Test Bank For Nursing Delegation And Management Of Patient Care 2Nd Edition By Motacki All Chapters 1-21 Covered, Isbn: 9780323321099

Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank Table of Contents Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP Chapter 1. Leadership and Management Chapter 2. Organizational Structure of Health Care Chapter 3. Strategic Management and Planning Chapter 4. Financial Management in Health Care Chapter 5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT Chapter 6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance Chapter 7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy Chapter 8. Communication in the Work Environment Chapter 9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Chapter 10. Professional Development Chapter 11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models Chapter 12. Staffing and Scheduling Chapter 13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks Chapter 14. Providing Competent Staff Chapter 15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes Chapter 16. Hospital Information Systems Chapter 17. Organizational Structure of Health Care Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS Chapter 18. Improving Organizational Performance Chapter 19. Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS Chapter 21. The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and Continuing Education Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd 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 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 roles 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? 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. 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 an action taken by a manager. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6 4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse is demonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager? Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 2nd Edition Motacki Test Bank nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention measures and to make suggestions to better protect patients. b. A nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient. c. A nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today. d. A nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work because her child is ill. ANS: C Determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is incorrect because it is a role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an action taken by staff as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is incorrect because it is an action taken by staff as part of the functional structure of the unit. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6 5. A nurse has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the nurse manager promotes autonomy and staff involvement in decision making. What would the nurse expect to observe on this unit? a. Nurse manager mandates changes. b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments. c. Staff participates on hospital committees. d. Nurses are recognized for excellence in practice. ANS: C Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage participation on hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the decisions that are made. Option A is incorrect because this is not an environment in which staff are encouraged to participate in decision making. Option B is incorrect because it should be seen in all environments regardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen solely in autonomous environments. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6 6. The fundamental element of any patient care delivery combines work allocation with a. patient acuity. b. leadership. c. clinical decision making. d. delegation. ANS: C Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options are incorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate patient care delivery systems needed. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 10 7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-surgical unit, observes the charge nurse. Which action would the student identify as a leadership quality in the nurse’s actions? a. Making patient care assignments distributed equally to staff b. Sitting with a confused combative patient c. Calling the nursing office for extra staff when an RN calls in sick