NURS 495 Midterm 1 questions with verified answers
Conflict CAN be _________. Ans✓✓✓ beneficial
From the article in week 4, Tell me reasons these nurses became
involved in politics? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Early life experiences in education
2. Value in social justice
(Depends on nursing value and education, practice)
How conflict impacts the quality of patient care from the week 4
article? Ans✓✓✓
How did the nurses in the week 4 article become involved in politics?
Ans✓✓✓ - Nurses received mentorship and political support for action
- Someone helped them to become political activists
- The nurses had the educational background to engage in political
action
How would you prioritize patient care in nursing? Ans✓✓✓ determining
immediate threats to life as part of the initial assessment and is based
on the ABC pneumonic focusing on the airway as priority, moving to
breathing, and circulation
What are Kotter's 8 steps for leading change? **MUST KNOW**
, - (why, the future, stakeholder input, involve who, clear target dates,
specific measures, change fatigue, learning from failures) Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Explain why the change is needed
2. The future state is clearly described
3. Obtain stakeholder input
4. Involve employees early
5. Set clear target dates
6. Use specific measures to monitor the progress and outcomes
7. Allow for change fatigue
8. Learn from failures to plan for future successes
What are some of the duties for a nursing manager? Ans✓✓✓ - assuring
quality patient care
- managing financial and administrative duties within the agency
- leader and role-model for staff on the unit
What are the 6 leadership theories? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Great man
2. trait
3. behavioural
4. contingency
5. influence
6. relational
Conflict CAN be _________. Ans✓✓✓ beneficial
From the article in week 4, Tell me reasons these nurses became
involved in politics? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Early life experiences in education
2. Value in social justice
(Depends on nursing value and education, practice)
How conflict impacts the quality of patient care from the week 4
article? Ans✓✓✓
How did the nurses in the week 4 article become involved in politics?
Ans✓✓✓ - Nurses received mentorship and political support for action
- Someone helped them to become political activists
- The nurses had the educational background to engage in political
action
How would you prioritize patient care in nursing? Ans✓✓✓ determining
immediate threats to life as part of the initial assessment and is based
on the ABC pneumonic focusing on the airway as priority, moving to
breathing, and circulation
What are Kotter's 8 steps for leading change? **MUST KNOW**
, - (why, the future, stakeholder input, involve who, clear target dates,
specific measures, change fatigue, learning from failures) Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Explain why the change is needed
2. The future state is clearly described
3. Obtain stakeholder input
4. Involve employees early
5. Set clear target dates
6. Use specific measures to monitor the progress and outcomes
7. Allow for change fatigue
8. Learn from failures to plan for future successes
What are some of the duties for a nursing manager? Ans✓✓✓ - assuring
quality patient care
- managing financial and administrative duties within the agency
- leader and role-model for staff on the unit
What are the 6 leadership theories? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Great man
2. trait
3. behavioural
4. contingency
5. influence
6. relational
