While Talking with the Nursing Supervisor, a Graduate RN Expresses

question 10

Multiple Choice

While talking with the nursing supervisor, a graduate RN expresses frustration that a Mexican American client always has several family members at the bedside. The most appropriate action by the nursing supervisor to help the graduate RN become a patient advocate is to

• A) ask about the graduate RN's personal beliefs about family support during hospitalization.
• B) remind the graduate RN that this cultural practice is important to the family and the patient.
• C) suggest that the graduate RN ask family members to leave the room during patient care.
• D) have the graduate RN explain to the family that too many visitors will tire the patient.

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Definitions:

Mere-Exposure Effect

A psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things or people they are exposed to frequently.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see themselves in a more favorable light, attributing successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.

Situational Bias

The effect that context or environment can have on an individual's behaviour or decisions, often leading to skewed perceptions or judgements.

Internal Bias

Refers to the personal, often unconscious, predispositions or tendencies that affect one's decisions, perceptions, and interactions.