Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki | Verified Chapter's 1 - 21 | Complete Newest Version

Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd
Edition by Motacki
| Verified Chapter's 1 - 21 | Complete Newest Version

,Test76Bank76for76Nursing76Delegation76and76Management76of76Patient76Care,763rd76Edition76by76Motacki



Chapter7601:76Leadership76and76Management
Motacki:76Nursing76Delegation76and76Management76of76Patient76Care,763rd76Edition


MULTIPLE76CHOICE

1. Nurses76can76be76leaders76without76being76managers.76Which76nursing76actions76
demonstrate76leadership?
a. Assisting76a76new76nurse76with76enteral76tube76feedings
b. Counseling76a76new76nurse76regarding76attendance
c. Adjusting76assignments76after76a76staff76member76calls76in76sick
d. Calling76a76physician76for76new76order76clarification

ANS:7 6 A
Leaders76act76as76role76models76and76mentor76new76staff.76The76other76options76are76incorr
ect76because76they76are76management76responsibilities76and76not76leadership76roles.

DIF: Cognitive76Level:76Application REF:7 6 page766

2. Which76nursing76actions76demonstrate76the76role76of76management76in76nursing?
a. Encouraging76autonomous76decision76making
b. Observing76the76documentation76of76appropriate76charges76to76patients
c. Assisting76in76a76code
d. Asking76the76patient/family76about76advance76directives

ANS:7 6 B
Managers76are76responsible76for76the76budget76of76their76units.76The76other76options76are76i
ncorrect76because76those76are76leadership76or76mentoNriU
ngRrS
oIlesN.76GTB.COM
DIF: Cognitive76Level:76Application REF:7 6 page766

3. Much76like76a76politician,76a76nurse76manager76must76exhibit76leadership76that76inspires76an
d76motivates.76In76which76instance76is76a76nurse76demonstrating76leadership76qualities?
a. A76staff76nurse76becomes76aware76of76increased76infection76rates76following76car
diac76surgery.76The76nurse76takes76it76upon76herself76to76research76the76possible76
causes76and76prevention76measures76and76to76make76suggestions76to76better76pr
otect76patients.
b. A76staff76nurse76acts76quickly76when76a76cardiac76arrest76is76called76on76her76patient.
c. A76staff76nurse76notifies76another76staff76member76that76she76is76being76“pulled”76today.
d. A76new76nurse76volunteers76to76work76when76another76staff76member76mu
st76leave76work76because76her76child76is76ill.
ANS:7 6 A
Nurse76leaders76are76interested76in76changing76practice76based76on76evidence.76Options
76B76and76D76are76incorrect76because76they76are76actions76taken76by76nurses76as76part76
of76the76functional76structure76of76the76unit.76Option76C76is76incorrect76because76it76is76a
n76action76taken76by76a76manager.

DIF:76767 6 Cognitive76Level:76Analysis REF:7 6 page766

,4. A76nurse76manager76must76exhibit76qualities76of76efficiency76and76organization.76W
hich76nurse76is76demonstrating76the76qualities76necessary76for76a76manager?
a. A76nurse76becomes76aware76of76increased76infection76rates76following76cardiac76surgery.76The

, nurse76takes76it76upon76herself76to76research76the76possible76causes76and76preve
ntion76measures76and76to76make76suggestions76to76better76protect76patients.
b. A76nurse76acts76quickly76when76a76cardiac76arrest76is76called76on76her76patient.
c. A76nurse76notifies76another76staff76member76that76she76is76being76“pulled”76today.
d. A76nurse76volunteers76to76work76when76another76staff76member76must76leave7
6work76because76her76child76is76ill.

ANS:7 6 C
Determining76who76gets76“pulled”76is76a76management76decision.76Option76A76is76incorrect
76because76it76is76a76role76taken76by76a76nurse76leader.76Option76B76is76incorrect76because76i
t76is76an76action76taken76by76staff76as76part76of76the76functional76structure76of76the76unit.76
Option76D76is76incorrect76because76it76is76an76action76taken76by76staff76as76part76of76the76fu
nctional76structure76of76the76unit.

DIF: Cognitive76Level:76Analysis REF:7 6 page766

5. A76nurse76has76accepted76a76position76on76a76nursing76unit76where76the76nurse76manager76
promotes76autonomy76and76staff76involvement76in76decision76making.76What76would76the76
nurse76expect76to76observe76on76this76unit?
a. Nurse76manager76mandates76changes.
b. Staff76takes76responsibility76for76assignments.
c. Staff76participates76on76hospital76committees.
d. Nurses76are76recognized76for76excellence76in76practice.
ANS:7 6 C
Work76environments76that76promote76autonomy76and76decision76making76encourage76parti
cipation76on76hospital76committees76so76that76staff76may76become76involved76in76the76deci
sions76that76are76made.76Option76A76is76incorrect76because76this76is76not76an76environment76
in76which76staff76are76encouraged76to76participate
in76decision76making.76Option76BNiU
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t76should76be76seen76in76all76environments
regardless76of76autonomy.76Option76D76is76incorrect76because76excellence76in76practice76is76not76see
n76solely
in76autonomous76environments.

DIF: Cognitive76Level:76Analysis REF:7 6 page766

6. The76fundamental76element76of76any76patient76care76delivery76combines76work76allocation76with
a. patient76acuity.
b. leadership.
c. clinical76decision76making.
d. delegation.
ANS:7 6 C
Work76allocation76is76necessary76in76any76patient76care76delivery76system.76The76othe
r76options76are76incorrect76because76it76is76not76necessarily76useful76in76determining76
the76appropriate76patient76care76delivery76systems76needed.

DIF:76767 6 Cognitive76Level:76Analysis REF:7 6 page7610

7. The76student76nurse,76shadowing76on76a76medical-
surgical76unit,76observes76the76charge76nurse.76Which76action76would76the76student76ident
ify76as76a76leadership76quality76in76the76nurse’s76actions?