Author Question: A nurse manager has been dealing with staffing problems and high patient acuity on the unit. The ... (Read 74 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse manager has been dealing with staffing problems and high patient acuity on the unit. The director of nursing unit has been sensitive to other issues in the past, so the nurse manager decides to approach her with these new concerns.

Which aspect of caring is the nurse manager demonstrating?
1. Knowing
2. Trust
3. Humility
4. Courage

Question 2

The nurse is emulating the characteristics of caring, as described by Mayeroff. Which action demonstrates knowing, in relationship to caring?

1. Seeing that a client is withdrawn and sullen, and spending extra time when providing cares or treatments
2. Understanding the reason a client's lab values are elevated
3. Seeing the connection between the pathophysiology of the cardiac condition and treatment and giving the rationale for certain medications when the client asks
4. Getting an extra blanket when the client says he is cold

duy1981999 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Knowing means understanding the other's needs and how to respond to these needs.
Rationale 2: Trust involves letting go, to allow the other to grow in his or her own way and own time.
Rationale 3: Humility means acknowledging that there is always more to learn, and that learning may come from any source.
Rationale 4: Courage is the sense of going into the unknown, informed by insight from past experiences. Because the manager had prior experience that was positive from the director of nursing, the manager will use this information to address a problem that has not been introduced before.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Knowing means understanding the other's needs and how to respond to those needs. Sensing that a client is withdrawn and sullen, the nurse knows that spending extra time can sometimes allow the client to feel comfortable in talking about what might be bothering him.
Rationale 2: Understanding the reason for elevated lab values is an example of knowing in the didactic sense.
Rationale 3: Seeing the connection between the pathophysiology and treatment of a condition is an example of knowing in the didactic sense.
Rationale 4: Getting an extra blanket is responding to client needs after being told what those needs are, not sensing or understanding them.