Leadership in Healthcare Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Leadership in Healthcare explores the essential skills, strategies, and principles required for effective leadership within healthcare organizations. The course examines various leadership styles, decision-making processes, team management, and the impact of organizational culture on healthcare delivery. Students will analyze real-world case studies to understand challenges such as ethical dilemmas, change management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Emphasis is placed on developing communication skills, emotional intelligence, and the ability to lead diverse teams in complex, dynamic healthcare environments to drive innovation and optimal patient outcomes.
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Leading and Managing in Nursing Revised Reprint 5th Edition by Patricia S. Yoder
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Chapter 1: Leading, Managing, and Following
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Q1) As the head of a nursing program,you consistently invite the ideas of your team about innovations in teaching,community partnerships,and curriculum design and invite participation in decisions.Many of these ideas have been implemented successfully,and your staff members are keen to try on other ideas.You are employing _____ leadership.
A) Situational
B) Trait-based
C) Contingency-based
D) Transformational
Answer: D
Q2) Sarah wonders about the direction that you have given regarding management of incontinent,confused patients.She brings you evidence that she has found regarding incontinence interventions and asks you if she and you could talk about the guidance that you have given after you have had an opportunity to read the articles she has given you.This is an example of
A) Assertiveness.
B) Followership.
C) Management.
D) Insubordination.
Answer: A,B
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Chapter 2: Patient Safety
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Q1) In designing a quality,safe healthcare environment,the primary emphasis needs to be on:
A) Evidence-based practice.
B) Informatics.
C) Staffing.
D) The patient.
Answer: D
Q2) As the case manager in a home health service,you are interested in trying the Institute for Healthcare Improvement TCAB project in your service.In considering this application,you need to particularly consider:
A) Reliability of data gathered by the project.
B) Applicability of the project to your setting.
C) Lack of patient-centeredness in the project.
D) The focus of the project on resource issues.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Developing the Role of Leader
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Q1) Which of the following nurses is MOST likely to inspire others to do their best?
A) Nancy, RN, is an individual who enjoys details and organization. She regularly leaves notes for the next shift about what has been done incorrectly or omitted.
B) Jim, RN, has been involved in nursing for several years and is well liked by patients and families. He continually searches for new knowledge and skills, and his sense of humor and optimism are infectious.
C) Clara has been the head nurse on Unit 3Y for years. She is quiet but enjoys patients and their families. She has not been to a conference in years because the unit is her entire life.
D) Karen is a team leader. She is extraordinarily vigilant about ensuring that everyone is treated fairly in assignments. She is also very conscientious about care and regularly checks up on what everyone is doing to ensure that it is done correctly.
Answer: B
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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 on organizing an in-service would be.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) The hospital administrator approves a case management position for a new rehabilitation unit to help reduce costs.In developing the job description,the nurse manager understands that a key element of case management is:
A) Managing of care by nurse managers.
B) Coordination of resources for effective outcomes.
C) Rapid discharge of clients to decrease costs.
D) Managing of care for outpatient clients only.
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Chapter 5: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) An applicant in a wheelchair is applying for the position of receptionist in an outpatient clinic.The nurse manager understands that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires that employers:
A) Make reasonable accommodations for persons who are disabled.
B) Allow modified job expectations for persons recovering from alcoholism.
C) Hire disabled individuals before hiring other qualified, non-disabled persons.
D) Treat, for purposes of employment, homosexuals and bisexuals as disabled.
Q2) One means of ensuring that nurses floated to other patient care areas in healthcare organizations are qualified to work in those areas is:
A) Employing additional staff to assist with orientation processes.
B) Cross-educating staff members to other areas of the institution.
C) Transferring clients to units where the staffing pattern is optimal.
D) Orienting staff members to all client care areas as part of their general orientation to the institution.
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Chapter 6: Making Decisions and Solving Problems
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Q1) After the nurses who work on an adolescent psychiatric unit have had a brainstorming session,they are ready to resolve the problem of teenagers who are unmanageable.To maximize group effectiveness in decision making and problem solving,the nurse manager has:
A) Prevented conflict.
B) Formed highly cohesive groups.
C) Used majority rule to arrive at decisions.
D) Encouraged equal participation among members.
Q2) During a fire drill,several psychiatric patients become agitated.The nurse manager quickly assigns a staff member to each patient.This autocratic decision style is most appropriate for:
A) Routine problems.
