Nurse Leaders & Policy

Which of the answers below is NOT a key contribution nurses make on healthcare leadership?

• Advocating for patient-centered care

• Healthcare policy influence

• Interdisciplinary collaboration

• Talking to everyone who crosses paths with the nurse

Which of the following is a policy/reform that the American Nurses Association helped to establish?

• Safe nurse-to-patient ratios

• Eating good food

• Always being happy while at work

• Providing scrubs to the nursing staff

The use of ____ communication helps facilitate effective nurse leadership.

How does nursing school education help prepare students in policy and regulation? (SATA)

• Case studies and simulations

• Opportunities to join nursing organizations

• Allowing time to make friends

• Giving clinical experience through various settings

Which is NOT a policy that has been implemented to ensure the best care for patients?

• Fall prevention

• Patient identification

• PPE policies to prevent infections such as CAUTIs

• Having patient room door closed at all times

What would accurately describe the significance that nurse leadership has on healthcare policy?

• Nurses are vital contributors because they closely deal with patients and can advocate for patient-centered care.

• Nurses are vital contributors because there are a lot of them, so they can come together and make a team.

• Nurses are significant to policy because they understand what the patient is going through.

• Nurses have no significance.

A nurse leader wants to further their research on a healthcare policy to ensure it is up-to-date on information. Which resource should they use?

• Evidence-base practice

• Personal Experience

• Hospital Gossip

• Advocacy groups

What are some ways that nurse leadership advocate for patients? (SATA)

• Ignoring a patient's cultural and spiritual needs

• Using screening tools to to reflect on a patient's unmet needs

• They collaborate with social workers to implement policies and procedures to assist patients

• Confronting a patient on why they are not taking care of themselves

Steps of policy development are similar to the nursing process using ADPIE. What does the 'P' stand for in ADPIE?

• Professional

• Procedural

• Prioritization

• Planning

In what ways can nurses get involved in policies? (SATA)

• Participating in state and national nurses' organizations

• Participate on national boards

• Attending legislative sessions

• Contributing to evidence-based data