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CM107 College Composition I

Unit 2 Quiz

Question 1 Apply what you have learned about reading comprehension to understanding this short article entitled “A Heavy Duty Job.” The article, written by Daniel McGinn, was published in Newsweek.

Apply the BEFORE READING, DURING READING, AND AFTER READING suggestions and then summarize the article briefly.

“A Heavy Duty Job”

For nurses, it's a job almost as unpleasant as changing bedpans: moving heavy patients from stretchers to beds and back again. With the average U.S. nurse now in her mid-40s and hospitalized Americans growing more supersized each year, patient-schlepping is putting more nurses in danger of being hospitalized themselves. The American Nurses Association estimates 52 percent of its members complain of chronic back pain; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nurses are more at risk for back strains than construction workers. So at the ANA's biennial convention in Minneapolis this week, nurses will discuss a key lobbying goal: getting more hospitals to enact "no lift" policies requiring that machines, rather than nurses, be responsible for "patient handling."

Many hospitals that specialize in bariatric surgery on obese patients are already equipped with hydraulic equipment–imagine a small crane with a sling on it–for that job. The technology is also widely used in Europe. But in the past year, more U.S. hospitals have begun buying simpler devices: plastic air mattresses with small holes on the bottom. The air mattress slips under the patient, a small pump inflates it and air escapes through the holes, reducing the friction as the patient is pulled between beds. "It's like an upside-down air-hockey table, and the patient's the puck," says Dave Davis of HoverTech International. James Weedling of rival Patient Transfer Industries says: "What's really driving the product now is Worker Compensation claims."

Proponents say the $3,000 devices pay for themselves in a matter of months. Says Sandy Wise of Novation, a Texas firm that helps hospitals buy equipment states: "This is a supply that will become a necessity." If they weren't so pricey and electrified, they also look like they'd be fun at a pool party.

Enter a short summarization of the article below.

Nurses have a lot of demands on the job , For example,  the physical demands and mental  demands .  Nurses are required to  move and lift patients daily.  Because  most of the nurses are aged in the  mid-40's , each Nurse face a health risk increase  .  Medical devices are implemented to assist  Nurses with the lifting so they don't have to risk their own health. 

 

Question 2 Read the paragraph from an article written by Niccola Davies on nursing.

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Practice Nursing 2014, Vol 25, No 4

© 2014 MA Healthcare Ltd

Effective nursing requires far more than careful attention to detail, robust medical knowledge, and technical skill.

While nurses must identify and react to a patient’s obvious physical health needs, they also have another critical role—to empathize with the mental state of those they are caring for (Barkin, 2011). This is particularly pertinent in the case of practice nurses, who may be required to provide counseling and impart information, often emotionally charged, to the patient and their family.

Patients with intractable long-term conditions are likely to experience some level of anxiety or distress. The unfamiliar situation, the heightened agitation of family members and those around them, and their own questions about what is happening, can tax the mind and body. This can have an impact on the speed of recovery. However, if a practice nurse can empathize with the patient, the chances of improving treatment outcomes and speed of recovery are greatly increased

Try to identify the writer's main point or thesis in the box below.

The main point of this short essay expresses the importance the role of the nurses play in taking care of the patient's mental and physical needs .

 

Question 3 If a practice nurse can empathize with the patient, the changes of improving treatment outcomes and speed of recovery are greatly increased.

How does having this statement help both the writer and the audience?

This emphasizes the importance of nurses role in proximity to the patient.In this situation the nurse repeated back what the patient said and expressed understanding.

This question has not been graded.

 

Question 4 Let's go back to the article on empathy in nursing that you read in a previous activity:

Effective nursing requires far more than careful attention to detail, robust medical knowledge, and technical skill. While nurses must identify and react to a patient’s obvious physical health needs, they also have another critical role—to empathize with the mental state of those they are caring for (Barkin, 2011). This is particularly pertinent in the case of practice nurses, who may be required to provide counseling and impart information, often emotionally charged, to the patient and their family. Patients with intractable long-term conditions are likely to experience some level of anxiety or distress. The unfamiliar situation, the heightened agitation of family members and those around them, and their own questions about what is happening, can tax the mind and body. This can have an impact on the speed of recovery. However, if a practice nurse can empathize with the patient, the chances of improving treatment outcomes and speed of recovery are greatly increased.

