The nurse manager has received funding for a staff retreat and is ...

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The nurse manager has received funding for a staff retreat and is organizing the event. Which goal should the nurse manager identify as the priority for staff participants?
 
  A) An opportunity for staff to experience luxurious surroundings and treatments that foster their self-care
  B) An opportunity for staff to be rather than do and experience respite from normal responsibilities
  C) A chance to refocus on the professional standards of nursing and rekindle their passion for nursing practice
  D) A chance to reflect on challenges facing the unit and brainstorm solutions in surroundings very different from the work environment

Question 2

A patient has a diagnosis of heart failure. When the nurse walks into his room he is leaning over his bedside table and is short of breath. The medical term to describe his respiratory status is
 
  a. orthopnea.
  b. dyspnea.
  c. dysrhythmia.
  d. disorientation.

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Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
A retreat is an opportunity for busy nurses to cease doing for a time and focus on being, and to experience freedom from responsibilities and distractions. Luxury is not a necessity while problem-solving and focusing on professional standards are likely contrary to the spirit of retreat.

Answer to Question 2

A
Orthopnea is an abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand in order to breathe deeply and comfortably.