clinical skills competence for safe outcomes.
In Article 2 (Scott et al), what aspects of nursing are LEAST satisfying to patients?
o Interactions based on physical and technical aspects of care only.
o Human understanding of patients’ (and relatives) illness experience.
o Technical & clinical skills competence for safe outcomes.
o Time spent listening and talking (caring behaviors).
QUESTION 2
As stated in Article 2 (Scott et al). inadequate patient-nurse staffing result in patient death.
o True
o False
QUESTION 3
Each of the following statements regarding the structure and function of the clinical laboratory are true EXCEPT:
o The clinical pathology division of the clinical laboratory is under the direction of a pathologist.
o The microbiology staff isolates and identifies microorganisms collected from patients.
o The clinical chemistry staff measures various analytes in plasma and serum (from Dr. Thorn – for your information “analytes” refer to metabolic panel items like the following: sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, blood nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, glucose, calcium).
o Staff in the phlebotomy section can collect blood samples from patient, as shared responsibility with the nursing staff.
