One Means of Ensuring That Nurses Floated to Other Patient

question 22

Multiple Choice

One means of ensuring that nurses floated to other patient care areas in healthcare organizations are qualified to work in those areas is:

• A) Employing additional staff to assist with orientation processes.
• B) Cross-educating staff members to other areas of the institution.
• C) Transferring clients to units where the staffing pattern is optimal.
• D) Orienting staff members to all client care areas as part of their general orientation to the institution.

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Definitions:

Perception

The process of interpreting sensory information to understand and interact with the environment.

Dishabituation

The renewal of attention or response to a stimulus that had previously become habitual or ignored, triggered by a significant change in the stimulus.

Habituated Response

An action or reaction that becomes less pronounced over time as a result of repeated exposure to a specific stimulus.

Stimulation

The act of encouraging development or activity in biological, psychological, or physical systems.