B) Crisis situations.
C) Managers who prefer a "telling" style.
D) Followers who cannot agree on a solution.
Q3) The clinic nurse understands that problem solving is best defined as:
A) A higher-order thinking process.
B) Selecting the best option for reaching a predefined goal.
C) Identifying the gap between "what is" and "what should be."
D) Determining creative approaches to resolving a problem or issue.
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Chapter 7: Health Care Organizations
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Q1) As a nurse manager,you would expect which of the following to be the major contributor to funding and revenues in your organization?
A) The federal government
B) Medicare
C) Medicaid
D) Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Q2) To prepare for the orientation of newly hired nurses,the nurse manager plans a presentation outlining the concept of healthcare networks.Healthcare networks are:
A) Units that provide only primary care services.
B) Owned by the institutions.
C) A feature of all public institutions.
D) Units that provide a full spectrum of services.
Q3) Healthcare organization XYZ provides women's health services on an inpatient basis (average stay of less than 30 days).This facility would likely be considered:
A) Primary care, specialized.
B) Tertiary care, long-term.
C) Acute care, specialized.
D) Public care, specialized.
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Chapter 8: Understanding and Designing Organizational
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Q1) The chief nursing officer is given the task of reviewing and revising the organization's mission,philosophy,and technology.In reviewing them,the chief nursing officer understands that they should be reflected in:
A) The organizational structure.
B) Line and staff responsibilities.
C) The policies and procedures.
D) Government regulations.
Q2) "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.
Q3) Sarah is a clinical nurse educator in the dialysis unit at Pines Health Center and provides education,consultation,and training support.Sarah has:
A) Direct responsibility for patient care.
B) Direct accountability for patient outcomes.
C) An authority relationship to staff.
D) An influence over patient outcomes.
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Chapter 9: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
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Q1) In discussions with another unit manager,you share your concern that staff on the unit try to take advantage of your understanding of their unique needs and ask for special treatment in scheduling and days off.Your concern is related to:
A) Cultural insensitivity.
B) Indistinguishable phenomena.
C) Social capital.
D) Stereotyping.
Q2) According to Leininger,"cultural imposition" is a major concern in nursing because nurses have a tendency to impose their values,beliefs,and practices on those of other cultures.The discussion topic most likely to be without cultural imposition would be:
A) Abortion.
B) Wound management.
C) Blood transfusion.
D) Advance directives.
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Chapter 10: Power, Politics, and Influence
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Q1) A nurse manager recognizes the need to expand her professional network as she begins a job search for a middle-management position.Which of the following actions is least likely to expand her job-searching network?
A) Reviewing her address book or card file for names and phone numbers of former colleagues who are now in middle-management positions
B) Making an appointment to meet with a former instructor from her graduate program in nursing administration
C) Making a long overdue return call to a former colleague who is now a chief nurse executive
D) Attending a state-level conference for nurse managers and executives and attending informal luncheons and receptions
Q2) You have been offered a position as a head nurse in the ED.You understand that:
A) You have stature and power by accepting the position.
B) You have stature but no power at this point in your position.
C) As a result of your position, you will need to keep much knowledge to yourself.
D) Knowledge is assumed as a result of your position.
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Chapter 11: Caring,Communicating,and Managing With Technology
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Q1) As a nurse manager representative on a clinical information system selection team,you would be particularly concerned if the favored system:
A) Involves screen displays that are best configured for non-clinical users.
B) Requires an upgrade to servers in the facility.
C) Requires staff orientation and training during implementation of the software.
D) Minimizes the amount of data entry necessary.
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 for this.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 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) 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
Q2) A nurse manager approves two staff nurses to attend a national conference.When reviewing the budget,the nurse manager looks at which line item?
A) Cash budget
B) Capital budget
C) Operating budget
D) Supply and expense budget
Q3) Which of the following factors is not implicated in rising healthcare costs?
A) Rising expectations of consumers for cure and care
B) Unintentional injuries
C) Socioeconomic conditions
D) Rising Medicare costs
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Chapter 13: Care Delivery Strategies
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Q1) You are considering putting forward a proposal to move the model of care from team nursing to a primary nursing hybrid: patient-focused care model.In considering this proposal,you recognize that significant costs specific to operationalizing this model are related to:
A) Implementation of an all-RN staff complement.
B) Significant changes in the physical structure of units.
C) Orientation of staff to new roles and responsibilities.
