Leadership |is |best |defined |as:
a. |an |interpersonal |process |of |participating |by |encouraging |fellowship.
b. |delegation |of |authority |and |responsibility |and |the |coordination |of |activities.
c. |inspiring |people |to |accomplish |goals |through |support |and |confidence |building.
d. |the |integration |of |resources |through |planning, |organizing, |and |directing. |- |correct |answer |-C.
| inspiring |people |to |accomplish |goals |through |support |and |confidence |building.
A |staff |registered |nurse |(RN) |is |leading |a |multidisciplinary |clinical |pathway |team |in |the
| development |of |care |for |patients |with |total |knee |replacement. |Which |of |the |following |statements
| exemplifies |leadership |behaviors |in |a |clinical |pathway |team |meeting?
a. |"Nursing |is |responsible |for |pain |control |of |the |total |knee |replacement |patient."
b. |"Our |pharmacist |has |provided |some |excellent |pain |control |literature."
c. |"Physical |therapy's |expertise |is |in |rehabilitation, |not |pain |control."
d. |"Total |knee |replacement |patients |require |optimal |pain |control." |- |correct |answer |-b. |"Our
| pharmacist |has |provided |some |excellent |pain |control |literature."
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |management |activities?
a.Inspiring |a |vision |is |a |management |function.
b.Management |is |focused |on |task |accomplishment.
c.Management |is |more |focused |on |human |relationships.
d.Management |is |more |important |than |leadership |- |correct |answer |-b. |Management |is |focused |on
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,| task |accomplishment.
During |a |staff |meeting, |a |group |of |RNs |has |complained |that |medications |are |not |arriving |to |the
| unit |in |a |timely |manner. |The |nurse |manager |suggests |that |the |group |resolve |this |issue |through
| the |development |and |work |of |a |multidisciplinary |team |led |by |one |of |these |RNs. |This |scenario
| demonstrates:
a. |adaptation.
b. |empowerment.
c. |flexibility.
d. |relationship |management. |- |correct |answer |-b. |empowerment
Nursing |management |is |defined |as:
a. |delegation |of |authority |and |responsibility |and |the |coordination |of |tasks.
b. |the |integration |of |resources |through |planning, |organizing, |and |directing
c. |the |process |of |influencing |patients |to |accomplish |goals.
d. |the |coordination |and |integration |of |nursing |resources |by |applying |the |management |process |to
| accomplish |nursing |care |and |service |goals |and |objectives. |- |correct |answer |-d. |the |coordination
| and |integration |of |nursing |resources |by |applying |the |management |process |to |accomplish
| nursing |care |and |service |goals |and |objectives.
A |nursing |executive |is |leading |a |multidisciplinary |team |of |professionals |who |have |worked |well
| together |on |prior |initiatives. |Which |of |the |following |leadership |styles |might |work |best |in |this
| situation?
a. |Authoritarian
b. |Democratic
c. |Transformational
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, d. |Transactional |- |correct |answer |-b. |Democratic
A |nurse |manager |at |Great |Lakes |Hospital |is |meeting |with |the |dean |of |a |well-recognized
| university |who |is |the |keynote |speaker |today |at |the |nursing |conference. |He |remembers |that |one
| of |the |RNs |is |interested |in |attending |a |well-known |university |to |obtain |a |doctorate. |The |nurse
| manager |arranges |for |the |RN |to |meet |with |this |dean. |The |nurse |manager |is |exhibiting |leadership
| behaviors |consistent |with: |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |feminist |perspective.
b. |servant |leadership.
c. |transactional |leadership.
d. |transformational |leadership.
e. |authoritarian |leadership. |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |D
To |reach |Magnet |status |the |nursing |service |in |a |hospital |must |attain |competency |in |which |of |the
| following |areas? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |Professionalism
b. |Use |of |critical |thinking |skills
c.. |Leadership
d.. |Communication |and |relationship |management |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |D
Which |of |the |following |behaviors |build |trust |between |leaders |and |employees |in |an |organization?
| (Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |Sharing |relevant |information
b. |Reducing |controls
c. |Meeting |expectations
d. |Avoiding |discussion |of |sensitive |issues |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |C
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a. |an |interpersonal |process |of |participating |by |encouraging |fellowship.
b. |delegation |of |authority |and |responsibility |and |the |coordination |of |activities.
c. |inspiring |people |to |accomplish |goals |through |support |and |confidence |building.
d. |the |integration |of |resources |through |planning, |organizing, |and |directing. |- |correct |answer |-C.
| inspiring |people |to |accomplish |goals |through |support |and |confidence |building.