Remember that you identified the thesis as the last sentence in that paragraph: "if a practice nurse can empathize with the patient, the changes of improving treatment outcomes and speed of recovery are greatly increased."

Which of the following supporting information would the writer need to provide the audience in order to develop this main idea?

Question options:

research evidence showing empathy improves patient speed of recovery

examples of patients who have improved as a result of the care of empathetic nurses

strategies that nurses can use to develop their empathy towards patients

Other strategies that nurses can use to make their job easier

 

Question 5 Now take a look at 2 more paragraphs from the article on nurses and empathy:

“Practice Effective Listening”

The practice nurse should adopt the habit of genuinely listening to what the patient has to say, rather than focusing on his/her own response. Listening in this way shows respect for the patient’s feelings and opinions, and may encourage reciprocity. Being an effective listener involves active listening, also known as empathic listening or therapeutic listening, which provides vast benefits in the health care environment (Lindquist et al, 2014).

In active listening, the practice nurse restates what has been said, in his/her own words, to ensure that he/she understands the message. For example, if a patient says, ‘I can’t understand why I have to wait so long for answers from you people! And why won’t you give me my pain medication?’ the practice nurse can reply, ‘I hear that you are frustrated that we can’t provide answers quickly. You are in pain right now, and our lack of information doesn’t help matters.’ Although this may sound simplistic, the practice nurse is likely to notice that the patient will almost immediately respond by relaxing slightly. Simply being heard and understood can be a great comfort.

Answer the following question about these paragraphs:

How does this SUPPORTING idea relate to the author's thesis that empathy improves patient healing?

This is supported by showing that the nurse can be empathetic while at the same time be an effective listener.

 

Question 6

“Practice Effective Listening”

The practice nurse should adopt the habit of genuinely listening to what the patient has to say, rather than focusing on his/her own response. Listening in this way shows respect for the patient’s feelings and opinions, and may encourage reciprocity. Being an effective listener involves active listening, also known as empathic listening or therapeutic listening, which provides vast benefits in the health care environment (Lindquist et al, 2014).

In active listening, the practice nurse restates what has been said, in his/her own words, to ensure that he/she understands the message. For example, if a patient says, ‘I can’t understand why I have to wait so long for answers from you people! And why won’t you give me my pain medication?’ the practice nurse can reply, ‘I hear that you are frustrated that we can’t provide answers quickly. You are in pain right now, and our lack of information doesn’t help matters.’ Although this may sound simplistic, the practice nurse is likely to notice that the patient will almost immediately respond by relaxing slightly. Simply being heard and understood can be a great comfort.

Answer the following question about these paragraphs:

What specific supporting ideas is the writer using here to clarify the point about the value of effective listening?

Question options:

a definition of active listening

examples to show what active listening is

an analysis of why the skill is valuable

research information supporting the claim that active listening is valuable

 

Question 7 If Wayne Emerson wants to write a paper that supports the thesis that online learning is equally effective as face to face learning, what SUPPORTING MATERIALS would the writer need to provide?

Question options:

a comparison of different student learning styles

research evidence demonstrating student performance in both online education and face to face education is equal

examples of student experience in both learning environments

 

Question 8 If Georgia Campbell wants to write a paper that informs the audience about the psychological effects diabetes has on the patient's family, what supporting information would the writer need to provide?

Question options:

information on the physical effects of diabetes on a patient

information showing that the demands on the family care gives can cause them stress and resentment

information showing how to treat the physical ailments that a diabetes patient encounters

 

Question 9 If Kathy Watson wants to write a support her thesis that harsher prison sentences do not reduce drug-related crimes, what supporting information would the writer need to provide?

Question options:

a) research evidence that compares crime rates in general

b) research evidence showing repeat offender raters do not decrease as a result of harsher prison sentences

c) personal experiences with drugs