While making rounds, a night supervisor finds a unit with a low ...

[chandani]

While making rounds, a night supervisor finds a unit with a low census and too many staff members. The night supervisor is performing as a statutory supervisor when he or she:
 
  a. Assigns nurses to care for specific clients.
  b. Develops a protocol for unlicensed personnel.
  c. Recommends transferring a nurse to another service.
  d. Teaches a nurse to use a new piece of equipment.

Question 2

The chief nursing officer utilizes the hospital's workplace advocacy to help the overwhelmed Emergency Department staff. Workplace Advocacy is designed to assist nurses by:
 
  a. Creating professional practice climates in their institutions.
  b. Equipping them to practice in a rapidly changing environment.
  c. Negotiating employment contracts.
  d. Representing them in labor-management disputes.

[Kjones0604]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The night supervisor is acting in accordance with the National Labor Relations Act, which would enable the supervisor to assign nurses to care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Workplace advocacy encompasses a number of activities that enable nurses to control the practice of nursing and to address challenges that they face in the practice setting. These activities include career development, employment rights, employment opportunities, and the labor-management relationship. The aim of workplace advocacy is to proactively equip nurses to practice within a rapidly changing environment, rather than to negotiate contracts or provide representation in employment disputes.