C HAPTER 12: O RGANIZATIONAL
S TRUCTURE
1. A nurse-manager is chairing a workplace committee. What should the
manager prioritize in this r ole?
a. Keeping members on task and promoting productivit y
b. Promoting members’ career development
c. Resolving interpersonal conflicts and preventing groupthink
d. Providing information on each agenda item
ANS: A
Feedback:
Although all the items may be something the chairperson does, the
primary responsibility is to keep members on task so that committee
work gets completed. This is prioritized because it best reflects the
main purpose of a committee, which is to collectivel y address specific
tasks and challenges in the workplace.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 318 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Responsibilities and Opportunities of Committee Work KEY:
Integrated Process: Nurs ing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
,2. A nurse-manager has been commissioned to create a new workplace
committee that will focus on client safet y issues. When forming this
committee, the manager should:
a. meet at least twice per week for the first month to create
momentum.
b. aim for diversit y of genders and cultures among the membership.
c. ensure that half of the members are the manager’s subordinates and
half are the manager’s superiors.
d. give members permission to attend meetings as often or as rarely as
they wish in order to accommodate their schedules.
ANS: B
Feedback:
When assigning members to committees, cultural and gender diversit y
should always be a goal. The manager should make efforts to
accommodate members’ schedules, but gi ving members’ permission to
attend as rarel y as they wish will compromise the group’s cohesion and
effectiveness. Momentum must be created after the committee is
formed, but this does not necessaril y require twice -weekl y meetings. It
is unnecessary and unr ealistic to split the membership between the
manager’s subordinates and superiors.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 318 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Responsibilities an d Opportunities of Committee Work KEY:
Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
, 3. What should the leader remember when forming committees?
a. Committees work best when there is an adequate suppl y of workers,
with 10 members being the minimum.
b. Willingness to work hard is the most important criterion for
appointment.
c. Written agendas provide excessive structure and stifle committee
creativit y.
d. There should be sufficient expertise among committee members to
accomplish t he assigned task.
ANS: D
Feedback:
The most important criterion for committee selection is overall
adequate expertise to accomplish the agenda. Effort is an important
criterion for membership, but this qualit y is not productive unless it is
accompanied by expertise. There is no absolute minimum of 10
members. Written agendas provide structure and focus for committee
meetings and the manager should provide these.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 317 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Committee Structure in an Organization KEY: Integrated
Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Understand NOT: Multiple Choice
4. During a strategic planning committee meeting to devel op technology
S TRUCTURE
1. A nurse-manager is chairing a workplace committee. What should the
manager prioritize in this r ole?
a. Keeping members on task and promoting productivit y
b. Promoting members’ career development
c. Resolving interpersonal conflicts and preventing groupthink
d. Providing information on each agenda item
ANS: A
Feedback:
Although all the items may be something the chairperson does, the
primary responsibility is to keep members on task so that committee
work gets completed. This is prioritized because it best reflects the
main purpose of a committee, which is to collectivel y address specific
tasks and challenges in the workplace.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 318 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Responsibilities and Opportunities of Committee Work KEY:
Integrated Process: Nurs ing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
,2. A nurse-manager has been commissioned to create a new workplace
committee that will focus on client safet y issues. When forming this
committee, the manager should:
a. meet at least twice per week for the first month to create
momentum.
b. aim for diversit y of genders and cultures among the membership.
c. ensure that half of the members are the manager’s subordinates and
half are the manager’s superiors.
d. give members permission to attend meetings as often or as rarely as
they wish in order to accommodate their schedules.
ANS: B
Feedback:
When assigning members to committees, cultural and gender diversit y
should always be a goal. The manager should make efforts to
accommodate members’ schedules, but gi ving members’ permission to
attend as rarel y as they wish will compromise the group’s cohesion and
effectiveness. Momentum must be created after the committee is
formed, but this does not necessaril y require twice -weekl y meetings. It
is unnecessary and unr ealistic to split the membership between the
manager’s subordinates and superiors.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 318 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Responsibilities an d Opportunities of Committee Work KEY:
Integrated Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Appl y NOT: Multiple Choice
, 3. What should the leader remember when forming committees?
a. Committees work best when there is an adequate suppl y of workers,
with 10 members being the minimum.
b. Willingness to work hard is the most important criterion for
appointment.
c. Written agendas provide excessive structure and stifle committee
creativit y.
d. There should be sufficient expertise among committee members to
accomplish t he assigned task.
ANS: D
Feedback:
The most important criterion for committee selection is overall
adequate expertise to accomplish the agenda. Effort is an important
criterion for membership, but this qualit y is not productive unless it is
accompanied by expertise. There is no absolute minimum of 10
members. Written agendas provide structure and focus for committee
meetings and the manager should provide these.
PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: Page: 317 OBJ: 11
NAT: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care TOP: Chapter Number: 12: Title:
Committee Structure in an Organization KEY: Integrated
Process: Nursing Process BLM: Cognitive Level:
Understand NOT: Multiple Choice
4. During a strategic planning committee meeting to devel op technology
