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Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd
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,Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki
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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
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Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
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1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions
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demonstrateleadership?
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a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



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



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



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




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Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because
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theyare 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 ff ff ff



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



c. Assisting in a code ff ff ff



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




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Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect
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becausethose are leadership or mentoNriU
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3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates.
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ff Inwhich instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac
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surgery.The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and
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prevention measures 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
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workbecause her child is ill.
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Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D
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are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure
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of theunit. 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
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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
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measuresand 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
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becauseher child is ill.
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Determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is incorrect because it ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



isa role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an action taken by staff
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as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is incorrect because it is an action
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taken 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
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autonomy and staff involvement in decision making. What would the nurse expect to
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observeon this unit?
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a. Nurse manager mandates changes. ff ff ff



b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments. ff ff ff ff



c. Staff participates on hospital committees. ff ff ff ff



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Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage participation
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on hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the decisions that are made.
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OptionA is incorrect because this is not an environment in which staff are encouraged to
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participate
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in decision making. Option BNiU
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regardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen solely
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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.
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Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options
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are incorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate
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patient caredelivery systems needed.
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7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-surgical unit, observes the charge nurse.
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ff Whichaction would the student identify as a leadership quality in the nurse’s actions?
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a. Making patient care assignments distributed equally to staff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



b. Sitting with a confused combative patient ff ff ff ff ff



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