National Nurses United

For continuing education credit of 2.0 hours, please complete the following test, including the registration form at the bottom, and mail to CNA/NNOC, Attention: NP/Home Study CE, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612 postmarked no later than July 1, 2010. 1. CNA/NNOC opposes any and all accreditation or recognition (including "Magnet" designation) schemes that deceive and confuse direct-care RNs with Shared Governance schemes, including pay for performance incentives, as well as cutbacks in safe, therapeutic, effective and competent direct-care nursing service. ❏ True ❏ False   2. In analyzing the safe, therapeutic, and effective values of any technology registered nurses must explore the potential of technology to replace human interaction in the delivery of healthcare. ❏ True ❏ False   3. Magnet designation is an excellent alternative to local, state, and federal governmental regulation of hospital services for the public health and safety. ❏ True ❏ False   4. Magnet hospitals improve patient care by collecting and analyzing patient outcome data with input from the nursing staff while incorporating clinical decisionmaking technologies. ❏ True ❏ False   5. Magnet hospitals improve wages, pensions, and other economic benefits for recruitment and retention of RNs. ❏ True 6. Registered nurses must take all necessary and appropriate actions to ensure patient safety even if such actions conflict with employer interests, policies, or orders. ❏ True ❏ False   7. The CNA/NNOC position opposes any and all accreditation (including "Magnet" designation) that purports to replace or in effect operates to replace governmental regulation of hospital services for public health and safety. ❏ True ❏ False   8. The economic interests of the health care industry as presently constituted, the interests of patients, and the rights and obligations of direct-care registered nurses are the same. "Magnet" status is the "gold standard" of these interests. ❏ True Continuing Education Test Hospital Magnet Status Impact on RN Autonomy and Patient Advocacy ❏ False   9. The Magnet Recognition Program promotes superior hospital nursing practices and quality patient outcomes. Shared Governance empowers nurses to achieve this goal. ❏ True ❏ False   10. Undue reliance on technology can jeopardize the accuracy of diagnosis and treatment of patients. Such reliance will also create erosion of skills for the next generation of RNs who (unless stopped) will be trained in tasks instead of educated in skills. It has the potential of destroying the art and science of professional registered nursing. ❏ False   ❏ True ❏ False   Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________ City:__________________________________________ State:______________ Zip:__________________________ Day phone with message machine:_______________________ Email:______________________________________ RN license #:_________________________________________________________ (for processing CE certificate only) APRIL 2010 W W W. N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N AT I O N A L N U R S E 27

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