An OB manager is interviewing a registered nurse for a labor and ...

[V@ndy87]

An OB manager is interviewing a registered nurse for a labor and delivery position. The manager says to the interviewee, Tell me about the most challenging delivery experience in your nursing career.
 
   The manager learns the candidate has experienced several challenges that required quick action. The manager is impressed by the candidates: 1. Adaptability.
  2. Negotiation skills.
  3. Initiative.
  4. Decision-making skills.

Question 2

Hospital administration has elected to use TeamSTEPPS as a method of team building. What should the nurse manager tell staff about this training?
 
  1. This program was developed by a nurse to use specifically in small hospitals.
  2. Teams of nurses will be sent to national training seminars.
  3. You can expect additional efforts to help us keep on track.
  4. This is a simulation-based training similar to the old disaster drills we used to do.

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Decision-making skills provide the interviewer with information about the nurses thought
process in managing a difficult or challenging situation. Adaptability focuses on how an
experience has affected the nurse. Negotiation skills provide information as to how the nurse
was able to compromise in a situation. Initiative provides the interviewer with information as
to the nurses resourcefulness.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: This program was developed by the Department of Defense and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Rationale 2: Training in TeamSTEPPS is done onsite.
Rationale 3: Sustainability is a part of this framework.
Rationale 4: TeamSTEPPS is not like the old disaster drills of the past.
Global Rationale:

[V@ndy87]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[peter]

Great answer, keep it coming