NUR4590 / NUR 4590 (Latest ) Exam 1:
Professional Identity of the Nurse Leader – Rasmussen
1. Empowerment and shared decision making are practices found in:
A. Small organizations.
B. Learning organizations.
C. Innovative organizations.
D. Stagnant organizations.
2. Which of the following statements regarding organizational culture is true?
A. Staff are unaffected by organizational climate.
B. Staff retention, workplace safety, and patient outcomes are directly
affected by the organizational climate.
C. Organizational leadership does not affect organizational culture.
D. Working in an organizational culture that values continuous learning has been
found to decrease nurses' job satisfaction.
3. Resolving conflict requires interventions. One type of intervention requires preparation
and planning, ground rules, clarification and justification, bargaining and a closure with
implementation. Which of the following is this type of conflict management?
A. Negotiation
B. Win-win strategy with problem solving
C. Restrict or isolate the conflict
D. Compromise
4. The type of power exhibited when providing the opportunity for others to take
responsibility and accountability for their work is:
A. referent power
B. empowerment.
C. expert power.
D. legitimate power.
5. All of the following are true about strategic management except:
A. It involves establishing goals and setting targets.
B. It allows an organization to obtain and maintain a competitive advantage.
, C. It includes only financial goals.
D. It requires implementation and evaluation.
6. The registered nurse performs assessment, the licensed practical nurse administers
medications, while the certified nursing assistant bathes the patient. This is an example of
what type of nursing care delivery model?
A. Private duty nursing
B. Group nursing
C. Functional nursing
D. Primary nursing
7. Which statement regarding leadership and management is false?
A. Leadership focuses on people while management focuses on systems and
structures.
B. Both leadership and management processes seek to accomplish goals.
C. Strategies used to accomplish goals may be different in leadership and
management.
D. Leadership and management have discrete skill sets.
8. Relationship management is a key leadership skill because:
A. Being liked by staff makes it easier to get things done.
B. Patient care requires a high degree of interdependence on other care
providers.
C. Transferring negative moods to staff can decrease productivity.
D. Helping staff cope with change is important.
9. SBAR is used in health care institutions to improve health team communication. Which
patient population benefits most from clinicians who use SBAR?
A. Acute care patients
B. Long-term care patients
C. Surgical patients
D. Rehabilitation patients
10. Which leadership style reflects wanting to build relationships, empowering others, and
promoting personal growth?
A. Authoritarian
, B. Democratic
C. Feminist perspective
D. Republican
11. A small trial prior to mass roll-out in an organization would be an example of which of
the following?
A. Pilot Project
B. Root Cause Analysis
C. Clinical Reasoning
D. Trial and Error
12. When dealing with a crisis, what type of leadership model may work best?
A. Transformational
B. Democratic
C. Authoritarian
D. Laissez-faire
13. Interpreting information of patient problems and needs describes which of the following?
A. Clinical judgment
B. Clinical reasoning
C. Clinical decision making
14. Analyzing and synthesizing cues about patients, also influenced by a nurse's experience
and education
A. Clinical judgment
B. Clinical reasoning
C. Clinical decision making
15. Process of coordination and integration of resources through activities of planning,
organizing, directing and controlling to accomplish specific institutional goals and
objectives defines which of the following?
A. Transformational leader
B. Transaction leader
C. Management
D. Chaos Theory
, 16. A quality and decision support technique that uses data to build process-improvement
models with the goal to eliminate defects in safety and quality is?
A. Magnet Status
B. LEAN
C. Six Sigma
D. HCHAPS
17. Supporting leaders to take the vision and achieve the goals describes which of the
following?
A. Workers
B. Doers
C. Followers
D. Innovators
18. Accepting the need for change when dealing with a planned changed should be done
when?
A. As the last step
B. Not needed
C. In the first stage
D. While implementing
19. A continuous improvement process which engages clinicals at the bedside in the design
and implementation of new work practices describes?
A. PDSA
B. Transforming Care at Bedside (TCAB)
C. Six Sigma
D. LEAN
20. Clinical reasoning is considered
A. to be a career-long development
B. occurs only after expertise has been gained
21. Deciding between providing routine hygiene being omitted in order to pass medications
timely would be an example of?
