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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
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Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 6th Edition
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1. Leadership is best defined as: jj jj jj jj
a. an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
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b. delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities.
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c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
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d. the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
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ANS: C jj
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring
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confidenceand support among followers.
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2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates
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ofstaff satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data
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findings?
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a. Effective leadership jj
b. Management involvement jj
c. Mentoring
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Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it
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being a stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and quality of
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care.
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3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in
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thedevelopment of care for patients with total knee replacement. Which of the
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following statements exemplifies leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team
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meeting?
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a. ―Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.‖
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b. ―Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.‖
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c. ―Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.‖
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d. ―Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.‖
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ANS: B jj
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence
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and support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work
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anddepicts some skill at interpersonal relationships.
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4. Which of the following is true of management activities?
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a. Inspiring a vision is a management function. jj jj jj jj jj jj
b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. jj jj jj jj jj
c. Management is more focused on human relationships. jj jj jj jj jj jj
d. Management is more important than leadership. jj jj jj jj jj
ANS: B jj
Management is focused on task accomplishment. jj jj jj jj jj
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5. During a staff meeting, a group of RNs has complained that medications are not arriving to
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the unit in a timely manner. The nurse manager suggests that the group resolve this issue
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through the development and work of a multidisciplinary team led by one of these RNs.
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Thisscenario demonstrates:
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a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. jj
ANS: B jj
Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
this situation, the manager has given authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act
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in theinvestigation and resolution of this issue.
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6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining a fall at home.
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When creating a care plan for the patient, she requests that the doctor order a home health
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visitto assess for home safety and medication compliance. In addition, the nurse is
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concerned about the nutrition of the patient and requests a dietitian evaluation. The nurse is
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demonstrating which of the following leadership skills?
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a. Care provider jj
b. Business principles jj
c. Care coordination jj
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ANS: C jj
Care coordination is the delivery of nursing services that involves the organization
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andcoordination of complex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership
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skills to facilitate delivery of quality care.
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PlanningMSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply jj jj jj jj jj jj are two critical skills every
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a. vision
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