NURSE 420 (NURSE 420)

NURSE 420/ NURSE420 EXAM 1 LEADERSHIP 1. When your nurse leader maintains strong control over the nursing staff and makes most of the decisions about how the unit will function, your leader is demonstrating what style of leadership? a. Laissez-faire b. Authoritarian c. Democratic d. transactional 2. Which of the following is an example of laissez-faire style of leadership? a. A nurse manager allows staff to participate in a trial use of new IV pumps and contribute input when choosing a new produ...

NURSE 420/ NURSE420 EXAM 3 LEADERSHIP 1. Progressive discipline is a strategy used by managers to deal with problem employees. Which of the following is the usual order of steps in a progressive discipline process? Which of the following is true of a formal employee grievance process? The RN team leader, near the end of her shift, notices that a newly hired UAP has not calculated the intake and output for several clients. Which of the following actions should the RN take first? An RN witnessed a...

NURSE 420 / NURSE420 EXAM 2 LEADERSHIP. 1. A client states: “ I do not want to be awakened for breakfast-I didn’t sleep at all last night.” What is the first action for the RN to take? a. Notify the client’s provider b. Talk with the client to work out a mutual plan c. Consult with the patient’s family to get suggestions d. Contact the dietitian 2. An elderly client who has a documented history of dementia is intermittently alert and can currently tell you her name. Who should sign the...

NURSE 420 Exam 3 Leader 1. Progressive discipline is a strategy used by managers to deal with problem employees. Which of the following is the usual order of steps in a progressive discipline process ? Verbal warning, written warning, suspension, dismissal. 2. Which of the following is true of a formal employee grievance process? Usually an employee grievance follows a progressive lodging of complaints up the formal organizational chain of command 3. The RN team leader, near the end of her shift...

NURSE 420 Exam 3 Leader 1. Progressive discipline is a strategy used by managers to deal with problem employees. Which of the following is the usual order of steps in a progressive discipline process ? Verbal warning, written warning, suspension, dismissal. 2. Which of the following is true of a formal employee grievance process? Usually an employee grievance follows a progressive lodging of complaints up the formal organizational chain of command 3. The RN team leader, near the end of her shift...

NURSE 420 Exam 2 leadership. 1. A client states: “ I do not want to be awakened for breakfast-I didn’t sleep at all last night.” What is the first action for the RN to take? a. Notify the clie nt’s provider b. Talk with the client to work out a mutual plan c. Consult with the patient’s family to get suggestions d. Contact the dietitian 2. An elderly client who has a documented history of dementia is intermittently alert and can currently tell you her name. Who should sign the client’...

NURSE 420 Exam 1 Leadership. 1. When your nurse leader maintains strong control over the nursing staff and makes most of the decisions about how the unit will function, your leader is demonstrating w hat style of leadership? a. Laissez-faire b. Authoritarian c. Democratic d. transactional 2. Which of the following is an example of laissez-faire style of leadership? a. A nurse manager allows staff to participate in a trial use of new IV pumps and contribute input when choosing a new product. b. A...