Author Question: A nurse considered copying last month's surveillance report and changing the date because the number ... (Read 28 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse considered copying last month's surveillance report and changing the date because the number of occurrences per month had not noticeably changed.

Which of the following best explains why the nurse should continue to spend time collecting and reporting data that is always nearly the same?
a. Because such data are legally required
b. Because it is still part of the nurse's responsibilities, even if it is a waste of time
c. To determine a local baseline rate and immediately notice any change
d. To determine differences among communities in need for state assistance

Question 2

A nurse, after working two weeks at the site of the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, returns home. Which of the following behaviors would suggest the nurse needs professional assistance?

a. The nurse becomes angry when family members quit listening to her ongoing stories about the disaster and the problems there.
b. The nurse gives a presentation at the local college about the disaster and describes how health professionals were able to assist the victims who were injured.
c. The nurse is moody and feels family demands are not really as important as the other members of her family think they are.
d. The nurse is very exhausted and asks to have 3 personal days off from employment responsibilities.