chief nursing officer decides to establish a client advocacy ...

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The chief nursing officer decides to establish a client advocacy position in an oncology unit. Advocacy is best represented by:
 
  a. Establishing private and professional networking systems.
  b. Asking social services to handle clients' concerns.
  c. Identifying community support groups.
  d. Empowering others by promoting self-determination.

Question 2

A nurse manager introduces prompted voiding into nursing practice on a unit, which is supported by clinical guidelines based on evidence-based practice.
 
  The nurses on the unit resist implementation, indicating that the bathroom facilities are too far away for efficient implementation of the guidelines, and that resources are too few to accomplish the initial voiding observations. For the nurse manager in this situation, it is important to have further discussion with the staff regarding (select all that apply):
 
  a. Compatibility of this intervention with the values of staff on the unit.
  b. Advantages of prompted voiding over incontinence products and catheterizations.
  c. Usefulness of prompted voiding with the particular population of patients on the unit.
  d. Feasibility of the program with respect to unit design.

[Sophiapenny]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Advocacy involves empowering and promoting self-determination in others.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D
Various theories related to the translation of evidence into practice point to strategies for success in introducing innovation and EBP on units, including determination of how well the innovation fits with the values of the staff; benefits of this practice or innovation over current practice; appropriateness of the innovation or practice for the target group for which the practice is intended; and the feasibility of the innovation from a variety of perspectives, including the physical design or layout of a unit.