The nurse manager determines that a staff nurse demonstrates ...

[abarnes]

The nurse manager determines that a staff nurse demonstrates compassion when providing client care. What did the manager observe to come to this conclusion?
 
  1. A nurse who has expert technical skills and has the most experience with critical care
  2. A nurse who routinely gives back rubs to clients before they go to sleep
  3. A nurse who has written procedures and policies in language that is both professional and realistic
  4. A nurse who takes time to understand the spiritual needs of clients

Question 2

A nurse has been asked to be a member of a hospital's internal review board and evaluate research studies. Which characteristic does this nurse most likely possess?
 
  1. Sound empirical knowledge
  2. Sound personal knowledge
  3. Sound aesthetic knowledge
  4. Sound ethical knowledge

[medine]

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Technical skills focus on the competency of the nurse.
Rationale 2: Giving routine back rubs focuses on comfort.
Rationale 3: Writing abilities focus on the competency of the nurse.
Rationale 4: Attention to spiritual needs is part of compassionate care, particularly in the face of death and bereavement.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Empirical knowledge is systematically organized into laws and theories for the purpose of describing, explaining, and predicting phenomena.
Rationale 2: Personal knowledge promotes wholeness and integrity in the personal encounter.
Rationale 3: Aesthetic knowledge is the art of nursing and is expressed by the individual nurse through his or her creativity and style in meeting the needs of clients.
Rationale 4: Ethical knowing focuses on matters of obligation or what ought to be done and goes beyond simply following the ethical codes of the discipline. Internal review boards review research projects and determine whether they meet sound, ethical standards. The more sensitive and knowledgeable the nurse is to these issues, the more ethical the nurse will be.

[abarnes]

TYSM

[amandanbreshears]

Excellent