Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership
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Course Introduction
Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership examines the evolving and complex roles of advanced practice nurses as leaders within healthcare systems. The course emphasizes strategies for effective leadership, interprofessional collaboration, and evidence-based decision-making. Students will explore key concepts such as transformational leadership, organizational change management, policy advocacy, and ethical dilemmas. Through analysis of real-world scenarios, learners will develop advanced skills in communication, conflict resolution, and the implementation of quality improvement initiatives, preparing them to lead teams and influence positive patient and organizational outcomes.
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Leading and Managing in Nursing 6th Edition by Yoder Wise
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Chapter 1: Leading,Managing,and Following
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Q1) During a staff meeting held to discuss developing a mission statement for the unit,the idea of placing patient needs first is:
A)Empowering.
B)A leadership tag.
C)A symbol.
D)A management task.
Answer: B
Q2) At a second negotiation session,the unit manager and staff nurse are unable to reach a resolution.It would now be best to:
A)Arrange another meeting in a week's time so as to allow a cooling-off period.
B)Turn the dispute over to the director of nursing.
C)Insist that participants continue to talk until a resolution has been reached.
D)Back the unit manager's actions and end the dispute.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Safe Care The Core of Leading and Managing
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Q1) As a patient care advocate,you regularly coach patients on how to stay safe in health care by educating them about:
A)The need to understand and record all medications being taken.
B)Bringing their own linens and other personal items to the hospital.
C)Washing hands frequently while in a healthcare environment and using a hand sanitizer.
D)Following closely the directions and orders of healthcare providers.
Answer: A
Q2) To achieve nurse-sensitive care standards developed by the NQF,you advocate for which of the following in your health facility?
A)Evidence-based practice to reduce the prevalence of pressure sores
B)Implementation of informatics at the bedside
C)Staff-manager conferences to review reporting of adverse medical events
D)Patient councils to review food, recreation, and nurse-patient relations
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Developing the Role of Leader
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Q1) Susan,a new graduate on the dialysis unit,appears to take Kari's remarks very seriously and works even harder,often volunteering for extra assignments.She also is often in Kari's office,advising of successes with her patients and of the extra effort that she is committing.This behavior suggests that Susan:
A)Is fearful of losing her job.
B)Lacks understanding of Kari's leadership style.
C)Is not intimidated by Kari's leadership style.
D)Knows how to "play the game."
Answer: D
Q2) In working with Cheryl,her mentor suggests that it is really important for Cheryl to engage in self-appraisal and to know her strengths.This observation is based on an understanding that:
A)Self-confidence comes automatically out of leading.
B)Self-confidence requires constant self-affirmation of strengths.
C)There is little external motivation and affirmation in leadership.
D)Supervisors of leaders rarely provide feedback.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Developing the Role of Manager
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Q1) Nancy is a staff nurse who works on a rehabilitation unit.Nancy tells you that the assistants are experiencing difficulty with the new lift and wonders what your thoughts are on organizing an in-service training.Nancy is exhibiting which trait of a follower?
A)Provides a vision for safety that is communicated
B)Thrives on taking risks in identifying the problem with safety
C)Coordinates the development of knowledge and skills necessary to use the lift
D)Assumes responsibility for identifying a safety concern and concedes authority for solution to you
Q2) Budgeting and protection of revenues is a function of:
A)Leadership.
B)Management.
C)Team leadership.
D)Followers.
Q3) The nurse manager plays a unique role in institutional management in that the nurse manager:
A)Encourages shared decision making.
B)Models professional nursing behavior.
C)Interprets healthcare trends and their impact on revenues.
D)Coordinates care and allocates resources.
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Chapter 5: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) As a charge nurse,you counsel your RN staff member that he has satisfied his duty of care by notifying a child's physician of his concerns about deterioration in the child's status at 0330 hours.The physician does not come in.The child dies at 0630 hours.As the charge nurse,you could be held liable for:
A)Professional negligence.
B)Assault.
C)Avoidance.
D)Murder.
