The Nurse Manager of the Unit Is Implementing a Program

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse manager of the unit is implementing a program to assist the nursing staff in managing compassion fatigue. Which interventions will be the most successful?

• A) Support group that nurses can participate in that meets on the unit
• B) Exercise competitions to encourage nurse to exercise and log their time
• C) Organized break times so nurses can get off the unit for breaks and lunches
• D) Quiet area on the unit where the nurses can go during break
• E) Promotion of work-life balance
• F) None of above

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Definitions:

Internal Carotid Artery

A major artery located in the head and neck that supplies blood to the brain, eyes, eyelids, forehead, nose, and internal ear.

Carotid Canal

A passageway in the temporal bone of the skull that carries the internal carotid artery to the brain.

Jugular Foramen

A large opening in the base of the skull that transmits the internal jugular vein and several cranial nerves.

Foramen Ovale

An opening in the septum between the two atria of the heart that is present in the fetus and typically closes shortly after birth.