To determine whether her patient has responded favorably to a ...

[mckennatimberlake]

To determine whether her patient has responded favorably to a nursing intervention, a staff nurse should observe the client for ____.
 
  a. Improved health
  b. Increased complaints
  c. Outcome indicators
  d. Signs and symptoms

Question 2

The impact of the recessionary decade on the nursing workforce included (select all that apply):
 
  a. nursing schools increasing their capacities.
  b. more young people enrolling in nursing programs.
  c. RNs delaying retirement or returning to work from retirement.
  d. licensed RNs working in nontraditional nursing jobs returning to traditional nurs-ing.
  e. increasing the supply of nurses by moti-vating part-time RNs to work more hours or full-time.

[yeungji]

Answer to Question 1

C
Indicators are defined as valid and reliable measures related to performance (Oermann & Hu-ber, 1999). According to the American Nurses Association, indicators measure how nursing care affects clients and therefore would provide evidence of a patient's response to treatment.

Answer to Question 2

B, C, E
The impact of the recessionary decade increased the supply of nurses by motivating part-time RNs to work more hours or full-time; RNs to delay retirement or return to work from retirement; licensed RNs working in non-nursing jobs to return to nursing; and young people to enroll in nursing programs, a demand occupation with future stability (Staiger et al., 2012).

[mckennatimberlake]

Gracias!

[bbburns21]

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