Chapter 16: Dealing with Chaos

Chapter 16: Dealing with Chaos

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which of the following is a characteristic of the Newtonian Age?

1.	Industrialization
2.	Chaos
3.	Organization
4.	Unpredictability

 

 

____     2.   Newtonian nurses are considered to be good at:

1.	following orders and taking direction.
2.	creative problem-solving.
3.	focusing on patient outcome.
4.	taking time to sit with families and provide emotional support.

 

 

____     3.   With quantum mechanics, humans recognize:

1.	orderliness.
2.	mechanization.
3.	structure.
4.	the dynamics of life and its living qualities.

 

 

____     4.   New Science nursing is:

1.	procedure oriented.
2.	focused on person outcomes.
3.	focused on rules and regulations.
4.	time-oriented.

 

 

____     5.   The New Science Age stresses:

1.	predictability.
2.	empowerment for everyone.
3.	order.
4.	paperwork.

 

 

____     6.   Much of the chaos that is present in healthcare comes from:

1.	the mix of Newtonian and New Science nurses and doctors.
2.	the demands of health maintenance organizations.
3.	the lack of healthcare coverage for many Americans.
4.	the opposition of some physicians to the insurance companies.

 

 

____     7.   You are working as a staff nurse on a 20-bed medical-surgical unit in the hospital. One of the registered nurses (RNs) called in sick, no unit secretary has arrived, doctors have been in early, and a stack of charts needs attention. In addition, there are some very ill patients who require immediate attention. The staff currently consists of one RN, you (the licensed practical nurse [LPN]), and two certified nursing assistants (CNAs). A unit secretary has been promised but has not come yet. Which of the following terms best describes the situation?

1.	Newtonian
2.	Empowerment
3.	Chaos
4.	Quantum mechanics

 

 

____     8.   When chaos exists in your work situation, what will happen?

1.	Total disruption of patient care
2.	People will self-organize
3.	Failure of the staff to cooperate with each other
4.	The nurse manager will delegate certain functions

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  3

A strong sense of organization is a characteristic of the Newtonian Age. Because of Newtonian physics, the world was orderly, predictable, and compartmentalized. The Age of Industrialization demonstrated Newtonian physics.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

2. ANS:  1

Newtonian nursing is orderly and predictable. These nurses follow orders without question and obey the rules.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 1

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

3. ANS:  4

Quantum mechanics helps humans recognize the dynamics of life and its living qualities.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

4. ANS:  2

New Science nursing focuses on person outcome whether that person is the patient, the patient’s family, or the staff. These people are all more important than performing the task.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

5. ANS:  2

The New Science Age stresses empowerment for all, allowing nurses to focus on people and providing the opportunity to move up Maslow’s hierarchy.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 2

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Knowing

 

6. ANS:  1

The mix of Newtonian and New Science by doctors and nurses creates chaos, because one functions under order and rule and the other focuses on people and relationships.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 4

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding

 

7. ANS:  3

Chaos is a movement away from order and occurs frequently in nursing. Every factor in this situation has contributed to the chaos.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 4

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Applying

 

8. ANS:  2

When chaos exists, people will self-organize. This is known as the strange attraction theory.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter: 16    OBJ:   Objective: 4

KEY:  Content Area: Chaos | Integrated Processes: Communication and Documentation | Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment | Cognitive Level: Understanding