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Chapter 01: Leading, Managing, and Following Wadd
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bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess
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oan d adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of older adult patients. Accordin
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g to co mplexity principles, what would be the best approach to take in making thi
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s change?
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a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involveds ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao a o



in assessment and planning. ao ao ao



b. Engage involved staff at all levels in the decision-making process.
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c. Focus the assessment on the unit, and omit the hospital and commun it
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y environment. ao



d. Hire a geriatric specialist to oversee and control the project.
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ANS: B
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u rs throughout the systems, as opposed to being held in a hierarchy. In complexity th
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eory, everybody‘s opinion counts; therefore, all levels of staff would be involved in
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decision making. ao




DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply a o a o



REF: Page 14 TOP: Nursing Process: Implemen
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2. A unit manager of a 25-
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bed medical/surgical area receives a phone call from a nurse who has called in sick five ti
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mes in the past month. He tells the manager that he very much want
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s to come to work when scheduled, but must often care for his wife, who is undergoing t reat
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ment for breast cancer. In the practice of a strengths-
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based nursing leader, what would be the best approach to satisfying the needs of this
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nur se, other staff, and patients?
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a. Line up agency nurses who can be called in to work on short notice.
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b. Place the nurse on unpaid leave for the remainder of his wife‘s treatment.
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c. Sympathize with the nurse‘s dilemma and let the charge nurse know that this nu rs ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao a o



e may be calling in frequently in the future.
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d. Work with the nurse, staffing office, and other nurses to arrange his schedu l
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ed days off around his wife‘s treatments.
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Placing the nurse on unpaid leave may threaten physiologic needs and demotivate the nur se
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. Unsatisfactory coverage of shifts on short notice could affect patient care and threat
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e n staff members‘ sense of competence. Strengths-
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based nurse leaders honour the uniqueness of individuals, teams, systems, and organizati o
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ns; therefore arranging the schedule around the wife‘s needs would result in a wi
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urse s and facilitates their development.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze a o a o




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3. A grievance brought by a staff nurse against the unit manager requires mediation. At
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the first mediation session, the staff nurse repeatedly calls the unit manager‘s actions
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ounfair, and the unit manager continues to reiterate the reasons for the actions. What wou
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ld be the best course of action at this time?
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a. Send the two disputants away to reach their own resolution.
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b. Involve another staff nurse in the discussion so as to clarify issues. ao ao ao ao a o ao a o a o a o a o ao



c. Ask each party to examine her own motives and issues in the conflict.
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d. Continue to listen as the parties repeat their thoughts and feelings about th ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao ao



e conflict. ao




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Nurses and leaders must assess each situation as unique, determining appropriate actions a
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ccordingly. Leaders must adapt their styles to complement specific issues being faced, su ch
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as conflict. Examining motives and issues for the conflict in perceptions promotes e
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q ual representation of each point of view.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply REF: Pages 11– a o a o ao ao



13 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
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4. Shortly after being informed of fetal death, a labouring woman asks why she is not ab
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le t o hear her baby‘s heartbeat on the monitor anymore. Although the monitor volum
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e had b een turned off so that the patient would be able to sleep between contractions, th
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e nurse re sponded that there was no heartbeat to hear because the baby had died in
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utero; then the nurse asked whether the patient would like to talk about how she was fe
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eling. This respon se demonstrates: ao ao ao ao



a. Lack of empathy. ao a o



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Ethical leadership is based on a willingness to identify and act on complex problems
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in a n ethical manner. Leadership can be misused when coercive relationships form, and infor
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m ation and true goals are withheld.
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REF: Page 7 TOP: Nursing Process: Implemen
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5. The manager of a surgical area envisions a future that requires the addition of registered n urs
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e (RN) assistants or unlicensed persons to feed, bathe, and walk patients. The RNs o
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n the staff have always practiced in a primary nursing-
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delivery system and are very resistant to this idea. The best initial strategy in this situa
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tio n would include:
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t hey are approached again.
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c. Dropping the idea and trying for the change in another year or so. ao ao a o a o ao a o a o a o a o a o a o ao



d. Hiring the assistants and allowing the RNs to see what good additions they are.
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