Final NUR 411 leadership Questions With Complete
Solutions
A licensed practical nurse on the unit where you are a charge
nurse comes to you and says that a nursing assistant on the team
is taking long supper breaks, leaving much of the work for
another nursing assistant to complete and wants you to talk with
the nursing assistant. You say to the licensed practical nurse that
you believe it is the nurse's responsibility to talk with the
nursing assistant about this problem. " What is this an example
of? Correct Answers Facilitating conflict resolution
A nurse executive has an appropriate title, reports to the
institution's director, and attends all official high-level meetings.
Despite this, the executive feels there is an inadequate
distribution of power in the organization. What should be the
executive's first action to combat this issue? Correct Answers
Become sensitive to informal lines of communication and gain
entry into informal power groups.
A nurse has been transferred to another unit in the hospital to
perform the same type of duties. What type of transfer is this
called? Correct Answers lateral
A nurse looks up an unfamiliar medication in the drug handbook
and recognizes that an incorrect dose can result in patient injury.
What component of professional negligence is represented in
this scenario? Correct Answers Foreseeability of harm
A state nurse practice act is an example of which source of law?
Correct Answers statutes
, Although they are not the same, separating legal and ethical
issues is sometimes difficulty. Managers must be aware of
established legal standards and cognizant of possible liabilities
and consequences for actions that go against the legal precedent.
What is the correct distinguish between legal and ethical
obligations in decision making? Correct Answers Legal
controls are clearer and philosophically impartial
Critical pathways outline a patients expected progress from
admissions to discharge, and where did they originate from?
Correct Answers case management
It is 2 PM. You are calculating the nursing care hours for 3-to-
11 PM shift and must decide whether you need to call in
additional help. You have three RNs, three nursing assistants,
and one ward clerk scheduled. You have 22 patients with the
following acuity and nursing care hours allotted for the evening
shift:
Category I, 4 patients @ 2.0 hours
Category II, 2 patients @ 2.3 hours
Category III, 10 patients @ 2.8 hours
Category IV, 6 patients @ 3.4 hours
What are the needed hours of nursing care? Correct Answers
61 hours
Jim has been a registered nurse for 6 months. Although the first
6 months were difficulty, he is beginning to feel more
comfortable in his new role as a registered nurse. Jim is
probably in what stage of his career development? Correct
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A licensed practical nurse on the unit where you are a charge
nurse comes to you and says that a nursing assistant on the team
is taking long supper breaks, leaving much of the work for
another nursing assistant to complete and wants you to talk with
the nursing assistant. You say to the licensed practical nurse that
you believe it is the nurse's responsibility to talk with the
nursing assistant about this problem. " What is this an example
of? Correct Answers Facilitating conflict resolution
A nurse executive has an appropriate title, reports to the
institution's director, and attends all official high-level meetings.
Despite this, the executive feels there is an inadequate
distribution of power in the organization. What should be the
executive's first action to combat this issue? Correct Answers
Become sensitive to informal lines of communication and gain
entry into informal power groups.
A nurse has been transferred to another unit in the hospital to
perform the same type of duties. What type of transfer is this
called? Correct Answers lateral
A nurse looks up an unfamiliar medication in the drug handbook
and recognizes that an incorrect dose can result in patient injury.
What component of professional negligence is represented in
this scenario? Correct Answers Foreseeability of harm
A state nurse practice act is an example of which source of law?
Correct Answers statutes
, Although they are not the same, separating legal and ethical
issues is sometimes difficulty. Managers must be aware of
established legal standards and cognizant of possible liabilities
and consequences for actions that go against the legal precedent.
What is the correct distinguish between legal and ethical
obligations in decision making? Correct Answers Legal
controls are clearer and philosophically impartial
Critical pathways outline a patients expected progress from
admissions to discharge, and where did they originate from?
Correct Answers case management
It is 2 PM. You are calculating the nursing care hours for 3-to-
11 PM shift and must decide whether you need to call in
additional help. You have three RNs, three nursing assistants,
and one ward clerk scheduled. You have 22 patients with the
following acuity and nursing care hours allotted for the evening
shift:
Category I, 4 patients @ 2.0 hours
Category II, 2 patients @ 2.3 hours
Category III, 10 patients @ 2.8 hours
Category IV, 6 patients @ 3.4 hours
What are the needed hours of nursing care? Correct Answers
61 hours
Jim has been a registered nurse for 6 months. Although the first
6 months were difficulty, he is beginning to feel more
comfortable in his new role as a registered nurse. Jim is
probably in what stage of his career development? Correct
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