A nurse plans to work in a rural hospital and commute from her ...

[elizabeth18]

A nurse plans to work in a rural hospital and commute from her suburban home. What response by the nursing manager is best?
 
  a. Are you sure that long commute won't be too much for you?
  b. Living that far away won't work with being on call on your days off.
  c. That arrangement will give you the best of both worlds.
  d. You should seriously consider moving into this community.

Question 2

A nurse manager in a hospital receives Joint Commission sentinel event alerts. When one is received that concerns a process that occurs in the manager's facility, the best action by this manager is to
 
  a. consult with other managers to see whether this has been a problem.
  b. create a file and add related information as it becomes available.
  c. initiate a new policy to address the shortcomings of the process.
  d. investigate how this process has been affecting patient safety.

[jesse.fleming]

Answer to Question 1

D
Nurses need to be seen as part of the community in order to be accepted and trusted. The manager should suggest the nurse move into the community.
The commute time is not the issue; building the community's trust is.
The nurse may or may not be on call, but that is not the issue; the issue is gaining the community's trust.
Although having the best of both worlds may be good for the nurse, it will not generate the community's trust.

Answer to Question 2

D
The best answer would be for the nurse manager to begin a thorough investigation of how this process works in the specific facility and how it affects patient safety.
Although consulting with other managers would be part of the best response, this is not the most complete answer.
Whereas maintaining a file of information is a passive activity, responding to patient safety requires an active approach.
Initiating a policy may be needed, but first the manager needs to investigate how the process at this specific facility affects patient safety.

[elizabeth18]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[rachel]

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