Leadership Roles and Management of
nursing:Chapters 1-6
A health-care provider prescribes a medical procedure that the staff nurse has reason to believe will
harm the client. Which principle should guide the nurse's choice of action? - correct answer The nurse
can be held legally liable for any harm if the procedure is carried out without questioning it.
A manager demonstrates one of the four principles of scientific management when he or she: - correct
answer hires and promotes employees on the basis of their competence and skills.
A manager has proposed to the hospital board that it hire someone to teach management and
leadership classes and that head nurses are paid to attend the classes. What is this an example of? -
correct answer Building human capital
A new leader-manager is planning to implement the principles of strengths-based leadership after being
hired for a new position. What action will best facilitate this plan? - correct answer Identifying his or her
personal strengths and utilizing them
A nurse failed to supervise a confused client, and the client fell while transferring to the bathroom. The
client was unharmed, but the client's family has launched a malpractice suit, citing the nurse's breach of
duty. What is the most likely outcome of this case? - correct answer It will likely be unsuccessful because
the client was not injured.
A nurse has accepted a management position in a busy ambulatory clinic and recognizes that the day-to-
day operations of the clinic will require many decisions. What is the nurse's best initial action when
preparing for this new role? - correct answer Clarify and reflect on his or her own values
A nurse has been asked to stay after a shift and work overtime because three nurses have called in sick.
The nurse is reluctant to work the overtime because of a social commitment. Duty-based reasoning
would dictate that the nurse: - correct answer work overtime because of the responsibility owed to
clients.
, A nurse has been hired to manage a busy medical-surgical unit. What actions should the nurse-manager
perform to ensure compliance with legal issues? Select all that apply. - correct answer -Require physical
proof of appropriate professional licensure
-Delegate with consideration to appropriate scopes of practice
-Remain current on all institutional policies and procedures
A nurse has been hired to oversee a day surgery clinic. What action will best ensure good outcomes for
this nurse, the clients, and the employees of the clinic? - correct answer Integrate nursing management
and nursing leadership roles and practices
A nurse has recognized that many older adult clients on the unit do not receive enough nutrition
because they are unable to feed themselves independently. What action by a manager would be most
likely to resolve the nurse's moral distress? - correct answer Hiring more nursing assistants to help feed
these clients
A nurse has repeatedly witnessed a physician being dismissive of clients' reports of pain and anxiety. The
nurse recognizes that the best action would be to address this behavior with the physician, but the
nurse strongly suspects that these concerns would be dismissed. What phenomenon is this nurse
experiencing? - correct answer Moral outrage
A nurse is applying the MORAL decision-making model to a dilemma involving a colleague's possible
dishonesty in documentation. What is the nurse's initial action? - correct answer Gather as much
information about the situation as possible
A nurse is concerned about the implications of a new piece of legislation that is being debated by
lawmakers. The nurse has decided to draft a letter to a legislator and should do what actions? Select all
that apply. - correct answer -Address the legislator by his or her title
-Sign the letter and include contact information
-Self-identify as a constituent in the first paragraph
A nurse is facing an ethical dilemma about whether to report a colleague's offensive comment, an action
which is likely to jeopardize their relationship. What is a characteristic of this nurse's ethical dilemma? -
correct answer The situation involves two or more undesirable alternatives.
nursing:Chapters 1-6
A health-care provider prescribes a medical procedure that the staff nurse has reason to believe will
harm the client. Which principle should guide the nurse's choice of action? - correct answer The nurse
can be held legally liable for any harm if the procedure is carried out without questioning it.
A manager demonstrates one of the four principles of scientific management when he or she: - correct
answer hires and promotes employees on the basis of their competence and skills.
A manager has proposed to the hospital board that it hire someone to teach management and
leadership classes and that head nurses are paid to attend the classes. What is this an example of? -
correct answer Building human capital
A new leader-manager is planning to implement the principles of strengths-based leadership after being
hired for a new position. What action will best facilitate this plan? - correct answer Identifying his or her
personal strengths and utilizing them
A nurse failed to supervise a confused client, and the client fell while transferring to the bathroom. The
client was unharmed, but the client's family has launched a malpractice suit, citing the nurse's breach of
duty. What is the most likely outcome of this case? - correct answer It will likely be unsuccessful because
the client was not injured.
A nurse has accepted a management position in a busy ambulatory clinic and recognizes that the day-to-
day operations of the clinic will require many decisions. What is the nurse's best initial action when
preparing for this new role? - correct answer Clarify and reflect on his or her own values
A nurse has been asked to stay after a shift and work overtime because three nurses have called in sick.
The nurse is reluctant to work the overtime because of a social commitment. Duty-based reasoning
would dictate that the nurse: - correct answer work overtime because of the responsibility owed to
clients.
, A nurse has been hired to manage a busy medical-surgical unit. What actions should the nurse-manager
perform to ensure compliance with legal issues? Select all that apply. - correct answer -Require physical
proof of appropriate professional licensure
-Delegate with consideration to appropriate scopes of practice
-Remain current on all institutional policies and procedures
A nurse has been hired to oversee a day surgery clinic. What action will best ensure good outcomes for
this nurse, the clients, and the employees of the clinic? - correct answer Integrate nursing management
and nursing leadership roles and practices
A nurse has recognized that many older adult clients on the unit do not receive enough nutrition
because they are unable to feed themselves independently. What action by a manager would be most
likely to resolve the nurse's moral distress? - correct answer Hiring more nursing assistants to help feed
these clients
A nurse has repeatedly witnessed a physician being dismissive of clients' reports of pain and anxiety. The
nurse recognizes that the best action would be to address this behavior with the physician, but the
nurse strongly suspects that these concerns would be dismissed. What phenomenon is this nurse
experiencing? - correct answer Moral outrage
A nurse is applying the MORAL decision-making model to a dilemma involving a colleague's possible
dishonesty in documentation. What is the nurse's initial action? - correct answer Gather as much
information about the situation as possible
A nurse is concerned about the implications of a new piece of legislation that is being debated by
lawmakers. The nurse has decided to draft a letter to a legislator and should do what actions? Select all
that apply. - correct answer -Address the legislator by his or her title
-Sign the letter and include contact information
-Self-identify as a constituent in the first paragraph
A nurse is facing an ethical dilemma about whether to report a colleague's offensive comment, an action
which is likely to jeopardize their relationship. What is a characteristic of this nurse's ethical dilemma? -
correct answer The situation involves two or more undesirable alternatives.
