Nursing Delegation & Management of Patient Care 3rd Edition Test Bank PDF – Motacki

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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
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Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE or




1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonst
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a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings or or or or or or or


b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance or or or or or


c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick or or or or or or or or


d. Calling a physician for new order clarification or or or or or or




ANS: A or


Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because
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theyare management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
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2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
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a. Encouraging autonomous decision making or or or


b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients or or or or or or or


c. Assisting in a code or or or


d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives or or or or or




ANS: B or


Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect be
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3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivate
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s. Inwhich instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surge
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ry.The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and preventio
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n measures and to make suggestions to better protect patients.
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b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave
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workbecause her child is ill. ro or or or or




ANS: A or


Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D
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are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional struct
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ure of theunit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager.
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4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse
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,or isdemonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager?
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a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The
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, nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention mea
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suresand to make suggestions to better protect patients.
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b. A nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work bec
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auseher child is ill. ro or or or




ANS: C or


Determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is incorrect because i
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t isa role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an action taken by st
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aff as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is incorrect because it is an ac
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tion taken by staff as part of the functional structure of the unit.
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5. A nurse has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the nurse manager promotes au
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tonomy and staff involvement in decision making. What would the nurse expect to observ
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eon this unit?
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a. Nurse manager mandates changes. or or or


b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments.
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c. Staff participates on hospital committees.
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d. Nurses are recognized for excellence in practice. or or or or or or




ANS: C or


Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage participation
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ron hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the decisions that are made
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. OptionA is incorrect because this is not an environment in which staff are encouraged to
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rparticipate
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tb t should be seen in all environments
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regardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen solely
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in autonomous environments.
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6. The fundamental element of any patient care delivery combines work allocation with
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a. patient acuity. or


b. leadership.
c. clinical decision making. or or


d. delegation.
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Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options
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areincorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate pati
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ent caredelivery systems needed.
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7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-
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surgical unit, observes the charge nurse. Whichaction would the student identify as a le
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adership quality in the nurse’s actions?
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a. Making patient care assignments distributed equally to staff
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b. Sitting with a confused combative patient or or or or or