You Are a Nurse Who Dreams of Working in a Setting

question 6

Multiple Choice

You are a nurse who dreams of working in a setting where excellent care is given.You observe,however,that more and more patients and families are complaining that no one is attending to their needs or answering their questions.Which of the following actions would be most effective in moving toward that level of excellence of which you dream?

• A)Arranging for a meeting of your nursing colleagues to discuss the problem and coming to that meeting with a list of possible solutions to consider
• B)Telling the patients and families that you really would like to help but that the agency has not hired enough staff to spend more time with them
• C)Writing a letter to the nurse executive or agency CEO (chief executive officer)demanding that they do something to solve this problem
• D)All of the above

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic theory that describes a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the affection of her father.

Freudian Concept

Ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasize the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior.

Squeezes

Application of pressure or force to compress something.

Phallic Stage

The third stage in Freud’s psychosexual stages, occurring from about 3 to 6 years of age, in which the child discovers sexual feelings.