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concepts of Profes
Role theory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which actions indicate that the nurse adapts his or her role based on the situational context? | -Teaching a diabetic patient about diet and suggesting that the patient meet with a diabetic educator -Alerting the rapid response team after a patient displays atypical behavior and decreased level of consciousness |
| -- | -Explaining caregiver fatigue and providing support group information for a patient's mother who says she is exhausted by her child's illness and feels helpless |
| Which statements explain the key concepts of role theory? | -Role theory predicts that a nurse in a patient advocacy role will act as a change agent. -Role theory indicates that a nurse will assume the role of a collaborator when the context or situation requires it. |
| -- | -Role theory attempts to explain why patients trust nurses to perform certain tasks based on their position or role. -Role theory assumes that a nurse in an educator role will teach a patient how to administer insulin because that is a role expectation. |
| According to role theory, which behaviors or traits would be expected for a nurse functioning as a manager? | - Applying critical thinking - Collaborating with others - Working with interdisciplinary teams -Employing strong reasoning or judgment skills |
| A nurse educator is teaching a new preceptor group about the importance of competencies and training in their new leadership role. Which statements indicate that a preceptor understands the impact of role theory on nursing leadership competencies? | - "I understand that part of my competency will be developed based on feedback." -"Part of my evaluation will be based on my new role and competencies as a preceptor." |
| -- | - "I want to read the job description for my new role to gain a better understanding of what is expected." - "I need to learn more about learning styles as part of my competency development because that was not part of staff nurse training." |
| Which actions indicate that the nurse manager understands the use of position descriptions as a strategy to increase role clarity? | - Developing preceptor training - Updating job descriptions to make them more specific - Developing a plan for performance improvement for a new nurse -updating the clinical nurse educator's job description before posting the open position |
| Which actions indicate that the nurse leader understands the hypotheses in role theory related to role strain, role stress, and absenteeism? | - Bringing thank-you cards to show appreciation for the team's hard work -Asking a new nurse why he or she is withdrawing from |
| -- | - Asking a nurse if increased absences are due to illness, family illness, or job stress - Hiring more nurses per shift after identifying that increased absences were a result of increased patient-to-nurse ratios |
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