D) Testing and piloting technology at the bedside.
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.
Q3) The model outlined in Question 12 might be particularly effective in:
A) Promoting communication among diverse team members.
B) Facilitating multiple perspectives on the total care of a patient.
C) Avoiding patient-provider conflict.
D) Developing competence and confidence in unskilled workers.
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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 a job interview for a staff position,which of the following indicates your knowledge of patient safety?
A) "Will I be able to get overtime hours on your unit?"
B) "If there is an opportunity to work extra shifts, I would really like that."
C) "Is there a strategy in place to reduce the number of overtime hours on the unit?"
D) "I see no reason why I wouldn't be able to work overtime."
Q3) A nurse staffing plan takes into account:
A) Specific nurse-to-patient ratios per shift.
B) Participation of nurses in projecting staffing needs.
C) Compensation and benefits for each level of staff.
D) The occupancy load of a unit.
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Chapter 15: Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff
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Q1) John's performance was satisfactory during the first month,but after that time,he was found to be very inconsistent in the provision of nursing care.One month before the end of the rating period,he cared for a very wealthy and influential client,who is best friends with the clinical manager.This client donated new furniture for the staff lounge in John's name to show appreciation for his care.John's subsequent performance appraisal resulted in outstanding ratings in all areas.This is an example of:
A) A performance rating based on justifiable evidence.
B) A bias related to recent events.
C) The impact of personality on the appraisal of performance.
D) The effective use of a behavior-anchored scale.
Q2) The nurse manager schedules evaluations of staff members using a newly developed performance appraisal tool.The development of a performance appraisal tool should include:
A) Organizational mission, philosophy, and position requirements.
B) A generalized overview of the duties of a position.
C) A skills checklist and accreditation requirements.
D) An ordinal scale that ranks all employees.
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Chapter 16: Strategic Planning, Goal-Setting, and Marketing
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Q1) Which of the following represents a well-written objective?
A) Hospital-acquired infections are reduced, and procedures to reduce infections are implemented.
B) To increase staff satisfaction and to decrease burnout
C) To increase the health of the community
D) To implement evidence-based practice on nursing units, as evidenced by adoption of evidence-based processes, by June 1, 2011
Q2) A private ambulance clinic established a few streets away from Pacific Hospital markets its services as quality-based within caring relationships.The clinic is part of the __________ environment.
A) Public
B) Macro
C) Competitive
D) Social
Q3) Benchmarks in the strategic marketing planning process are useful in:
A) Establishing programs.
B) Setting targets.
C) Rewarding employees.
D) Measuring progress.
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Chapter 17: Leading Change
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Q1) The home health agency hired an expert in financial management to evaluate and propose a plan for reversing growing expenses and decreasing revenues.The expert is well respected,both personally and professionally,by members living in this small community.To be effective,staff will need to perceive this change agent as:
A) Trusted, quiet.
B) Flexible, informal.
C) Credible, legitimate.
D) Communicative, personable.
Q2) To engage your staff in awareness of their current practice and how it is affirmed or not by evidence,you plan a short series of learning presentations on evidence and use of heparin and saline to maintain IV patency.You meet with the educator to plan out the goals for each session with the overall purpose of increasing knowledge and awareness of staff in readiness to consider questions related to the IV practice.This learning approach is an example of which change management approach?
A) Linear
B) Nonlinear
C) Facilitative
D) Integrative
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Chapter 18: Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships
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Q1) The mediator noticed that tension was still evident between the nurse manager and staff members.He informed the chief nursing officer that to begin team-building,it would be important that everyone:
A) Work together in a respectful, civil manner.
B) Use avoidance techniques when confronted with a conflict.
C) Develop a personal friendship with each other.
D) Socialize frequently outside of work.
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following would not be a characteristic of an effective team nurse leader?
A) An autocratic perspective
B) Excellent communication skills
C) Awareness of everyone's abilities
D) A genuine interest in team members
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Chapter 19: Collective Action
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Q1) In looking at an organizational chart for her institution,Jennifer notes that nursing is led at the senior level by a non-nurse executive.Jennifer expresses concern that this is a reflection of how nursing is viewed within the organization.Jennifer's comments reflect:
A) A concern that resource allocation will be made on a business and not a professional model.
B) The dissatisfaction that occurs when lack of autonomy is given to nurses.
C) Concern with the nonadvancement of nursing practice in the institution.
