Author Question: Some changes over the past several decades that have impacted the healthcare delivery system and the ... (Read 95 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Some changes over the past several decades that have impacted the healthcare delivery system and the practice of nursing include which of the following?

a. Changes in the patterns of disease
b. Economic changes
c. Population shifts
d. Advances in technology
e. All of the above

Question 2

Many of the nurses in acute care hospital settings feel that health-care delivery as it exists is hopeless. Using chaos theory, it would be helpful for each nurse to try to:

A. Identify patterns of order that exist and focus on best practice using these obser-vations.
B. Alleviate the chaos by mandating patients follow lockstep procedures.
C. Develop step-by-step care plans that are focused on the average patient with a spe-cific problem who does not have other comorbidities.
D. Create a time management system using task accomplishment as the goal.

hollysheppard095 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

E

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because chaos theory is identifi-cation of and promoting best practices.
B Incorrect because one does not want to alleviate chaos and follow a lockstep process to gain the most growth, as the chaos theory explains.
C Incorrect because chaos theory does not foster universal categorization of patients.
D Incorrect because chaos theory does not focus on a time management philosophy.