Chapter 40: Decision-making and accountability in children and young people’s nursing

1. Arguably what are the spheres of accountability for the children’s nurse?

  1. Statute law, public law, tort law, employment law
  2. Statute law, tort law, criminal law, employment law
  3. Public law, criminal law, employment law, family law
  4. Public law, tort law, family law, education law

Answer: A

2. Which decision-making theory describes the process of pattern recognition?

  1. Clinical decision-making model
  2. Intuitive–humanistic model
  3. Ethical decision-making model
  4. Information processing model

Answer: B

3. Who ultimately has the final decision when a collaborative healthcare decision cannot be made for a child or young person?

  1. The parents
  2. The child or young person
  3. The medical team
  4. The courts

Answer: D

4. What are the stages nurses undertake when using the information processing model for decision making?

  1. Hypothesis generation, cue recognition, cue interpretation, hypothesis evaluation
  2. Cue recognition, hypothesis generation, cue interpretation, hypothesis evaluation
  3. Cue recognition, cue interpretation, hypothesis generation, hypothesis evaluation
  4. Hypothesis generation, cue recognition, hypothesis evaluation, cue recognition

Answer: B

5. Which decision-making model identifies pattern recognition as an essential element of clinical decision-making?

  1. The information processing model
  2. The clinical decision-making model
  3. The intuitive–humanistic model
  4. Answers b and c

Answer: D