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,Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki
Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions
demonstrateleadership?
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
theyare 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
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates.
Inwhich instance is a unurse udemonstrating uleadership uqualities?
a. A ustaff unurse ubecomes uaware uof uincreased uinfection urates ufollowing ucardiac
usurgery.uThe unurse utakes uit uupon uherself uto uresearch uthe upossible ucauses
uand uprevention umeasures uand uto umake usuggestions uto ubetter uprotect
upatients.
b. A ustaff unurse uacts uquickly uwhen ua ucardiac uarrest uis ucalled uon uher upatient.
c. A ustaff unurse unotifies uanother ustaff umember uthat ushe uis ubeing u“pulled” utoday.
d. A unew unurse uvolunteers uto uwork uwhen uanother ustaff umember umust
uleave uworkubecause uher uchild uis uill.
ANS: u A
Nurse uleaders uare uinterested uin uchanging upractice ubased uon uevidence. uOptions uB
uand uD uare uincorrect ubecause uthey uare uactions utaken uby unurses uas upart uof uthe
ufunctional ustructure uof uthe uunit. uOption uC uis uincorrect ubecause uit uis uan uaction
utaken uby ua umanager.
DIF: u u u Cognitive uLevel: uAnalysis REF: u page u6
,4. A unurse umanager umust uexhibit uqualities uof uefficiency uand uorganization. uWhich
unurse uisudemonstrating uthe uqualities unecessary ufor ua umanager?
a. A unurse ubecomes uaware uof uincreased uinfection urates ufollowing ucardiac usurgery. uThe
, nurse utakes uit uupon uherself uto uresearch uthe upossible ucauses uand uprevention
umeasuresuand uto umake usuggestions uto ubetter uprotect upatients.
b. A unurse uacts uquickly uwhen ua ucardiac uarrest uis ucalled uon uher upatient.
c. A unurse unotifies uanother ustaff umember uthat ushe uis ubeing u“pulled” utoday.
d. A unurse uvolunteers uto uwork uwhen uanother ustaff umember umust uleave
uwork ubecauseuher uchild uis uill.
ANS: u C
Determining uwho ugets u“pulled” uis ua umanagement udecision. uOption uA uis uincorrect
ubecause uit uisua urole utaken uby ua unurse uleader. uOption uB uis uincorrect ubecause uit uis uan
uaction utaken uby ustaff uas upart uof uthe ufunctional ustructure uof uthe uunit. uOption uD uis
uincorrect ubecause uit uis uan uaction utaken uby ustaff uas upart uof uthe ufunctional ustructure
uof uthe uunit.
DIF: Cognitive uLevel: uAnalysis REF: u page u6
5. A unurse uhas uaccepted ua uposition uon ua unursing uunit uwhere uthe unurse umanager
upromotes uautonomy uand ustaff uinvolvement uin udecision umaking. uWhat uwould uthe
unurse uexpect uto uobserveuon uthis uunit?
a. Nurse umanager umandates uchanges.
b. Staff utakes uresponsibility ufor uassignments.
c. Staff uparticipates uon uhospital ucommittees.
d. Nurses uare urecognized ufor uexcellence uin upractice.
ANS: u C
Work uenvironments uthat upromote uautonomy uand udecision umaking uencourage
uparticipation uon uhospital ucommittees uso uthat ustaff umay ubecome uinvolved uin uthe
udecisions uthat uare umade. uOptionuA uis uincorrect ubecause uthis uis unot uan uenvironment
uin uwhich ustaff uare uencouraged uto uparticipate
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regardless uof uautonomy. uOption uD uis uincorrect ubecause uexcellence uin upractice uis unot useen
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in uautonomous uenvironments.
DIF: Cognitive uLevel: uAnalysis REF: u page u6
6. The ufundamental uelement uof uany upatient ucare udelivery ucombines uwork uallocation uwith
a. patient uacuity.
b. leadership.
c. clinical udecision umaking.
d. delegation.
ANS: u C
Work uallocation uis unecessary uin uany upatient ucare udelivery usystem. uThe uother
uoptions uare uincorrect ubecause uit uis unot unecessarily uuseful uin udetermining uthe
uappropriate upatient ucareudelivery usystems uneeded.
DIF: u u u Cognitive uLevel: uAnalysis REF: u page u10
7. The ustudent unurse, ushadowing uon ua umedical-surgical uunit, uobserves uthe ucharge
unurse. uWhichuaction uwould uthe ustudent uidentify uas ua uleadership uquality uin uthe
unurse’s uactions?