Leadership NUR 4590 Exam 2 questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
answers
Which of the following factors influences the structure of an
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organization?
a.Age of the building
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b.Brand of computer system
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c.Number of employees |\ |\
d.Square footage of the facility - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔c.Number of employees |\ |\
Within nursing practice, the use of advanced practice roles is an
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example of: |\
a.cross-training.
b.departmentalization.
c.fragmentation.
d.specialization. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.specialization. |\ |\ |\ |\
The nursing chief executive officer (CEO) works in a major
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rehabilitation and subacute facility network. Her span of control
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refers to the number of:
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,a.miles in which the network resides.
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b.ancillary staff accountable to her. |\ |\ |\ |\
c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
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d.inpatients that the facilities service. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses
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who report to two clinical supervisors. In addition, there are 10
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support staff who report to an administrative supervisor. The
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subordinates reporting to this manager are known as which |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dimension of organizational design? |\ |\ |\
a.Division of labor |\ |\
b.Hierarchy
c.Span of control |\ |\
d.Decentralization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c.Span of control |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A staff nurse has been working in the neonatal critical care unit
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for 10 years. She believes that a professional nurse is a lifelong
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learner. Many staff members come to her for clinical problem
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solving and advice. This nurse has:
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a.decisional authority. |\
b.formal power. |\
c.informal power. |\
d.quantum authority. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c.informal power.
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,An organizational chart with one line of management and one
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line of staff reflects which of the following types of organizational
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structures?
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a.Authoritarian structure |\
b.Flat structure |\
c.Power structure |\
d.Vertical structure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.Flat structure
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The phrase "the buck stops here" best describes which of the
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following terms? |\
a.Accountability
b.Authority
c.Responsibility
d.Trustworthiness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.Accountability |\ |\ |\ |\
Patient surveys convey that they are uncertain about who is the
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registered nurse (RN). The CEO makes a decision that mandates
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that white nursing caps will be worn by all RNs and blue nursing
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caps by all licensed practical nurses to differentiate professional
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nurses and occupational nurses from nurses' aides and other
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ancillary staff. Which type of structure does this represent?
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a.Centralized
b.Decentralized
c.Nonparticipative
, d.Participative - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.Centralized |\ |\ |\ |\
The patient is a 69-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes
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mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and myocardial infarctions.
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She was admitted to the hospital with a stroke and is being
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transferred to a subacute facility and then to a rehabilitation
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facility. At every transfer she must review her entire history,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide telephone numbers of family members, list all 30 of her
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medications, and list all home care and medical supply |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
companies. Which of these processes could improve the
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fragmentation in work flow? |\ |\ |\
a.Departmentalization
b.Standardization
c.Specialization
d.Subdivision - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.Standardization |\ |\ |\ |\
The ways in which work is divided and coordinated among
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members and the resulting network of relationships, roles, and
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work groups is the:
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a.organization.
b.organizational social structure. |\ |\
c.structure.
d.formal relationship. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.organizational
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social structure. |\
answers
Which of the following factors influences the structure of an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
organization?
a.Age of the building
|\ |\ |\
b.Brand of computer system
|\ |\ |\
c.Number of employees |\ |\
d.Square footage of the facility - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔c.Number of employees |\ |\
Within nursing practice, the use of advanced practice roles is an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
example of: |\
a.cross-training.
b.departmentalization.
c.fragmentation.
d.specialization. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.specialization. |\ |\ |\ |\
The nursing chief executive officer (CEO) works in a major
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
rehabilitation and subacute facility network. Her span of control
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
refers to the number of:
|\ |\ |\ |\
,a.miles in which the network resides.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b.ancillary staff accountable to her. |\ |\ |\ |\
c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d.inpatients that the facilities service. - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
who report to two clinical supervisors. In addition, there are 10
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
support staff who report to an administrative supervisor. The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
subordinates reporting to this manager are known as which |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dimension of organizational design? |\ |\ |\
a.Division of labor |\ |\
b.Hierarchy
c.Span of control |\ |\
d.Decentralization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c.Span of control |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A staff nurse has been working in the neonatal critical care unit
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for 10 years. She believes that a professional nurse is a lifelong
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learner. Many staff members come to her for clinical problem
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
solving and advice. This nurse has:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a.decisional authority. |\
b.formal power. |\
c.informal power. |\
d.quantum authority. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c.informal power.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,An organizational chart with one line of management and one
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
line of staff reflects which of the following types of organizational
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
structures?
|\
a.Authoritarian structure |\
b.Flat structure |\
c.Power structure |\
d.Vertical structure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.Flat structure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The phrase "the buck stops here" best describes which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following terms? |\
a.Accountability
b.Authority
c.Responsibility
d.Trustworthiness - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.Accountability |\ |\ |\ |\
Patient surveys convey that they are uncertain about who is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
registered nurse (RN). The CEO makes a decision that mandates
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that white nursing caps will be worn by all RNs and blue nursing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
caps by all licensed practical nurses to differentiate professional
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurses and occupational nurses from nurses' aides and other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ancillary staff. Which type of structure does this represent?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a.Centralized
b.Decentralized
c.Nonparticipative
, d.Participative - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.Centralized |\ |\ |\ |\
The patient is a 69-year-old woman who has a history of diabetes
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and myocardial infarctions.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
She was admitted to the hospital with a stroke and is being
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
transferred to a subacute facility and then to a rehabilitation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
facility. At every transfer she must review her entire history,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
provide telephone numbers of family members, list all 30 of her
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
medications, and list all home care and medical supply |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
companies. Which of these processes could improve the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fragmentation in work flow? |\ |\ |\
a.Departmentalization
b.Standardization
c.Specialization
d.Subdivision - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.Standardization |\ |\ |\ |\
The ways in which work is divided and coordinated among
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
members and the resulting network of relationships, roles, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
work groups is the:
|\ |\ |\
a.organization.
b.organizational social structure. |\ |\
c.structure.
d.formal relationship. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b.organizational
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
social structure. |\
