NRSG 4500 Unit B Quiz WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS!!
Which action indicates a nurse leader is following the chaos theory? - ANSWERUses
intuition and is comfortable with uncertainty
Wheatley and Kellner-Rogers (1996) say that systems maintain themselves only
when change is occurring. How should the nurse interpret this statement? -
ANSWERDisorder is a means of survival.
The uncertainty of health care flows from the chaotic nature of the world over time.
This perspective is most similar to which idea? - ANSWERThere are far more
questions than there are answers.
Which most significant characteristic will assist nurses to grow in this chaotic health-
care environment? - ANSWERFlexibility
When someone questions a procedure, a commonly heard statement by many
nurses is, "We've always done it this way." Which description best illustrates this
attitude? - ANSWERLimiting change
Which action can increase a nurse manager's power most dramatically? -
ANSWEREmpowering staff members to make change
How can new leaders best participate fully in the decision-making processes of their
health-care organizations to accomplish goals? - ANSWEREngage in continuous
quality improvement.
Which action will help a nurse provide strategic leadership? - ANSWERWork
smarter.
A nurse wants to make a change in the unit. Which principle should the nurse
remember before making the change? - ANSWERA change in one part of the
system affects other parts of the system
One home care agency is being bought by a competing company that has a different
type of patient assignment system for nurses. The director of the agency being
purchased decides to share the new assignment system with the staff. The director
encourages the staff to consider trying it now and compiling some feedback about
how it works before the acquisition occurs. What is the rationale for the director's
actions? - ANSWERIt is better to choose to change and design one's own approach
to change than to have a change imposed by some external force.
The new science age stresses that nurse leaders should acquire which skills to be
successful? - ANSWERCollaborating, evaluating current practice, and creating new
practice methods
ANSWERS!!
Which action indicates a nurse leader is following the chaos theory? - ANSWERUses
intuition and is comfortable with uncertainty
Wheatley and Kellner-Rogers (1996) say that systems maintain themselves only
when change is occurring. How should the nurse interpret this statement? -
ANSWERDisorder is a means of survival.
The uncertainty of health care flows from the chaotic nature of the world over time.
This perspective is most similar to which idea? - ANSWERThere are far more
questions than there are answers.
Which most significant characteristic will assist nurses to grow in this chaotic health-
care environment? - ANSWERFlexibility
When someone questions a procedure, a commonly heard statement by many
nurses is, "We've always done it this way." Which description best illustrates this
attitude? - ANSWERLimiting change
Which action can increase a nurse manager's power most dramatically? -
ANSWEREmpowering staff members to make change
How can new leaders best participate fully in the decision-making processes of their
health-care organizations to accomplish goals? - ANSWEREngage in continuous
quality improvement.
Which action will help a nurse provide strategic leadership? - ANSWERWork
smarter.
A nurse wants to make a change in the unit. Which principle should the nurse
remember before making the change? - ANSWERA change in one part of the
system affects other parts of the system
One home care agency is being bought by a competing company that has a different
type of patient assignment system for nurses. The director of the agency being
purchased decides to share the new assignment system with the staff. The director
encourages the staff to consider trying it now and compiling some feedback about
how it works before the acquisition occurs. What is the rationale for the director's
actions? - ANSWERIt is better to choose to change and design one's own approach
to change than to have a change imposed by some external force.
The new science age stresses that nurse leaders should acquire which skills to be
successful? - ANSWERCollaborating, evaluating current practice, and creating new
practice methods