D) An awareness of how organizational culture is reflected in organizational structure.
Q2) In Hospital STV,senior administration is strongly oriented toward fiscal and social conservatism.The nursing department is deeply concerned with the provision of quality to the community,which includes a high number of poor and unemployed.To accomplish the goals of the nursing department,resources need to be allocated that administration is not able to allocate.Nursing and administration:
A) Are engaged in shared governance.
B) Are involved in an irreconcilable conflict of interests.
C) Represent separate subcultures in the institution.
D) Represent union and nonunion conflict.
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Chapter 20: Managing Quality and Risk
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Q1) Your institution has identified a recent rise in postsurgical infection rates.As part of your QI analysis,you are interested in determining how your infection rates compare with those of institutions of similar size and patient demographics.This is known as:
A) Quality assurance.
B) Sentinel data.
C) Benchmarking.
D) Statistical analysis.
Q2) A nursing unit is interested in refining its self-medication processes.In beginning this process,the team is interested in how frequently errors occur with different patients.To assist with visualizing this question,which organizational tool is most appropriate?
A) Histogram
B) Flowchart
C) Fishbone diagram
D) Pareto chart
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Chapter 21: Translating Research Into Practice
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Q1) The implementation of saline flushes for capped angiocatheters is an example of:
A) How multilevel and interdisciplinary application of a procedure can slow adoption of EBP.
B) How competition among disciplines can lead to negative patient outcomes.
C) The reluctance of hospital administrators to act on recommendations from EBP.
D) How a safe, well-known practice outweighs the benefits of adopting a newer practice.
Q2) Before implementation of the new policy and procedure on central line catheter care,the nurse manager uses an appraisal system to evaluate the evidence.What is important in using an appraisal system to evaluate the evidence gathered in preparation for development of a new protocol?
A) Limiting the search to randomized clinical trials
B) Matching the appraisal tool to the type of evidence
C) Eliminating qualitative research studies
D) Using only pre-processed evidence
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Chapter 22: Consumer Relationships
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Q1) The chief nursing officer decides to establish a client advocacy position in an oncology unit.Advocacy is best represented by:
A) Establishing private and professional networking systems.
B) Asking social services to handle clients' concerns.
C) Identifying community support groups.
D) Empowering others by promoting self-determination.
Q2) Which of the following actions best exemplifies advocacy?
A) Developing a list of agencies that will provide free services for the homeless
B) Working in a needle exchange program for individuals in an inner-city environment
C) Acting on behalf of a patient to promote end-of-life wishes to an ethics committee
D) Working in a free clinic for immigrant workers
Q3) An example of a factor that would impede a patient's learning would include:
A) Poverty.
B) Recent diagnosis of chronicity.
C) Being an older adult.
D) Heavy sedation.
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Chapter 23: Conflict: the Cutting Edge of Change
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Q1) Factors that influence the ease with which conflict is resolved include all except which of the following?
A) Level of interdependence of the parties
B) Importance of the outcome
C) Perceived fairness of the process of resolution
D) Experience and education level of those in conflict
Q2) A group of staff nurses is dissatisfied with the new ideas presented by the newly hired nurse manager.The staff wants to keep their old procedures,and they resist the changes.Conflict arises from:
A) Group decision-making options.
B) Perceptions of incompatibility.
C) Increases in group cohesiveness.
D) Debates, negotiations, and compromises.
Q3) After using a mediator to resolve a conflict between the nurse manager and two staff nurses,the chief nursing officer decides to:
A) Observe to make sure the conflict has been resolved.
B) Fire both staff nurses.
C) Reassign both staff nurses.
D) Reassign the nurse manager.
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Chapter 24: Managing Personalpersonnel Problems
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Q1) During unit staff meetings,you observe that Marg rolls her eyes and snorts whenever Julia makes a comment.Your first response as a unit manager is to:
A) Discuss what you have observed with Marg.
B) File immediate documentation in Marg's personnel file.
C) Ask Julie to monitor Marg's behavior during meetings.
D) Ignore the behavior, as Marg is one of your strongest nurses.
Q2) All of the following are grounds for immediate dismissal except:
A) Failing to pursue further medical help for a patient; patient dies.
B) Selling narcotics obtained from the unit supply of narcotics.
C) Restraining a patient in bed for 7 hours, unsupervised, as punishment for hitting a staff member.
D) Grabbing the unit manager and threatening further physical harm after a poor performance appraisal.