Q2) A staff nurse who was fired for reporting patient abuse to the appropriate state agency files a whistleblower lawsuit against the former employer.Reasons that the court would use in upholding a valid whistleblower suit claiming retaliation include that the nurse:
A)Had previously reported the complaint, in writing, to hospital administration.
B)Had threatened to give full details of the patient abuse to local media sources.
C)Was discharged after three unsuccessful attempts at progressive discipline had failed.
D)Had organized, before filing the complaint, a work stoppage action by fellow employees.
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Chapter 6: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
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Q1) Jane,an experienced head nurse,is given the task of completing the summer vacation schedule for the pediatric unit.She is fully aware of the hospital's restrictions on time off and the number of staff on vacation at any given time,as well as its issues regarding seniority.She weighs the options of allowing staff choice,such as it takes more time but gives employees options.However,if choice is allowed,this could cause arguments.Which of the following is the best alternative?
A)Ask for requests for vacation time in advance, and post the times.
B)Post the completed vacation schedule.
C)Post a tentative schedule, and request feedback.
D)Post a blank schedule, and ask staff members to fill in their times by a given date.
Q2) A good nursing decision maker is one who:
A)Uses various models to guide the process based on the circumstances of the situation.
B)Adopts one model and uses it to guide all decision making.
C)Decides not to use any models because they are all useless.
D)Develops a new model each time a decision has to be made.
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Chapter 7: Healthcare Organizations
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Q1) A nursing informatics specialist hired by Blue Cross/Blue Shield (a form of third-party payers benefit package for a prepaid fee that uses specific standards to approve a period of time for the use of inpatient and community health services)is participating in:
A)Critical pathways.
B)Healthcare networks.
C)Health maintenance organizations.
D)Managed care.
Q2) You are the nurse manager for a not-for-profit health service for the homeless and for drug users in an impoverished neighborhood.As the manager,your concern about sustainability is related to:
A)The possibility of violence.
B)An increase in prescription drugs available for abuse.
C)Decisions of the public board.
D)An increase in uncompensated care events.
Q3) Which of the following is an outcome of managed care?
A)Shift of patients to outpatient and home health services
B)Less complexity in funding sources
C)Less complexity in rules for consumers to follow
D)Greater consistency in the quality of care
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Chapter 8: Understanding and Designing Organizational
Structures
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Q1) "At Thoroughcare,we provide health care for women and children in transition" is an example of a:
A)Vision statement.
B)Mission statement.
C)Goal statement.
D)Statement of philosophy.
Q2) Collaborative partnerships between hospitals and schools of nursing are examples of hybrid organizational structures.A hybrid organizational structure:
A)Has many divisions of labor.
B)Best fits long-term care units.
C)Has a mixture of the characteristics of various organizational types.
D)Places the authority for decision making closest to the places where workers perform.
Q3) "Georgia Hospital will provide care that is a national example of consumer service" is a:
A)Vision statement.
B)Statement of philosophy.
C)Mission statement.
D)Rationale for care.
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Chapter 9: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
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Q1) As a manager,you are responsible for two separate units: a CCU and a cardiac step-down unit.The organization and relationships on these units are distinct and very different from one another.Your decision has been to support the uniqueness of these units because each is effective in different ways in providing patient care.This approach is consistent with which principle?
A)Transculturalism
B)Cross-culturalism
C)Multiculturalism
D)Acculturation
Q2) As a nurse manager,you have to be effective in managing a culturally diverse staff.Which of the following nurse manager attributes would assist you in addressing the cultural needs of your staff (select all that apply)?
A)Stereotyping of others
B)Respecting others
C)Understanding the importance of language
D)Encouragement of potential in all staff
E)Age bias
F)Disrespect for others
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Chapter 10: Power,Politics,and Influence
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Q1) The workgroup on NU 23 is marked by apathy toward the ward's patients,high absenteeism,open conflict among team members,and high turnover of personnel,including managers.The underlying behavior in this situation may be characterized as:
A)Powerlessness.
B)Anger.
C)Apathy.
D)Oppression.
Q2) A unit manager watches a new RN graduate interacting with a patient.When the RN comes out of the room,the unit manager says,"I don't know what they taught you in your nursing program,but if I see you do that again,I will write you up." This example demonstrates:
A)Coercive use of power.
