Question 1

After receiving a referral from a health-care provider, which type of nurse contacts the client, and together they develop an individual plan of care that addresses the client's particular needs?

Accepted Answer

A nurse navigator is responsible for guiding patients through the healthcare system, helping them develop a personalized plan of care based on their specific needs.

Question 2

Cannabis nursing requires nurses who are educated in multiple disciplines, such as which of the following, that go above and beyond the basic registered nurse education?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

To qualify for forensic training, the nurse should have 2 to 5 years of work experience in which setting, a high level of critical-thinking skills, and well-developed assessment skills?

Accepted Answer

Critical care experience is essential for forensic training because it provides nurses with the high level of critical-thinking and well-developed assessment skills necessary for the forensic field.

Question 4

One of the most difficult elements of which nursing role is attempting to change the traditional health-care culture that attributes errors in client care to carelessness and incompetence?

Accepted Answer

The role of a Client Safety Officer often involves addressing and changing the traditional health-care culture that tends to attribute errors in client care to carelessness and incompetence. This role focuses on improving safety protocols and practices within healthcare settings.

Question 5

The goal of which nursing role is to help the client obtain high-quality, cost-effective care while preventing the duplication and fragmentation of care?

Accepted Answer

The care coordinator's role is to ensure that patients receive comprehensive and efficient care by coordinating services, thus preventing duplication and fragmentation.

Question 6

Which nursing role plays a key role in ensuring that preadmission tests and results are communicated throughout the health-care system so that tests are not unnecessarily repeated?

Accepted Answer

The care coordinator is responsible for ensuring that all necessary information, including preadmission tests and results, is communicated effectively across the healthcare system to prevent unnecessary repetition of tests.

Question 7

When a case goes to court, nurses in which role will testify as an expert legal witness about how evidence was collected and the physical and psychological condition of the client?

Accepted Answer

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) are specially trained to collect evidence in cases of sexual assault and to provide expert testimony about the evidence collected and the condition of the victim. This role directly involves interfacing with the legal system to ensure that the evidence is properly documented and preserved for court proceedings.

Question 8

Epidiolex (cannabidiol [CBD]), derived directly from the marijuana plant, is sold as an oral solution for treatment of which condition associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy in patients 2 years of age and older?

Accepted Answer

Epidiolex (cannabidiol [CBD]) is approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome, in patients 2 years of age and older.

Question 9

If a critical care nurse starts a home care agency offering high-tech services, this nurse is functioning in which role?

Accepted Answer

Starting a home care agency, especially one offering high-tech services, demonstrates entrepreneurial activity. A nurse entrepreneur applies their nursing background, knowledge, and skills to create or start a new business within the healthcare field.

Question 10

Although the position can be filled by a relatively new graduate RN, nurses with experience in risk management and quality assurance are frequently recruited for which role?

Accepted Answer

Client safety officers often require experience in risk management and quality assurance to effectively oversee and improve patient safety protocols, making experienced nurses preferred candidates for this role.

Question 11

Although there are many positions available for nurses interested in telehealth practice, there no longer is a specific certification for telehealth nurses. Nurses are now encouraged to obtain certification in which area with the enhanced telehealth component?

Accepted Answer

Nurses interested in telehealth are encouraged to obtain certification in ambulatory care, which now includes an enhanced telehealth component. This reflects the growing importance of telehealth in providing accessible, patient-centered care outside of traditional hospital settings.

Question 12

Nurses in which nursing role are usually advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with at least 5 years of practice experience because they present health care at a provider level?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Nurses in which role may function as primary care medical and mental health providers, psychotherapists, and consultants?

Accepted Answer

Forensic psychiatric nurses may function as primary care medical and mental health providers, psychotherapists, and consultants due to their specialized training in mental health and the legal aspects of healthcare.

Question 14

Nurses in which role manage acute and chronic illness, develop care plans, dispense medications, perform health screening and health education, and have a high level of autonomy compared with other nursing roles?

Accepted Answer

Forensic correctional nurses manage acute and chronic illnesses, develop care plans, dispense medications, perform health screenings and health education, and have a high level of autonomy compared to other nursing roles.

Question 15

Office appointments can trigger anxiety and be confusing for some clients. In those cases, which type of nurse will accompany clients to the office or clinic to reduce their apprehension and help them understand the treatments or instructions they receive?

Accepted Answer

Nurse navigators specialize in guiding patients through the healthcare system, including accompanying them to appointments to reduce anxiety and ensure they understand their treatments and instructions.

Quiz 27: Developments in Current Nursing Practice