Test Bank for Leadership and Nursing Care
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x Management 7th Edition by Diane Huber, M.
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Lindell Joseph
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,Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 7th Edition
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Contents:
Part I: Leadership
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Chapter 1. Leadership and Management Principles Chapter
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2. Change and Innovation
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Chapter 3. Organizational Climate and Culture
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Part II: Professionalism
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Chapter 4. Managerial Decision Making
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Chapter 5. Managing Time and Stress
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Chapter 6. Legal and Ethical Issues
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Part III: Communication and Relationship Building
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Chapter 7. Communication Leadership
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Chapter 8. Team Building and Working With Effective Groups Chapter
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9. Delegation in Nursing
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Chapter 10. Power and Conflict
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Chapter 11. Workplace Diversity
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Part IV: Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
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Chapter 12. Organizational Structure
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Chapter 13. Decentralization and Shared Governance Chapter
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14. Strategic Management
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Chapter 15. Professional Practice Models
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Chapter 16. Case and Population Case Management
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Chapter 17. Evidence-Based Practice: Strategies for Nurse Leaders
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Chapter 18. Quality and Safety
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Chapter 19. Measuring and Managing Outcomes
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Part V: Business Skills
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Chapter 20. Prevention of Workplace Violence
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Chapter 21. Confronting the Nursing Shortage
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Chapter 22. Staffing and Scheduling
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Chapter 23. Budgeting, Productivity, and Costing out Nursing Chapter
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24. Performance Appraisal
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Chapter 25. All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness
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xChapter 26. Data Management and Clinical Informatics
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Chapter 27. Marketing
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,Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
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Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. Leadership is best defined as: x x x x
a. an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
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b. delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities.
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c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
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d. the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
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ANS: C x
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence
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and support among followers.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) x x x
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates of
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xstaff satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data findings?
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a. Effective leadership x
b. Management involvement x
c. Mentoring
d. Rewards and recognition x x
ANS: A x
Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it
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being a stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and quality of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) x x x
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the
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xdevelopment of care for patients with total knee replacement. Which of the following
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xstatements exemplifies leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team meeting?
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a. “Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.”
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b. “Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
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c. “Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.”
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d. “Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”
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ANS: B x
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence
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and support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work and
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depicts some skill at interpersonal relationships.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) x x x
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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, 4. Which of the following is true of management activities?
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a. Inspiring a vision is a management function. x x x x x x
b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. x x x x x
c. Management is more focused on human relationships. x x x x x x
d. Management is more important than leadership. x x x x x
ANS: B x
Management is focused on task accomplishment. x x x x x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) x x x
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. During a staff meeting, a group of RNs has complained that medications are not arriving to
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xthe unit in a timely manner. The nurse manager suggests that the group resolve this issue
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xthrough the development and work of a multidisciplinary team led by one of these RNs. This
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xscenario demonstrates: x
a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. x
ANS: B x
Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In this x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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: Apply (Application) x x x
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining a fall at home. When
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xcreating a care plan for the patient, she requests that the doctor order a home health visit to
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xassess for home safety and medication compliance. In addition, the nurse is concerned about
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xthe nutrition of the patient and requests a dietitian evaluation. The nurse is demonstrating
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xwhich of the following leadership skills?
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a. Care provider x
b. Business principles x
c. Care coordination x
d. Change management x
ANS: C x
Care coordination is the delivery of nursing services that involves the organization and
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coordination of complex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership skills to
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facilitate delivery of quality care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning x x x x x x
MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply x x x x x x are two critical skills every nurse
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xneeds to enhance professional practice.
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a. vision