B)Appropriate application of control.
C)Use of informatory power.
D)Use of power to provide coaching.
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Chapter 11: Caring, Communicating, and Managing with Technology
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Q1) At a newly built outpatient surgical center,an integrated information system has been purchased.The chief nursing officer creates a series of staff development classes to orient the staff to this new system.One of the advantages of an integrated information system is that client-care data from all sites can be stored in and retrieved from a:
A)Nursing information system.
B)Central data repository.
C)Nurse expert system.
D)Handheld device.
Q2) A nurse manager is excited by the possible use of speech recognition (SR)systems for documentation of patient care,especially during crisis situations when staff members need to focus on performing rapid assessments and implementation of procedures.She learns,however,that SR systems would be impractical at this point.What would lead to this conclusion?
A)SR systems are not available outside pilot projects.
B)The type of speech required for voice recognition is unlikely to occur in a pressured situation.
C)The hands-free function has not been perfected in SR technology.
D)Wireless communications are prone to unreliability in transmission.
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Chapter 12: Managing Costs and Budgets
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Q1) The chief nursing office continues to seek ways to improve healthcare services to clients and to save the hospital money.However,with the federal guidelines of paying agencies based on capitation,the chief nursing office faces a challenge.Capitation provides incentives for healthcare providers to control costs by:
A)Providing fewer services to fewer clients.
B)Using fewer services per client.
C)Using high-technology treatments.
D)Requiring second opinions.
Q2) After a major flu vaccination campaign,an agency bills a private insurance company for allowable costs for administration of each vaccination according to the schedule established by the insurance company for reimbursement.This is an example of which major payment method?
A)Cost-based reimbursement
B)Charges
C)Contractual allowance
D)Prospective reimbursement
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Chapter 13: Care Delivery Strategies
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Q1) Your organization has made a decision to implement TCAB in your hospital.As a manager,what strategies would you use to implement TCAB? (Select all that apply.)
A)Encourage recognition among staff of their knowledge of the patient-care environment.
B)With staff, select small changes for consideration.
C)Select only projects that have widespread impact.
D)Secure external advisors to evaluate innovation.
E)Present ideas based on best practices and ask staff for advice on implementation.
Q2) For a nurse manager in the functional nursing model,an approach that will assist in maintaining staff satisfaction in this specific model is:
A)Rotation of task assignments.
B)Frequent opportunities for in-service education.
C)Orientation to job responsibilities and performance expectations.
D)Team social events in off hours.
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Chapter 14: Staffing and Scheduling
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Q1) A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns.An internal variable to be considered is:
A)Organizational staffing policies.
B)State licensing standards.
C)American Nurses Association.
D)Consumer expectations.
Q2) In evaluating weekend mortality rates,the head nurse on the cardiac unit is surprised to find that they are higher than on weekdays.In exploring the reasons for this apparent anomaly,the head nurse focuses on:
A)Availability of diagnostic personnel.
B)Availability of physicians.
C)Communication with on-call providers.
D)Acuity level of patients.
Q3) To maintain patient safety,studies suggest that scheduling should avoid:
A)Rotating shifts.
B)Weekends.
C)8-hour shifts.
D)Mandatory overtime.
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Chapter 15: Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff
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Q1) The turnover rate for RNs in the ICU is high.You discuss this situation with existing staff and you find out that because of the rapid turnover,new staff are frequently required to assume full responsibilities soon into the position and before training is completed.In considering approaches that will reduce turnover rates,the staff and you decide to implement:
A)An employee recognition program.
B)Coaching for new staff.
C)A new performance appraisal system.
D)A committed orientation and training program.
Q2) You have hired Chelsea as a new staff member on your unit.Although she is an experienced ICU nurse,this is her first educator role.A month into her new position,she confides that she feels really incompetent in her new position and bursts into tears.Your response is based on application of your understanding of:
A)Role acquisition.
B)Role conflict.
C)Role complexity.
D)Performance appraisal.
