TEST BANK
NURSING DELEGATION
AND MANAGEMENT OF
PATIENT CARE
2nd Edition
Motacki | Burke
TEST BANK
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
Table of Contents
Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Chapter 1. Leadership and Management
Chapter 2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Chapter 3. Strategic Management and Planning
Chapter 4. Financial Management in Health Care
Chapter 5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
Chapter 6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
Chapter 7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
Chapter 8. Communication in the Work Environment
Chapter 9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Chapter 10. Professional Development
Chapter 11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
Chapter 12. Staffing and Scheduling
Chapter 13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
Chapter 14. Providing Competent Staff
Chapter 15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
Chapter 16. Hospital Information Systems
Chapter 17. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Chapter 18. Improving Organizational Performance
Chapter 19. Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS
Chapter 21. The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and Continuing Education
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrate
leadership?
a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
ANS: A
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because they
are management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
c. Assisting in a code
d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect because
those are leadership or mentoring roles
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. In
which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery.
The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention
measures and to make suggestions to better protect patients.
b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work
because her child is ill.
ANS: A
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D are
incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of the
unit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6
4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse is
demonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager?
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The
NURSING DELEGATION
AND MANAGEMENT OF
PATIENT CARE
2nd Edition
Motacki | Burke
TEST BANK
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
Table of Contents
Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Chapter 1. Leadership and Management
Chapter 2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Chapter 3. Strategic Management and Planning
Chapter 4. Financial Management in Health Care
Chapter 5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
Chapter 6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
Chapter 7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
Chapter 8. Communication in the Work Environment
Chapter 9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Chapter 10. Professional Development
Chapter 11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
Chapter 12. Staffing and Scheduling
Chapter 13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
Chapter 14. Providing Competent Staff
Chapter 15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
Chapter 16. Hospital Information Systems
Chapter 17. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS
Chapter 18. Improving Organizational Performance
Chapter 19. Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS
Chapter 21. The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and Continuing Education
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrate
leadership?
a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
ANS: A
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because they
are management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
c. Assisting in a code
d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect because
those are leadership or mentoring roles
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. In
which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery.
The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention
measures and to make suggestions to better protect patients.
b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work
because her child is ill.
ANS: A
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D are
incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of the
unit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6
4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse is
demonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager?
, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank
a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The
