A newly licensed nurse is assigned to an experienced nurse for ...

[mwit1967]

A newly licensed nurse is assigned to an experienced nurse for training on a medical unit of a hospital. What type of nurse-to-nurse collaboration does this assignment demonstrate?
 
  a. Interprofessional
  b. Shared governance
  c. Interorganizational
  d. Mentoring

Question 2

A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit for congestive heart failure.
 
  Using the situationbackground assessmentrecommend ation (SBAR) format, put the following statements in the order in which the nurse should report changes to the health care team.
 
  a. Our patient was admitted 2 days ago with heart failure and has been receiving furosemide (Lasix) for diuresis, but his urine output has been low.
  b. I think that our patient needs to be evaluated immediately and may need intubation and mechanical ventilation.
  c. This is the nurse on the surgical unit. I am calling about our patient in room 3. After assessing him, I am very concerned about his shortness of breath.
  d. Today, our patient has crackles audible throughout the posterior chest and his O2 saturation is 89. His condition is very unstable.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Mentoring is a collaborative partnership between a novice nurse and an expert nurse to help transition a nurse through career development, personal growth, and socialization into the profession. Interprofessional collaboration is working with several disciplines. Shared governance is a type of management for nursing. Interorganizational collaboration often includes teams from inside and outside an organization to meet a common goal.

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
C, A, D, B

The order of the nurse's statements follows the SBAR format. The nurse explains the situation by identifying herself, then gives the immediate background of the patient. She then assesses the patient and gives her recommendation.

[mwit1967]

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[eliasc0401]

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