Test Bank For Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition by Kathleen Motacki Chapter 1-21

Coordination of all services within the specialty b. Slow organizational response to environmental changes c. Individual service goals d. Each service area autonomous to the others ANS: A In product- or service-line leadership structures, it is necessary to have coordination of services. The other examples are not examples of product-line leadership and is an example of leadership without coordination. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 17 8. The fundamental element of any patient care delivery combines work allocation with a. patient acuity. b. leadership. c. clinical decision making. d. delegation. ANS: C Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options are incorrect because they are not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate patient care delivery systems needed. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 19 9. A nurse who is interested in developing clinical decision-making skills would look for a unit that practices which model for health care delivery? a. Primary nursing b. Team nursing c. Functional nursing d. Case management