The nurse understands that the term Failure to Rescue refers to ...

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The nurse understands that the term Failure to Rescue refers to which of the following?
 
  a. An organization's inability to avoid bankruptcy due to lack of funds
  b. The physician's inability to provide adequate support to nurses experiencing burnout
  c. The clinician's inability to save a patient's life when the patient experiencescomplica tions
 d. The nurse's inability to provide overtime services when the ward is short-staffed

Question 2

A group leader wants to determine if group members understand the concept of groupthink behavior and strategies to avoid groupthink.
 
  Which of the following suggested behaviors made by the group members would indicate that further clarification is needed? a. Allowing the group time to gather additional data
  b. Encouraging independent thinking
  c. Preventing this from happening by removing anyone who begins to encourage thesebehaviors
 d. Encouraging members to verbalize their ideas

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Answer to Question 1

C
Failure to Rescue describes the clinician's inability to save a patient's life when the patient experiences
complications. Rapid-response teams have been developed to rescue the patient by mobilizing hospital
resources quickly, including bringing nursing and medical practitioners and nurses to the bedside when
a patient's condition deteriorates.

Answer to Question 2

C
The group leader would need to clarify the group members' responses related to removing another
member. A better approach is that when a leader observes group members beginning to display or
encourage certain known groupthink behaviors, the group leader should take them aside (outside the
group) and talk with them about what is occurring and how these behaviors may negatively impact the
group. This is a more sound management strategy than removing these members totally. Allowing
time to gather additional information and to reflect upon what already exists; encouraging independent
(not group) thinking; and encouraging members to verbalize their own opinions, thoughts, and ideas
are ways of preventing groupthink behaviors from occurring.