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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
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1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrate
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leadership?
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a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




d. Calling a physician for new order clarification WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




ANS: A W Q




Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because they
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are management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
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2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
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a. Encouraging autonomous decision making WQ WQ WQ




b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




c. Assisting in a code WQ WQ WQ




d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




ANS: B W Q




Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect because t
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hose are leadership or mentoring roles
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3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. In
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WQ which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery.
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The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention me
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asures and to make suggestions to better protect patients.
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b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work
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because her child is ill.
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ANS: A W Q




Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D ar
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e incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of t
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he unit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager.
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4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse is
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demonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager?
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a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The
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nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention measures an
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d to make suggestions to better protect patients.
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b. A nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work because
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her child is ill. WQ WQ WQ




ANS: C W Q




Determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is incorrect because it is
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a role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an action taken by staff as
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part of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is incorrect because it is an action take
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n by staff as part of the functional structure of the unit.
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5. A nurse has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the nurse manager promotes auton
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omy and staff involvement in decision making. What would the nurse expect to observe on th
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is unit?
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b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments.WQ WQ WQ WQ




c. Staff participates on hospital committees. WQ WQ WQ WQ




d. Nurses are recognized for excellence in practice. WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




ANS: C W Q




Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage participation on
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hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the decisions that are made. Option
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A is incorrect because this is not an environment in which staff are encouraged to participat
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e in decision making. Option B is incorrect because it should be seen in all environments re
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gardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen solel
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y in autonomous environments.
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6. The fundamental element of any patient care delivery combines work allocation with
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b. leadership.
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d. delegation.
ANS: C W Q




Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options ar
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e incorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate patient ca
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re delivery systems needed.
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7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-
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surgical unit, observes the charge nurse. Which action would the student identify as a lead
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ership quality in the nurse’s actions?
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a. Making patient care assignments distributed equally to staff
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b. Sitting with a confused combative patient WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ




c. Calling the nursing office for extra staff when an RN calls in sick
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