Author Question: An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it ... (Read 34 times)

imanialler · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

An informal leader on the inpatient unit has just returned to work after giving birth and finds it increasingly stressful to manage the roles of nurse, informal leader at work, and new parent at home.

What suggestion by the manager might help this nurse find more life balance?
a. Limit work-related activities at home to when your baby is sleeping.
b. Try some role segmentation techniques after you leave the hospital.
c. Use role integration techniques to create a seamless blend between roles.
d. You might consider working part time until your child is older.

Question 2

A nurse has been investigating how health care policy is made and believes that the system is too complicated and difficult to navigate. Which statement best justifies this position? Health care policy is

a. created at many governmental levels and affected by multiple variables.
b. enacted mostly by federal law, which requires compromise by both parties.
c. funded by appropriations bills, making additional policies hard to enact.
d. politicized with the current administration's party views taking priority.

lucas dlamini · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Role segmentation avoids blending any aspect of the professional role with the personal role. This is the most comprehensive suggestion the manager can give the nurse. Limiting work time at home to the baby's sleeping time might lead to sleep deprivation for the nurse. Role integration would create more blending of roles. Working part time might or might not be an option, but this still does not help the nurse separate the roles.

Answer to Question 2

A
Health care policy can be developed by federal or state law; by federal, state, or local rules and regulations; or by think tanks and philanthropic organizations. Policy is affected by funding decisions, public opinion, the economy, demographics, technology, and many other factors. This creates a system that is very complex and difficult for the average person to navigate.
Policy is not only enacted by federal law but can be enacted at the state level and created by agencies and organizations.
Funding does occur through appropriations bills, but this is not the reason the system is complicated.
This statement is true; however, this viewpoint is too narrow to explain the complexity of the entire system.