Author Question: A chief nursing officer (CNO) wishes to demonstrate to the community that the quality of nursing in ... (Read 54 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A chief nursing officer (CNO) wishes to demonstrate to the community that the quality of nursing in his or her particular hospital meets or exceeds professional standards. The best method for demonstrating this would be for the CNO to

a. advertise nursepatient ratios.
b. apply for magnet hospital status.
c. hire advanced practice nurses.
d. publish complication rates.

Question 2

A patient wants to know if he or she should order some genetic testing from a private firm that has been advertising heavily in the area.

The nurse explains that some drawbacks to using a private firm for direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing are (Select all that apply.) a. a physician might not accept the findings of the tests.
b. private firms charge far more for testing than hospitals.
c. providers may not have the knowledge to interpret results.
d. the consumer might misunderstand the information.
e. the consumer might order unnecessary genetic tests.

brittanywood · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Applying for and receiving magnet hospital status from the American Nurses Association shows a facility meets or exceeds eight standards of care and can be used to publicize the quality of nursing services in that facility.
Advertising nursepatient ratios would give the public some information about nursing quality, but many individuals would not understand the implications of specific nursepatient ratios.
Hiring more advanced practice nurses would not specifically demonstrate that the hospital had met or exceeded professional standards.
Publishing complication rates for specific procedures or populations of patients would be valuable information to some consumers, but this often reflects medical care more than nursing care.

Answer to Question 2

C, D, E
Consumers, or patients, may bring DTC genetic test results to their health care providers, but these providers might not be knowledgeable enough to interpret the results for them.
Consumers probably do not have enough knowledge about genetic testing to accurately interpret the results of DTC genetic testing, which can cause confusion and fear.
Without professional assessment and guidance, consumers may be swayed into ordering inappropriate genetic testing.
It is possible that a physician might not accept the findings of the tests, but this is not one of the recognized concerns regarding DTC testing.
It is possible that private firms may be more expensive, but this is not one of the recognized concerns regarding DTC testing.