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:

Heuristic

A rule of thumb that suggests a course of action or guides problem solving but does not guarantee an optimal solution.

Cognitive Schema

A mental framework that helps organize and interpret information, based on past experiences and knowledge.

Cognitive Heuristic

Simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgments and make decisions; they are mental shortcuts that reduce the cognitive load of making a decision.

Proposition

A statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.