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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 WD WD WD WD WD WD WD




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




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




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




ANS: A W D




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 WD WD WD




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




c. Assisting in a code WD WD WD




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




ANS: B W D




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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WD 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 D




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. WD WD WD




ANS: C W D




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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a. Nurse manager mandates changes. WD WD WD




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c. Staff participates on hospital committees. WD WD WD WD




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ANS: C W D




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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a. patient acuity. WD




b. leadership.
c. clinical decision making. WD WD




d. delegation.
ANS: C W D




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 WD WD WD WD WD




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