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Chapter 16: Strategic Planning, Goal-Setting, and Marketing
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Q1) The executive team at Hospital XYZ develops a polished strategic plan that includes a mission statement,goals,and objectives..The executive team involves the marketing team,so that the plan can be communicated internally and externally.After 2 years,no significant progress has been made toward any of the goals.What has been omitted in the plan?
A)Planning
B)Marketing
C)Integrated financial planning
D)Customer focus
Q2) The chief nursing officer has to write a strategic plan.The most difficult stage in the strategic planning process is:
A)Assessment of the external and internal environment.
B)Review of mission statement, goals, and objectives.
C)Identification of strategies.
D)Implementation of strategies.
Q3) To meet the social and human needs of a target market,it is critical to:
A)Assess the needs and priorities of the target market.
B)Revise the organization's mission statement to reflect external needs.
C)Assess the internal culture and needs.
D)Develop highly sophisticated media.
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Chapter 17: Leading Change
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Q1) As the unit manager on the unit that is leading changes to heparin locks,you find that Elizabeth is very valuable in terms of her observations about other units and her knowledge of organizational processes,and now in discussing the new procedure with others.Elizabeth might be considered an:
A)Engager.
B)Innovator.
C)Informal change agent.
D)Informant.
Q2) When goals/outcomes are somewhat unclear in early preparation for a complex change,the manager and the change management team develop several acceptable goals/outcomes.This change in management approach is termed:
A)Unfreezing.
B)Nonlinear.
C)Cybernetic.
D)Linear.
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Chapter 18: Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships
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Q1) The nurse manager was upset with the staff nurse and said,"You did not understand what I said." Which element in the communication process was she referring to?
A)Feedback between receiver and sender
B)A message channel
C)A receiver who decodes the message
D)A set of barriers that may occur between sender and receiver
Q2) In the cardiac intensive care unit,there has been simmering discontent about the new nurse manager,who avoids any discussion about her scheduling and practice decisions.The staff have begun to sort into "different camps" depending on how they feel about the manager or the decisions.Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes this situation?
A)The tension that has been generated will result in creative solutions.
B)Staff will become a cohesive group that takes a stand against the manager.
C)The conflict will result in increased dialogue about practice and scheduling options.
D)Patient care may suffer because attention and energy is being diverted toward the unit relationships.
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Chapter 19: Workforce Engagement and Collective Action
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Q1) In an inner-city area,a group of nurses meet and develop a plan to negotiate with local businesses to support a breakfast program for young elementary schoolchildren.This is an example of:
A)Community development.
B)Collective bargaining.
C)Collective action.
D)Shared governance.
Q2) Sandra,an RN on the surgery unit,is assisting with a procedure in the patient examination room.The physician orders a medication to be given through IV.Sandra questions the order,based on her knowledge of the patient's history and of other medications that the patient has been given.The physician reiterates the order and Sandra refuses to give it.In this instance,Sandra is demonstrating:
A)Autonomy.
B)Accountability.
C)Authority.
D)Best practice.
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Chapter 20: Managing Quality and Risk
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Q1) Examples of sentinel events include (select all that apply):
A)Forceps left in an abdominal cavity.
B)Patient fall, with injury.
C)Short staffing.
D)Administration of morphine overdose.
E)Death of patient related to postpartum hemorrhage.
Q2) At Hospital Ajax,there has been a 20% increase in instruments and sponges being left in patients during surgery and surgeries on the wrong limbs.These are known as:
A)Sentinel events.
B)Medically sensitive events.
C)Nurse-sensitive events.
D)Never events.
Q3) Hospital Magnet decides against creating a separate department to lead and monitor quality activities because:
A)Total organizational involvement is critical to QI.
B)Data generated by a single, separate department are generally flawed.
C)Monitoring and commitment to QI can come only from senior-level managers.
D)Staff resent suggestions for improvement that originate outside of their unit.
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Chapter 21: Translating Research into Practice
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Q1) You are excited by evidence supporting the use of PDAs at the bedside to improve documentation and patient outcomes.You have disseminated the information through discussions and e-mails and are now ready to begin the process of considering implementation on the unit.To develop positive attitudes toward the use and implementation of the technology,you would discuss your ideas with (Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory):
A)Harvey, RN, a technology guru, who enthusiastically tries on all new software.
