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rmenurse · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The future of effective health care depends on the work environment that is present at the health-care setting. One important aspect of fostering a healthy work environment would be to ensure:

A. Allowance for empowerment of each nurse by each other
B. That no physicians were part of the infra-structure of the unit
C. That the pharmacy satellite was not lo-cated on the unit since it would cause ex-tra off-unit staff coming to the unit
D. That patients understand that staff always have their meals privately and can not be disturbed whatsoever during these times

Question 2

The major purpose of a Nursing Workforce Center is to:

A. Mandate policy regarding pa-tienthealthcare provider ratios.
B. Develop all self-care procedures that can be performed by the patients and families at their homes to prevent health-care pro-viders from making home visits.
C. Conduct health services research.
D. Develop palliative care medication framework for dying patients with pain.

billybob123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because nurses need to self-empower and assist in empowering other nurses to have a healthy work envi-ronment.
B Incorrect because physicians and other health-care providers should be part of the unit and not just nurses.
C Incorrect because having a pharmacy sa-tellite on one's unit would be a positive factor and having more off-unit staff around would also generally benefit the unit.
D Incorrect because there always has to be at least some nursing staff available to care for the patients.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because Nursing Workforce Centers do not mandate patientprovider ratios.
B Incorrect because the purpose of the Nursing Workforce Centers is not to ne-gate home-care visits to patients who need care.
C Correct because the main purpose of the Nursing Workforce Center is to conduct health services research.
D Incorrect because the Nursing Workforce Centers do not engage in developing me-dication frameworks.