NU 456 - Leadership Practice Questions With Complete
Solutions
21st century leadership models generally emphasize the
importance of what characteristics?
a) incentives
b) motivation
c) consequences
d) relationships Correct Answer d) relationships
A licensed nurse delegates a task to a UAP and the nurse does
half of the task themselves, telling the UAP they are too slow.
Which principle of delegation is violated by this action of the
licensed nurse?
a) To delegate effectively, the individual should be matched to
the task.
b) Poor communication is a barrier to delegation.
c) In work allocation, no transfer of authority exists.
d) Transferring authority empowers the delegate to complete the
task. Correct Answer d) Transferring authority empowers the
delegate to complete the task.
A nurse is applying decision making process to a clinical
challenge. When applying the process, the nurse must:
a) analyze the root cause of the situation
b) begin by solving the underlying problem
c) choose between different courses of action
, d) prioritize the multiple good for the maximum amount of
people Correct Answer c) choose between different courses of
action
A nurse is trying to get in the habit of creating a daily list of
tasks. What is the best action by the nurse?
a) avoid changing the list once initial planning is completed
b) include flexibility in the implementation of the list
c) include all relevant short-term, intermediate and long-term
goals
d) keep the list highly structured to decrease the possibility of
procrastination Correct Answer b) include flexibility in the
implementation of the list
A staff nurse from the adult telemetry unit is floated to the pedi
unit for the day shift and assigned to all of the following clients.
Upon review of the assignment by the charge nurse, a change is
determined to be necessary. Which of the following clients
would be assigned to one of the regular pediatric nurses?
a) a 2 year old with a heart murmur
b) an 8 week old with hyperbilirubinemia
c) a 16 week old with cardiomyopathy
d) a 4 year old with pulmonary hyperension Correct Answer
b) an 8 week old with hyperbilirubinemia
All of the following orders are placed by the healthcare
provider. Which action should the RN delegate to the LPN?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Solutions
21st century leadership models generally emphasize the
importance of what characteristics?
a) incentives
b) motivation
c) consequences
d) relationships Correct Answer d) relationships
A licensed nurse delegates a task to a UAP and the nurse does
half of the task themselves, telling the UAP they are too slow.
Which principle of delegation is violated by this action of the
licensed nurse?
a) To delegate effectively, the individual should be matched to
the task.
b) Poor communication is a barrier to delegation.
c) In work allocation, no transfer of authority exists.
d) Transferring authority empowers the delegate to complete the
task. Correct Answer d) Transferring authority empowers the
delegate to complete the task.
A nurse is applying decision making process to a clinical
challenge. When applying the process, the nurse must:
a) analyze the root cause of the situation
b) begin by solving the underlying problem
c) choose between different courses of action
, d) prioritize the multiple good for the maximum amount of
people Correct Answer c) choose between different courses of
action
A nurse is trying to get in the habit of creating a daily list of
tasks. What is the best action by the nurse?
a) avoid changing the list once initial planning is completed
b) include flexibility in the implementation of the list
c) include all relevant short-term, intermediate and long-term
goals
d) keep the list highly structured to decrease the possibility of
procrastination Correct Answer b) include flexibility in the
implementation of the list
A staff nurse from the adult telemetry unit is floated to the pedi
unit for the day shift and assigned to all of the following clients.
Upon review of the assignment by the charge nurse, a change is
determined to be necessary. Which of the following clients
would be assigned to one of the regular pediatric nurses?
a) a 2 year old with a heart murmur
b) an 8 week old with hyperbilirubinemia
c) a 16 week old with cardiomyopathy
d) a 4 year old with pulmonary hyperension Correct Answer
b) an 8 week old with hyperbilirubinemia
All of the following orders are placed by the healthcare
provider. Which action should the RN delegate to the LPN?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