B)Berta, RN, who thoughtfully considers evidence and regularly uses it to try new approaches in her practice.
C)Carol, LPN, who is positive about new ideas but looks to her friends for their ideas about whether or not to try something new.
D)Ben, a 10-year veteran of the unit, who wonders why technology should be used at all. He says that he will use it when there is no chance of security breaks.
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Chapter 22: Consumer Relationships
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Q1) In orienting new staff nurses to a pediatric intensive care unit,the nurse manager asks the staff nurses to answer the following question: "What is an important consideration in providing information to parents of a critically ill child?"
A)Making sure that they receive complete information during each encounter with a member of the nursing staff
B)Assessing parents' preferences for the amount of information desired
C)Allowing parents to observe key aspects of their child's nursing care
D)Making sure that patient education brochures explaining ICU protocols are readily available
Q2) In designing a program for young adults regarding safe sexual practices,which of the following might reach the greatest number in your target group?
A)Web-based applications
B)Print-based media such as newspapers
C)Television advertisements
D)Brochures in kiosks in malls
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Chapter 23: Conflict The Cutting Edge of Change
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Q1) Lee,the head nurse in ER,has attempted to meet Jillian,one of her staff RNs,for several days to discuss concerns about Jillian's relationships with her team members.Lee hopes to offer Jillian coaching so that Jillian's relationships can be more satisfying for Jillian and her team members.Each time Lee and Jillian set a time to meet,Jillian phones in sick.In this situation,Lee and Jillian are demonstrating:
A)Similar conflict management strategies.
B)Escalation of conflict.
C)Avoidance and compromise strategies.
D)Competing and compromise strategies.
Q2) Kala,a unit manager,in discussing a role the CEO would like her to perform,makes the following statement,"I will sit on the hospital taskforce on improving morale if you send me to the hospital's leadership training classes next week,so I can further develop my skills and thus be more effective." Which of the following conflict management styles is Kala using?
A)Collaborating
B)Avoiding
C)Negotiating
D)Accommodating
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Chapter 24: Managing Personal/Personnel Problems
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Q1) Nurses generally experience difficulty in identifying behaviors and actions that could signal chemical dependency in a co-worker.Which of the following is not a behavioral change that occurs with chemical dependency?
A)Personality and behavioral changes
B)Job performance changes
C)Changes in educational involvement and pursuit
D)Absenteeism
Q2) The nurse manager knows that the most serious effect that absenteeism has on the nursing unit is that:
A)Using replacement personnel with new ideas may be beneficial.
B)Salary costs are lower because personnel are fewer, and outcome is favorable.
C)Absence on the part of the rest of the staff is decreased.
D)Unacceptable patient care may result.
Q3) A nurse manager must be familiar with the agency's policies regarding termination.Termination procedures include which of the following?
A)Following specific procedures from other organizations
B)Having an attorney present at the termination meeting
C)Having adequate written documentation to support the action
D)Having a friend present during the termination meeting
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Chapter 25: Workplace Violence and Incivility
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Q1) At 3 AM,a man walks into your emergency department.He paces back and forth in the waiting area before he approaches staff to ask if he can see his wife,who is a patient on another floor.He speaks rapidly,his face is flushed,he glances around often,and he keeps his hand in his jacket pocket.A best initial response would be to:
A)Assess your situation and your surroundings.
B)Ask two or three staff to assist in confronting the individual.
C)Ask what floor his wife is on and remind him that visiting hours are closed.
D)Remain calm as there is no potential for violence here.
Q2) Sarah is involved in intervening when a patient attempts to harm herself on the unit.During the interaction,the patient slaps Sarah across the face.As a head nurse,it is important that you:
A)Offer Sarah immediate education and training in self-defense.
B)Assist with follow-up documentation and offer access to counseling.
C)Provide access to a lawyer.
D)Encourage Sarah to see the incident as a normal part of care.
