Author Question: Caroline asks family members to leave while she cares for the 16-year-old victim of a recent car ... (Read 76 times)

abc · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Caroline asks family members to leave while she cares for the 16-year-old victim of a recent car accident.

The father screams at her and tells her that she has no right to ask his family to leave, and that if she continues to do so, he will throw her out of the room. Caroline is shaken and tells her head nurse, who tells her that this kind of thing is just part of the job. The guidance of the head nurse: a. Is reasonable. No physical violence was involved.
b. Is related to why statistics on violence in health care are likely underreported.
c. Acknowledges the deep distress and fear of the family.
d. Acknowledges the concern of the nurse.

Question 2

Evidence-based practice includes:

a. collaborative practice dynamics between health care professionals.
b. documentation of patient care as evidence of nursing practice.
c. integration of research with clinical ex-pertise and patient values.
d. mutual goal setting and application in the clinical setting.

AngeliqueG · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
A common perception is that incidences such as these, which do not involve physical injury or harm, but rather threats, are part of the job. Because of underreporting, data related to violence and aggression in the workplace may not be reflective of its true incidence.

Answer to Question 2

C
Evidence-based practice is a process of shared decision making in a partnership between patients and providers that involves the integration of research and other best evidence with clinical ex-pertise and patient values in health care decision making (Sackett et al., 2000).