Test Bank
Nursing Delegation and Management of
Patient Care 3rd Edition Kathleen
Motacki Kathleen Burke
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,Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
1. Leadership and Management
2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
3. Strategianagement and Planning
4. Financial Management in Health Care
5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
8. Communication in the Work Environment
9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
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Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
10. Professional Development
11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
12. Staffing and Scheduling
13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
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14. Providing Competent Staff
15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
16. Hospital Information Systems
17. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS
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18. Improving Organizational Performance
19. Evidence-Based Practice wiseprof
,20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS
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, Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions
demonstrate leadership?
a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
ANS: A
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect
because they are management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
c. Assisting in a code
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d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are
incorrect because those are leadership or mentoring role.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and
motivates. In which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following
cardiac surgery. The nurse takes it upon herself to research the
possible causes and prevention measures and to make suggestions to
better protect patients.
b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must
leave work because her child is ill.
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ANS: A
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence.
Options B and D are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as
part of the functional structure of the unit. Option C is incorrect because it is
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Nursing Delegation and Management of
Patient Care 3rd Edition Kathleen
Motacki Kathleen Burke
wis
epr
of
wiseprof
,Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
1. Leadership and Management
2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
3. Strategianagement and Planning
4. Financial Management in Health Care
5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
8. Communication in the Work Environment
9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
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Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
10. Professional Development
11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
12. Staffing and Scheduling
13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
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14. Providing Competent Staff
15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
16. Hospital Information Systems
17. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS
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18. Improving Organizational Performance
19. Evidence-Based Practice wiseprof
,20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS
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, Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions
demonstrate leadership?
a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
ANS: A
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect
because they are management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
c. Assisting in a code
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d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are
incorrect because those are leadership or mentoring role.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and
motivates. In which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following
cardiac surgery. The nurse takes it upon herself to research the
possible causes and prevention measures and to make suggestions to
better protect patients.
b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must
leave work because her child is ill.
of
ANS: A
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence.
Options B and D are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as
part of the functional structure of the unit. Option C is incorrect because it is
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