Chapter 6: Leadership Roles and Management Functions (100% correct answers)

Pre-shift team report occurs with each shift change at the acute care facility where a nurse is employed as a LPN/LVN. The team takes report together and discusses the upcoming duties for the nurse's shift, making sure delegated tasks are clearly understood and all questions are answered. During this time, which management technique is being employed? correct answers collaboration In light of the recent transition to a new skill mix that increases the role of unlicensed care providers, the nurse manager of the unit has enacted new policies and procedures to maximize both patient safety and staff performance during the transition to the new model. Which of the following skills has the nurse demonstrated? correct answers Management skills An LPN wishes to take up the position of team leader and asks for suggestions from an experienced nurse. What role should the experienced nurse suggest the LPN to take? correct answers Supervise unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) Jon is the only registered nurse at the hospital who is certified to insert percutaneous intravenous catheters. What type of power does this certification provide? correct answers Expert What is important for the nurse to do when assigning tasks to UAP? correct answers Needs to assess carefully the skills and knowledge of each UAP A new nurse asks a mentor for advice about the best ways to manage time. Which of the following techniques would the nurse mentor be most likely to recommend? correct answers Use a worksheet to identify specific tasks. The nurse accidentally left a confidential lab report on a table in one of the exam rooms. The nurse is attending to another client in that room and realizes the mistake when the client says, "I didn't know that my neighbor was one of your patients. I must have just missed her!" The nurse plans to tell her supervisor about the mistake immediately upon finishing with this client. This is an example of: correct answers accountability. As part of effective time management, a nurse should prioritize items needed to: correct answers maintain life. The RN who is assisting a new LPN/LVN team leader to understand the five rights of delegation knows that this new team leader needs further teaching if what is identified as one of the five rights of delegation? correct answers Right price Prior to delegating any task to a UAP, which information must be known by the LPN/LVN team leader? correct answers The nurse practice act of the state the LPN/LVN practices