The student nurse enters the cafeteria and joins others who are ...

[Pea0909berry]

The student nurse enters the cafeteria and joins others who are making fun of the nursing instructor for being so particular in the skills lab. What is the most caring response the student can make?
 
  1.
  Tell the other students that they are being mean and then leave the table.
  2.
  Shame the students for being so uncaring and cruel.
  3.
  Ask the other students why they think the instructor is so picky.
  4.
  Laugh and tell a story of a personal reprimand received from the instructor.

Question 2

The nurse overhears a physician yelling at a newly hired graduate nurse in the hall. What is the nurse's best caring response?
 
  1.
  Yell at the physician for yelling at a new graduate, and report the incident to the supervisor.
  2.
  Wait until the situation ends and comfort the graduate privately.
  3.
  Suggest that the physician take a quieter and more private approach to the problem.
  4.
  Ignore the situation to avoid embarrassing the graduate further.

[olivia_paige29]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Guiding the conversation toward thinking about why the instructor is so particular and how patient care improves as a result is a productive response to the situation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
Quietly talking to the physician to deescalate the situation immediately is the most caring way to handle it.