TEST BANK For Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki | Verified Chapters 1 - 21 | Complete Newest Version

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,Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki
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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE

1. Nurses |can |be |leaders |without |being |managers. |Which |nursing |actions
demonstrate|leadership?
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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
|they|are |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
Managers |are |responsible |for |the |budget |of |their |units. |The |other |options |are |incorrect
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|because|those |are |leadership |or |mento



DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Application REF: | page |6

3. Much |like |a |politician, |a |nurse |manager |must |exhibit |leadership |that |inspires |and
|motivates. |In|which |instance |is |a |nurse |demonstrating |leadership |qualities?
a. A |staff |nurse |becomes |aware |of |increased |infection |rates |following |cardiac
surgery.|The |nurse |takes |it |upon |herself |to |research |the |possible |causes |and
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|prevention |measures |and |to |make |suggestions |to |better |protect |patients.

b. A |staff |nurse |acts |quickly |when |a |cardiac |arrest |is |called |on |her |patient.
c. A |staff |nurse |notifies |another |staff |member |that |she |is |being |“pulled” |today.
d. A |new |nurse |volunteers |to |work |when |another |staff |member |must |leave
|work|because |her |child |is |ill.



ANS: | A
Nurse |leaders |are |interested |in |changing |practice |based |on |evidence. |Options |B |and |D
|are |incorrect |because |they |are |actions |taken |by |nurses |as |part |of |the |functional

|structure |of |the|unit. |Option |C |is |incorrect |because |it |is |an |action |taken |by |a |manager.




DIF: | | | Cognitive |Level: |Analysis REF: | page |6

4. A |nurse |manager |must |exhibit |qualities |of |efficiency |and |organization. |Which |nurse

,is|demonstrating |the |qualities |necessary |for |a |manager?
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a. A |nurse |becomes |aware |of |increased |infection |rates |following |cardiac |surgery. |The

, nurse |takes |it |upon |herself |to |research |the |possible |causes |and |prevention
|measures|and |to |make |suggestions |to |better |protect |patients.

b. A |nurse |acts |quickly |when |a |cardiac |arrest |is |called |on |her |patient.
c. A |nurse |notifies |another |staff |member |that |she |is |being |“pulled” |today.
d. A |nurse |volunteers |to |work |when |another |staff |member |must |leave |work
|because|her |child |is |ill.



ANS: | C
Determining |who |gets |“pulled” |is |a |management |decision. |Option |A |is |incorrect |because
|it |is|a |role |taken |by |a |nurse |leader. |Option |B |is |incorrect |because |it |is |an |action |taken |by

|staff |as |part |of |the |functional |structure |of |the |unit. |Option |D |is |incorrect |because |it |is |an

|action |taken |by |staff |as |part |of |the |functional |structure |of |the |unit.




DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Analysis REF: | page |6

5. A |nurse |has |accepted |a |position |on |a |nursing |unit |where |the |nurse |manager |promotes
autonomy |and |staff |involvement |in |decision |making. |What |would |the |nurse |expect |to
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observe|on |this |unit?
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a. Nurse |manager |mandates |changes.
b. Staff |takes |responsibility |for |assignments.
c. Staff |participates |on |hospital |committees.
d. Nurses |are |recognized |for |excellence |in |practice.
ANS: | C
Work |environments |that |promote |autonomy |and |decision |making |encourage |participation
|on |hospital |committees |so |that |staff |may |become |involved |in |the |decisions |that |are

|made. |Option|A |is |incorrect |because |this |is |not |an |environment |in |which |staff |are

|encouraged |to |participate


in |decision |making. |Option |BNiUs |R
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t |b t |should |be |seen |in |all |environments
regardless |of |autonomy. |Option |D |is |incorrect |because |excellence |in |practice |is |not |seen |solely
in |autonomous |environments.

DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Analysis REF: | page |6

6. The |fundamental |element |of |any |patient |care |delivery |combines |work |allocation |with
a. patient |acuity.
b. leadership.
c. clinical |decision |making.
d. delegation.

ANS: | C
Work |allocation |is |necessary |in |any |patient |care |delivery |system. |The |other |options
|are |incorrect |because |it |is |not |necessarily |useful |in |determining |the |appropriate

|patient |care|delivery |systems |needed.




DIF: | | | Cognitive |Level: |Analysis REF: | page |10

7. The |student |nurse, |shadowing |on |a |medical-surgical |unit, |observes |the |charge |nurse.
|Which|action |would |the |student |identify |as |a |leadership |quality |in |the |nurse’s |actions?
a. Making |patient |care |assignments |distributed |equally |to |staff
b. Sitting |with |a |confused |combative |patient
c. Calling |the |nursing |office |for |extra |staff |when |an |RN |calls |in |sick