Deck 10: Spirituality and Healthcare Organizations

Question 1

According to Chapman, the basis of healthcare is not just curing. It also includes __________

Answer 1

healing.

Question 2

When organizations and professionals lose a sense of this and the desire to help others. They become __________

Answer 2

spiritless.

Question 3

is includes experiences that go beyond a belief in God.

Answer 3

Spirituality

Question 4

__________ knowledge is gained through the scientific approach.

Question 5

__________ knowledge accepts that understanding is unique to individuals.

Question 6

Changes in national healthcare legislation, healthcare organizations are going through a transition. According to Chapter 10, they are__________

Question 7

Schedules, production bonuses, patients loads reflect __________ idea of the period of work.

Question 8

The Planetree model is an example of patient-centered care that includes __________ as an important element.

Question 9

According to Frankl, finding __________ in one's work reflects spirituality.

Question 10

If administrators want to support spirituality in the workplace through Kantian deontology, they can use the __________ to make their decisions.

Question 11

In the current constantly changing healthcare environment, professionals may begin to see patients as numbers and forget why they became part of health care. Using the information from Chapter 10, discuss two reasons why spirituality is important to today's healthcare professionals.

Question 12

Chapman discusses the need for employees who have a service mission in a calling to healthcare. Discuss the reasons why Aristotle would also support hiring these kinds of employees.

Question 13

Discuss two reasons why organizational justice would support employee spirituality.

Question 14

Safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) and preventing physical injury is a professional, legal, and ethical concern that applies to which of the following?

A) all employees of a healthcare facility
B) any health care employee with a certification or license
C) administrative staff of all health care facilities
D) patients, family members and interprofessional health providers

Question 15

Which group of health care professionals are responsible for the most injuries in health care?

A) Doctors
B) Nurses
C) Physical Therapists
D) Occupational Therapists

Question 16

Which data best represents the extent of the problem regarding patient and health care worker safety?

A) OSHA and NIOSH have endorsed an ergonomics standards approach to prevent injury.
B) The ANA educates members to advocate for safety with their congressional representatives.
C) A 35 lb limit was instituted for patient handling, transfers, and repositioning.
D) NIOSH has published multiple practice guides to aid in preventing injury.

Question 17

Which evidence breaks the perceived barrier to the utilization of an SPHM program in health care?

A) Health professionals lack knowledge, relying on the myth of using "good body mechanics".
B) 13% of nurses had a major musculoskeletal injury during 2013-2014.
C) 75% of nurses have access to SPHM technology, but only about 35% use it consistently.
D) When Rehabilitation professionals further non-evidence-based care, many suffer.

Question 18

According to the data found in this chapter, which of the following is one of the biggest problems related to safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM)?

A) Using equipment has not been shown to be best practice.
B) Equipment is not available and or is underused.
C) Staff are not trained to use the equipment.
D) The staff report not having the time to use the equipment.

Question 19

Which of the following can be concluded when safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) is available and used properly by staff?

A) More staff are required and work is completed at a much slower pace.
B) Less patients are transferred during a shift because of the time it takes to use equipment.
C) The overall outcome for patients, family members and the staff is positive.
D) Clinical staff report less burnout and stress.

Question 20

Which of the following is an outcome for patients when rehabilitation professionals do not utilize a safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) program?

A) A higher injury rate will occur.
B) The patient's dependence increases.
C) Patients may suffer if a SPHM program is not utilized.
D) The outcome is still positive because rehabilitation professionals are the experts in mobility.

Question 21

Which of the following is true regarding the outcome of the American Nurses Association (ANA) Health Risk Appraisal that was conducted in 2013-2014?

A) Less than half of the nurses who had access to equipment consistently used it.
B) The majority of the nurses involved had musculoskeletal injuries.
C) More than half of the nurses were found to be at risk of injury when lifting and repositioning
Patients.
D) More than half of the nurses reported having chronic back pain from lifting and repositioning
Patients.

Question 22

Which of the following can be concluded when a facility employs mostly healthcare workers that are certified by the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP)?

A) The facility will save money from reduced employee injuries.
B) The facility will have a higher patient-satisfaction rate.
C) The insurance companies will reimburse the facility more efficiently.
D) The employees will utilize transfer equipment more frequently.

