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What concept is servant leadership based upon? A) Trusting and valuing employees B) Genuinely liking your colleagues C) A laissez-faire style of leadership D) A dynamic leadership charisma Ans: C Feedback: Theorists studying emotional intelligence posit that the ability to identify emotions in themselves and in others is a critical ingredient of leaders, enabling them to build a cooperative and effective team. While the other options may have value, they do not represent the critical s...

Ans: C Feedback: That the manager is not challenged by a task is not a valid reason for delegating that task to another. The other options are all appropriate reasons to delegate tasks to qualified staff. 1. What is an inappropriate reason for delegation? A) To empower subordinates by stretching them in their work assignment B) To free the manager to address more complex, higher-level unit needs C) When the task is not a challenge for the manager D) Because someone else is better qualifi...

More complex than problem solving and decision making as it involves higher order reasoning and evaluation. Also has both cognitive and affective components. critical thinker characteristics 1. Open to new ideas 2. Intuitive 3.Risk taker 4. Outcome directed 5. Communicaitive 6. Flexible clinical reasoning Noticing crucial changes in patient status, analyzing these changes to decide on a course of action, and evaluation responses to modify care. How to Improve Clinical reasoning Thro...

A team effort to achieve client care outcomes is called _______________ ? Expert power results from knowledge, expertise, or experience in a particular area through education and work experience. Multicratic A __________ approach combines the best approach combines the best leadership styles. Accountability means being answerable for the consequences of one's actions or inactions. Power The ability to control, influence, or hold authority over an individual or a group delegation Tran...

Ans: B Feedback: A nursing certification n provides the proof of earned expert power such as having knowledge or skill not possessed by all nurses . 2. Which statement about power is correct? A) It is a finite quality and, once gained, is very difficult to lose B) It is destructively manipulative but is necessary for effective management C) Women generally view power more positively than do men D) Having power generally results in the gain of additional power Ans: D Feedback: The only...

Ans: C Feedback: Functional nursing is task focused. None of the other options identify that connection. 2. The nurse is assigned to administer medications to all patients throughout the shift. What is this an example of? A) Team nursing B) Case method nursing C) Primary care delivery D) Functional nursing care Ans: D Feedback: Being assigned a specific task to do is part of functional nursing. None of the other options identify that connection. 3. A nurse has accepted a position as...

In light of the recent transition to a new skill mix that increases the role of unlicensed care providers, the nurse manager of the unit has enacted new policies and procedures to maximize both patient safety and staff performance during the transition to the new model. Which of the following skills has the nurse demonstrated? Management skills An LPN wishes to take up the position of team leader and asks for suggestions from an experienced nurse. What role should the experienced nurse sug...

A test with a high specificity will rule _____(in/out)? OUT If 100 patients known to have a colon cancer were tested, and 43 tested positive, what percentage would be the sensitivity of the test? 43% Do we rule out a disease with high sensitivity or high specificity? Specificity If 100 patients with no known colon cancer are tested and 94 return with a negative results, what percentage would the specificity of the test? 94% What does the phrase Lets Tackle Symptoms with Q's and A's s...

You are assessing a patient with diffuse joint pains and want to make sure that only the joints are the problem, and that the pain is not related to other diseases. Which of the following is a systemic cause of joint pain? A) Gout B) Osteoarthritis C) Lupus D) Spondylosis lyme disease A 19-year-old college sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of joint pains. The student has been back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her holiday, she went camping. She notes that she had a r...

The nurse hears a quiet murmur immediately after placing the stethoscope on the chest. Documentation of grading for this murmur would include A) Grade 1 B) Grade 3 C) Grade 2 D) Grade 4 ANSWER C When performing an adult cardiac examination and listening to the S1 and S2, the nurse may (Select all that apply.) A) listen with the pediatric head of a dual-use stethoscope B) use the bell of the stethoscope pressed firmly on the chest C) use the diaphragm of the stethoscope D) press the b...