Professional Identity of the Nurse Leader – Rasmussen
1. Empowerment and shared decision making are practices found in:
A. Small organizations.
B. Learning organizations.
C. Innovative organizations.
D. Stagnant organizations.
2. Which of the following statements regarding organizational culture is true?
A. Staff are unaffected by organizational climate.
B. Staff retention, workplace safety, and patient outcomes are directly
affected by the organizational climate.
C. Organizational leadership does not affect organizational culture.
D. Working in an organizational culture that values continuous learning has been
found to decrease nurses' job satisfaction.
3. Resolving conflict requires interventions. One type of intervention requires preparation
and planning, ground rules, clarification and justification, bargaining and a closure with
implementation. Which of the following is this type of conflict management?
A. Negotiation
B. Win-win strategy with problem solving
C. Restrict or isolate the conflict
D. Compromise
4. The type of power exhibited when providing the opportunity for others to take
responsibility and accountability for their work is:
A. referent power
B. empowerment.
C. expert power.
D. legitimate power.
5. All of the following are true about strategic management except:
A. It involves establishing goals and setting targets.
B. It allows an organization to obtain and maintain a competitive advantage.
, C. It includes only financial goals.
D. It requires implementation and evaluation.
6. The registered nurse performs assessment, the licensed practical nurse administers
medications, while the certified nursing assistant bathes the patient. This is an example of
what type of nursing care delivery model?
A. Private duty nursing
B. Group nursing
C. Functional nursing
D. Primary nursing
7. Which statement regarding leadership and management is false?
A. Leadership focuses on people while management focuses on systems and
structures.
B. Both leadership and management processes seek to accomplish goals.
C. Strategies used to accomplish goals may be different in leadership and
management.
D. Leadership and management have discrete skill sets.
8. Relationship management is a key leadership skill because:
A. Being liked by staff makes it easier to get things done.
B. Patient care requires a high degree of interdependence on other care
providers.
C. Transferring negative moods to staff can decrease productivity.
D. Helping staff cope with change is important.
9. SBAR is used in health care institutions to improve health team communication. Which
patient population benefits most from clinicians who use SBAR?
A. Acute care patients
B. Long-term care patients
C. Surgical patients
D. Rehabilitation patients
10. Which leadership style reflects wanting to build relationships, empowering others, and
promoting personal growth?
A. Authoritarian
, B. Democratic
C. Feminist perspective
D. Republican
11. A small trial prior to mass roll-out in an organization would be an example of which of
the following?
A. Pilot Project
B. Root Cause Analysis
C. Clinical Reasoning
D. Trial and Error
12. When dealing with a crisis, what type of leadership model may work best?
A. Transformational
B. Democratic
C. Authoritarian
D. Laissez-faire
13. Interpreting information of patient problems and needs describes which of the following?
A. Clinical judgment
B. Clinical reasoning
C. Clinical decision making
14. Analyzing and synthesizing cues about patients, also influenced by a nurse's experience
and education
A. Clinical judgment
B. Clinical reasoning
C. Clinical decision making
15. Process of coordination and integration of resources through activities of planning,
organizing, directing and controlling to accomplish specific institutional goals and
objectives defines which of the following?
A. Transformational leader
B. Transaction leader
C. Management
D. Chaos Theory
, 16. A quality and decision support technique that uses data to build process-improvement
models with the goal to eliminate defects in safety and quality is?
A. Magnet Status
B. LEAN
C. Six Sigma
D. HCHAPS
17. Supporting leaders to take the vision and achieve the goals describes which of the
following?
A. Workers
B. Doers
C. Followers
D. Innovators
18. Accepting the need for change when dealing with a planned changed should be done
when?
A. As the last step
B. Not needed
C. In the first stage
D. While implementing
19. A continuous improvement process which engages clinicals at the bedside in the design
and implementation of new work practices describes?
A. PDSA
B. Transforming Care at Bedside (TCAB)
C. Six Sigma
D. LEAN
20. Clinical reasoning is considered
A. to be a career-long development
B. occurs only after expertise has been gained
21. Deciding between providing routine hygiene being omitted in order to pass medications
timely would be an example of?