Question 23

Which of the following is true regarding the difference in injury rates between a healthcare facility and a veterans' hospital?

A) Injuries are lower in the veteran hospitals because the administration consistently promotes
Safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs.
B) Injuries are lower in the healthcare facilities because the facilities employ mostly safe patient
Handling and mobility (SPHM) certified staff.
C) Injuries are lower in the veteran hospitals because clinical employees are required to be certified in safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM).
D) Injuries are lower in healthcare facilities because there is a weight limit used in safe patient
Handling and mobility (SPHM).

Question 24

Which of the following is true regarding the movement towards a safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) work culture?

A) Implementing an injury prevention program in facilities reduces nurse turnover rate and
Increases the work culture.
B) Being actively involved in the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP)
Increases the work culture.
C) Nurses need to be the main advocates for creating the SPHM work culture.
D) Creating an SPHM work culture requires nonmaleficence, beneficence, and social justice.

Question 25

A weight limit equation for safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) would apply to which of the following agencies?

A) Nurses Strategic Action Team (N-STAT)
B) National Institute for Occupations Safety and Health (NIOSH)
C) Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP)
D) American Nurses Association (ANA)

Question 26

Which of the following agencies found that hospitals using successful safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) programs save an average of $65,000 per year?

A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) Veterans Affairs (VA)
C) Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
D) Nurses Strategic Action Team (N-STAT)

Question 27

The nurse aide calls the nurse to a patient's room and asks the nurse to help transfer the patient from the chair to the bed. The nurse aide has a gait belt around the patient's waist and is positioned next to the patient preparing to help the patient stand. Which of the following actions would be a priority for the nurse to take?

A) Ensure the nurse aide is using proper body mechanics and then assist using proper body
Mechanics as well.
B) Request the nurse aide obtain transfer equipment to help move the patient.
C) Check the patient's weight in the medical record and request the lift team to assist if the
Patient is over 200 pounds.
D) Ask if the patient can stand and if unable request a third person to assist with the transfer.

Question 28

Which statement best summarizes the accountability that nurses have relative to SPHM?

A) Influencing other professionals within the changing health care system.
B) Facilitating interprofessional cooperation among all members of the health care team.
C) Pursuing lifelong career opportunities in furthering personal education and advancement.
D) Improving healthcare environments consistent with the values of the profession through individual and collective action

Question 29

The patient who is paraplegic and only weighs 98 pounds is asking to be transferred from the bed to the wheelchair. The nurse practicing beneficence and nonmaleficence should take which action?

A) Immediately assist the patient to transfer.
B) Use a two-person transfer technique to move the patient.
C) Obtain transfer equipment and wait for assistance.
D) Call the lift team to transfer the patient.

Question 30

The physical therapist (PT) is training a newly employed PT and they are preparing to ambulate with a patient in the hallway using a walker. The new PT asks, "Should we use a wheelchair behind the patient in case the patient gets tired and needs to sit down?" Which response, if made by the PT, would best be classified as nonmaleficence?

A) "I will not go very far, so if the patient does get tired you can just grab a chair."
B) "We usually do not have a wheelchair, so it is best if you walk behind the patient for support."
C) "We do not have one right now, so we will come back later with a wheelchair."
D) "I will get the patient sitting up, while you obtain a wheelchair."

Question 31

Which of the following would demonstrate social justice when best practices of safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) are not followed?

A) A patient's hospital stay is increased by three days.
B) A nurse is fired after a patient fell during a transfer from bed to chair.
C) A patient is suing the physical therapist (PT) for an injury caused by the PT.
D) The insurance deductible increases for a nurse who had to have three surgeries following an injury at work.

Question 32

Beneficence is the first behavior that health providers should follow when caring for patients.

Question 33

National Institute for Occupations Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Veterans Health Administration are partners working with 26 nursing schools to further safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) curricula.

Question 34

The removal of religion and spirituality during the 20^th century was justified by which of the following?

A) The movement to use evidence-based practice (EBP).
B) An emphasis on curing illness and controlling the spread of disease.
C) The movement toward patient-centered care.
D) An attempt to lower the risk of litigation.