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Chapter 26: Delegation An Art of Professional Nursing Practice
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Q1) A key advantage that a nurse manager has in terms of delegating is that:
A)Clients receive less attention because too many staff make it difficult to coordinate care.
B)Nurses report less pressure to perform necessary tasks themselves.
C)Administration can predict overtime more accurately.
D)Team skills can be used more effectively.
Q2) Ali,an RN on your unit,is consistently late to work and makes remarks such as "Do you really want me to do that?" when patients and care are assigned to her.You have spoken with her frequently about her:
A)Ability.
B)Skills.
C)Attitude.
D)Personal issues.
Q3) The nurse on the 7-7 shift is assigning a component of care to an unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP)employee.The night nurse should remain:
A)Accountable.
B)Responsible.
C)Authoritative and liable.
D)Responsible and task-oriented.
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Chapter 27: Role Transition
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Q1) The new head nurse on telemetry has been in the position for 3 months.The head nurse and the administrator disagree on how much time the head nurse should allot to various aspects of the role.Staff members on the unit complain that the head nurse is unavailable for clinical concerns because of being off the unit while attending meetings.To facilitate the process of role transition,the head nurse should:
A)Develop policies consistent with the head nurse's prior workplace.
B)Attend a workshop on how to deal with difficult people.
C)Decide to give the position 3 more months and then leave if things do not improve.
D)Schedule a series of meetings with staff and the administrator to clarify expectations.
Q2) As a result of Amy's coaching,Sarah,a nursing graduate of 5 years,completes a ROLES assessment.This assessment is helpful in (select all that apply):
A)Identifying her clinical knowledge.
B)Role development.
C)Areas of conflict in expectations.
D)Expected work time commitments.
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Chapter 28: Self-Management Stress and Time
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Q1) Time management is very essential for the nurse manager.Which of the following is not a good time-management technique?
A)Decide what not to do.
B)Learn to say "No."
C)Learn to delegate.
D)Break down your workload into large manageable tasks.
Q2) Which of the following statements would best define stress? Stress is:
A)The comfortable gap between how we like our life to be and how it actually is.
B)Everyday life, both the highs and the lows.
C)A consequence or response to an event or stimulus that can be positive or negative.
D)Identical to distress.
Q3) The staff development educator presents a series of programs on stress management to the nurse managers.Research has indicated that an individual's ability to deal with stress is moderated by psychological hardiness.Psychological hardiness is a composite of:
A)Commitment, control, and challenge.
B)Commitment, powerlessness, and passivity.
C)Commitment, control, and passivity.
D)Decreased isolation, challenge, and passivity.
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Chapter 29: Managing Your Career
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Q1) To develop a curriculum vitae,or résumé,a nurse must develop a personal data file.The goal of a personal data file is to:
A)Create an opportunity to be interviewed.
B)Have a listing of facts about your professional life.
C)Have a tool in place for marketing yourself.
D)Create a document that lists your skills.
Q2) Knowing your professional strengths is important to:
A)Finding your fit in positions and a career path.
B)Maintain a professional status.
C)Act in a manner that is legal and ethical.
D)Understand the role expectations of a position.
Q3) The primary difference between a résumé and a CV is that a résumé:
A)Reflects your skills, knowledge, and background in relation to a specific position.
B)Offers a detailed listing of positions held and where positions were held.
C)Academic qualifications and achievements.
D)Provides contact information and focuses on your background, in general.
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Chapter 30: Thriving for the Future
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Q1) Your unit has a number of patients who have undergone limb amputation.In working with the clients,you begin to think beyond therapies such as pharmacotherapeutics and surgery and you explore biomechanics,robotics,mind-body approaches,and cognitive behavioral therapies as possibilities in working with these clients.You begin to amass information in a number of areas with which you previously had little familiarity.According to the Wise Forecast Model,you are
A)Acting wildly.
B)Learning wildly.
C)Engaging in interprofessional care.
D)Increasing your complexity compression.
Q2) Nursing professionals in the twenty-first century will accomplish most of their work: A)Through teams of internationally prepared professionals.
B)In teams and through group work.
C)Through long-term, secure jobs.
D)In competitive environments and work groups.
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