A |staff |registered |nurse |(RN) |is |leading |a |multidisciplinary |clinical |pathway |team |in |the
| development |of |care |for |patients |with |total |knee |replacement. |Which |of |the |following |statements
| exemplifies |leadership |behaviors |in |a |clinical |pathway |team |meeting?
a. |"Nursing |is |responsible |for |pain |control |of |the |total |knee |replacement |patient."
b. |"Our |pharmacist |has |provided |some |excellent |pain |control |literature."
c. |"Physical |therapy's |expertise |is |in |rehabilitation, |not |pain |control."
d. |"Total |knee |replacement |patients |require |optimal |pain |control." |- |correct |answer |-b. |"Our
| pharmacist |has |provided |some |excellent |pain |control |literature."
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |management |activities?
a.Inspiring |a |vision |is |a |management |function.
b.Management |is |focused |on |task |accomplishment.
c.Management |is |more |focused |on |human |relationships.
d.Management |is |more |important |than |leadership |- |correct |answer |-b. |Management |is |focused |on
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,| task |accomplishment.
During |a |staff |meeting, |a |group |of |RNs |has |complained |that |medications |are |not |arriving |to |the
| unit |in |a |timely |manner. |The |nurse |manager |suggests |that |the |group |resolve |this |issue |through
| the |development |and |work |of |a |multidisciplinary |team |led |by |one |of |these |RNs. |This |scenario
| demonstrates:
a. |adaptation.
b. |empowerment.
c. |flexibility.
d. |relationship |management. |- |correct |answer |-b. |empowerment
Nursing |management |is |defined |as:
a. |delegation |of |authority |and |responsibility |and |the |coordination |of |tasks.
b. |the |integration |of |resources |through |planning, |organizing, |and |directing
c. |the |process |of |influencing |patients |to |accomplish |goals.
d. |the |coordination |and |integration |of |nursing |resources |by |applying |the |management |process |to
| accomplish |nursing |care |and |service |goals |and |objectives. |- |correct |answer |-d. |the |coordination
| and |integration |of |nursing |resources |by |applying |the |management |process |to |accomplish
| nursing |care |and |service |goals |and |objectives.
A |nursing |executive |is |leading |a |multidisciplinary |team |of |professionals |who |have |worked |well
| together |on |prior |initiatives. |Which |of |the |following |leadership |styles |might |work |best |in |this
| situation?
a. |Authoritarian
b. |Democratic
c. |Transformational
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, d. |Transactional |- |correct |answer |-b. |Democratic
A |nurse |manager |at |Great |Lakes |Hospital |is |meeting |with |the |dean |of |a |well-recognized
| university |who |is |the |keynote |speaker |today |at |the |nursing |conference. |He |remembers |that |one
| of |the |RNs |is |interested |in |attending |a |well-known |university |to |obtain |a |doctorate. |The |nurse
| manager |arranges |for |the |RN |to |meet |with |this |dean. |The |nurse |manager |is |exhibiting |leadership
| behaviors |consistent |with: |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |feminist |perspective.
b. |servant |leadership.
c. |transactional |leadership.
d. |transformational |leadership.
e. |authoritarian |leadership. |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |D
To |reach |Magnet |status |the |nursing |service |in |a |hospital |must |attain |competency |in |which |of |the
| following |areas? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |Professionalism
b. |Use |of |critical |thinking |skills
c.. |Leadership
d.. |Communication |and |relationship |management |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |D
Which |of |the |following |behaviors |build |trust |between |leaders |and |employees |in |an |organization?
| (Select |all |that |apply.)
a. |Sharing |relevant |information
b. |Reducing |controls
c. |Meeting |expectations
d. |Avoiding |discussion |of |sensitive |issues |- |correct |answer |-A, |B, |C
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