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,Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
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Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b




1. Leadership is best defined as: b b b b




a. aninterpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
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b. delegation ofauthority and responsibility and the coordination of activities. b b b b b b b b b




c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.b b b b b b b b b




d. theintegration ofresources through planning, organizing, and directing.
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ANS: C b




Leadership is the process ofinfluencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and
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support among followers.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Remember(Knowledge) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates ofpatient satisfaction coupled with high rates of
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staff satisfaction and productivity. Which ofthe following is attributed tothe datafindings?
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a. Effective leadership b




b. Management involvement b




c. Mentoring
d. Rewards and recognition b b




ANS: A b




Effective leadership is important in nursing because ofthe impact onnurses’ work lives, it being
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astabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and quality ofcare.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Apply(Application) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading amultidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the
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development ofcare for patients with total knee replacement. Which ofthe following
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statements exemplifies leadership behaviors in aclinical pathway team meeting?
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a. “Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.” b b b b b b b b b b b




b. “Ourpharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
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c. “Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.” b b b b b b b b




d. “Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”
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ANS: B b




Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals byinspiring confidence and
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support among followers. The correct answer is supportive ofateammember’s work and depicts
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some skill atinterpersonal relationships.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Apply(Application) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and ParenteralTherapies
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,4. Which ofthe following is true of management activities?
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a. Inspiring avision is amanagement function. b b b b b b




b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. b b b b b




c. Management is more focused onhuman relationships. b b b b b b




d. Management is more important than leadership. b b b b b




ANS: B b




Management is focused on task accomplishment. b b b b b




DIF: Cognitive Level:Remember(Knowledge) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Managementof Care
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5. During astaff meeting, a group ofRNs has complained that medications are not arriving to the
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unit in atimely manner. The nurse manager suggests that thegroup resolve this issue through
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the development andwork ofamultidisciplinary team led byoneofthese RNs.This scenario
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bdemonstrates:
a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. b




ANS: B b




Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In this b b b b b b b b b b b b b




situation, the manager has given authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act in the
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investigation and resolution of this issue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: ApplyN
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
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6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining afall at home. When
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creating acare plan for the patient, she requests that the doctororderahome health visit to assess for
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home safety and medication compliance. In addition, the nurse is concerned about the nutrition
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bof the patient and requests adietitian evaluation. The nurse is demonstrating which ofthe
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following leadership skills?
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a. Care provider b




b. Business principles b




c. Care coordination b




d. Change management b




ANS: C b




Carecoordination isthe delivery ofnursing services that involves the organization and
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coordination ofcomplex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership skills to facilitate
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delivery ofquality care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process:Planning b b b b b b




MSC: Client Needs:Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply b b b b b b aretwo critical skills everynurse
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b needs to enhance professional practice.
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a. vision

, b. supervision
c. delegation
d. problem solving b




ANS: D b




Every nurse needs two critical skills toenhance professional practice. One is askill at
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interpersonal relationships. This is fundamental toleadership and thework ofnursing. The
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second skill is applying theproblem-solving process. This involves critical thinking, problem
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identification, and the development ofobjectivity.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Remember(Knowledge) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
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8. Good leaders need to beable to demonstrate an intuitive skill ofempathy and expressiveness
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when dealing with others in the workplace. This requires sensitivity and awareness ofthe
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emotions and moods of others and is known as:
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a. social awareness. b




b. self-awareness.
c. self-management.
d. relationship management. b




ANS: A b




Social awareness is anintuitive skill ofempathy and expressiveness in being sensitive and aware of
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the emotions and moods of others.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process:A s s e s sN
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe and Effective
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9. The personal leadership skill for nurses that consists ofself-awareness, discipline, motivation,
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social awareness, and relationship management is known as what?
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a. Leadership.
b. Management.
c. Emotional intelligence b




d. Vision
ANS: C b




Among the important personal leadership skills fornurses is emotional intelligence (EI). EI traits
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areemotional factors consisting offive defining attributes: self-awareness,
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self-regulation ordiscipline, motivation, social awareness, and relationship management.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Remember(Knowledge) b b b




TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC: Client Needs:Safe andEffective Care Environment: Management of Care
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10. are vital togood leaders because they are able to takethe vision ofthe leader and
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achieve the determined goals.
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a. Managers
b. Motivators
c. Visionaries
d. Followers