Chapter 08: Team Building and Working With Effective Groups
Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Any collection of interconnected individuals working together for the same purpose is known as
a(n):
a. club.
b. group.
c. meeting.
d. organization.
ANS: B
Any collection of interconnected individuals working together for the same purpose is known
as a group.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A type of group that is stable, meets periodically, has an identified purpose, and is part of the
organizational structure is called a: a. club.
b. committee.
c. group.
d. meeting.
ANS: B
A committee is a type of group that is stable, meets periodically, has an identified purpose,
and is part of the organizational structure. An example of a committee is a policy and
procedure committee.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. Team building is the process of _____ a group.
a. forming
b. identifying
c. organizing
d. unifying
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ANS: D
Team building is the process of deliberately creating and unifying a group into a functioning
work unit so that specific goals are accomplished.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
4. A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose,
performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable and
whose membership should be consistent is known as a: a. committee.
b. group.
c. team.
d. unit.
ANS: C
A team is a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a
common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually
accountable and whose membership should be consistent (Katzenbach & Smith, 1993;
Manion et al., 1996).
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
5. A collection of individuals who are led by a strong, clearly focused leader and who come
together to share information and ideas and possibly make decisions is known as a: a.
committee.
b. pseudoteam.
c. team.
d. work group.
ANS: D
A collection of individuals who are led by a strong, clearly focused leader and who come
together to share information and ideas and possibly to make decisions is known as a work
group. In a work group, there is little or no collective accountability.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
6. In nursing, the reason groups form is:
a. monetary rewards.
b. mandatory obligations.
.