Nurses must acclimate themselves to feelings of uneasiness, ...

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Nurses must acclimate themselves to feelings of uneasiness, ambiguity, and the unknown to be effective nurses in our chaotic health-care system. They would do well to use which of the fol-lowing theories to assist them in achieving success?
 
  A. Quantum theory
  B. Adaptation theory
  C. Developmental theory
  D. Scientific theory

Question 2

Malloch and Porter-O'Grady point out that organizations work from the inside out and not from top to bottom.
 
  It is significant for staff nurses to participate fully in the decision-making processes of their health-care organizations and they can best do this by:
  A. Shadowing their physician colleagues
  B. Compromising with other health-care workers so that nursing gets its share of resources
  C. Empowering themselves and other nurses to negotiate for their patients
  D. Ignoring the administrators of the organi-zation

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because quantum theory will produce success.
B Incorrect because adapting to new changes is helpful, but there is no frame-work for adaptation that nurses follow.
C Incorrect because developmental theory will not influence success as an effective nurse.
D Incorrect because no specific scientific theory is identified.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because shadowing a physician is not helpful.
B Incorrect because compromising does not resolve a conflict in a win-win manner.
C Correct because empowering themselves and others will assist nurses in making their own decisions as a staff group.
D Incorrect because nothing good will come out of ignoring the administrators.

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