Author Question: A registered nurse has been a nurse for 3 years. She questioned the nurses on the neonatal intensive ... (Read 31 times)

stevenposner · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A registered nurse has been a nurse for 3 years. She questioned the nurses on the neonatal intensive care unit where she works about the practice of kangaroo care for neonates.

She had read literature supporting the practice, but the nurses she works with told her that they had never done anything like that at their institution. She continued to ask questions and began a literature review. Which of the following behaviors was she demonstrating? A. Nursing process
B. Problem solving methodology
C. Peer review
D. Evidence-based practice

Question 2

The nurse manager of a large medical unit in a busy urban teaching hospital reviews the unit trends for staffing, which are determined by an acuity system. Which of the following statements is true about an acuity-based staffing model?

A. More staff are needed for a low acuity level.
B. More staff are needed for a high acuity level.
C. Less staff are needed for a high acuity level.
D. Acuity levels are never used to determine staffing levels.

yeungji · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
More people now question why certain health care approaches are used, which ones work, and which ones do not. Thus evidence-based practice is one response to this shift in thinking, which nurses and other health professionals cannot ignore. Evidence-based practice is a guide for how nurses make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical decisions.

Answer to Question 2

B
An acuity recording system determines the hours of care for a nursing unit and the number of staff required to care for a given group of patients.