Q3) Arrange the strategies from Question 16 in the order in which they should occur in progressive discipline.
A) A, B, C, D
B) B, A, C, D
C) C, B, A, D
D) C, A, B, D
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Chapter 25: Workplace Violence and Incivility
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Q1) A patient who has a history of involvement with drugs and weapons comes up to you in the hallway and asks you a question regarding directions in treatment.When you respond,he moves closer in to you and puts both hands up on either side of your neck.No one else is in the hallway.Your best response at this point is to:
A) Yell at him to stop.
B) Calmly ask the patient to remove his hands.
C) Hit the patient in the mid section.
D) Use pepper spray.
Q2) In designing a new healthcare facility,it is particularly important to pay close attention to safety elements related to violence and aggression in which of the following settings?
A) Emergency
B) Psychiatry
C) Gerontology
D) Maternal-child
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Chapter 26: Delegation: An Art of Professional Practice
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Q1) County Hospital has position descriptions for all staff,including RN Team Leaders.Sarah,a team leader on the rehab unit,assesses the needs of the patients in her area,assesses the skills and backgrounds of each of the individuals on her team,and then assigns and delegates the appropriate care provider to each patient and task.Sarah's activity in the example described is termed:
A) Passive delegation.
B) Passive accountability.
C) Active delegation.
D) Active responsibility.
Q2) You are a member of a team assigned to care for 15 general medical/surgical clients.You have all worked well together in the past in this same type of care.If you are assigned to coordinate this team's work,your best strategy,based on the Hersey and Blanchard model,would be to:
A) Have a list of tasks to be accomplished and tell each member of the team what he or she must do.
B) Encourage people to discuss their frustrations in providing this care.
C) Ignore them-they've done it before.
D) Provide minimal direction and let them come to you with questions.
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Chapter 27: Role Transition
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Q1) After several months in the role of manager of a dialysis unit,Maryanne finds herself still questioning the gap in expectations between her and her staff and management and is also questioning if she can reconcile her concerns with quality care with the strong cost containment orientation of the facility.At this point,Maryanne is in which stage of role transition?
A) Internalization
B) Acceptance
C) Development
D) Discrepancy
Q2) As a result of Amy's coaching,Sarah (Question 16)completes a ROLES assessment.This assessment is helpful in
A) Identifying her clinical knowledge.
B) Role development.
C) Areas of conflict in expectations.
D) Management responsibilities.
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Chapter 28: Self-Management: Stress and Time
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Q1) An example of role conflict occurs when:
A) The director of ICU and the manager of the surgical unit wish to hire the same new employee.
B) Two part-time staff members are hired to work in a unit, but the job expectations for them are not clear, and the head nurse expresses disappointment in their performance.
C) The nurse manager for ICU believes he does not receive as many resources as the nurse manager for nephrology.
D) Line managers believe that support staff use their technical knowledge to intrude on their authority.
Q2) The chief nursing officer understands that a nurse manager can exhibit stress that is related to management mistakes.An example of a management mistake is:
A) Achieving excellence on the job.
B) Following others' expectations.
C) Organizing the desktop.
D) Organizing the calendar of events.
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Chapter 29: Managing Your Career
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Steady state styles would be most likely in which of the following situations?
A) Small hospital, in an isolated rural setting, with limited hierarchy
B) Large urban teaching hospital
C) Health network with several organizations
D) Travel nurse agency
Q3) A unit manager recently graduated as a clinical nurse specialist with a focus in gerontology.She applied to take a certification exam.Certification is designed to recognize:
A) Basic knowledge in a specified area.
B) Advanced practice in functional roles.
C) Special knowledge beyond basic licensure.
D) Continued competence as a registered nurse.
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Chapter 30: Thriving for the Future
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Q1) Which of the following hampers the ability of nurses to be leaders?
A) Focus on the patient and not on the system
B) Lack of interest in leadership
C) Disillusionment with change
D) Funding disparities
Q2) As a nurse manager,it is important to become a "future thinker." Which is an example of a "future thinker"?
A) Keeping traditional practices
B) Moving toward evidence-based practices
C) Finding less need for more knowledge
D) Believing that macromarketing will be a necessity
Q3) Nursing research has indicated that the foundation for becoming a nursing leader is the ability to:
A) Write effectively.
B) Speak two or three languages.
C) Dialogue with others.
D) Think critically.
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