Nursing Leadership and Management Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Nursing Leadership and Management explores the foundational concepts and practical skills necessary for effective leadership and managerial roles within healthcare settings. The course covers theories of leadership, strategic planning, decision-making, team building, conflict resolution, communication, delegation, budgeting, and quality improvement. Emphasis is placed on the ethical and legal responsibilities of nurse leaders, the challenges of managing diverse healthcare teams, and strategies for fostering a culture of safety and excellence. Students develop competencies to navigate complex healthcare systems, lead change, and optimize patient care outcomes through effective management practices.
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Contemporary Nursing Issues Trends and Management 7th Edition by Cherry
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Professional Nursing
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Q1) Which statement accurately describes the historical perspective of nursing practice?
A) Nursing has existed to meet the needs of populations, individuals, and aggregates by providing care that is determined by the needs and beliefs of society in different historical contexts.
B) As men began to become interested in nursing, it changed into a respected profession based on scientific fact rather than superstition.
C) Nursing has historically accepted individuals from all social and ethnic backgrounds.
D) The United States has led the way throughout history to advance nursing and health care by providing the first hospital and medical school.
Answer: A
Q2) Clara Barton is known for:
A) becoming the first black public health nurse.
B) establishing the Henry Street Settlement.
C) founding the American Red Cross.
D) publicizing the inadequacies of hospital-based nursing schools.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Contemporary Image of Professional Nursing
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Q1) Which nurse best portrays nursing as a "knowledge worker"?
A) Nurse in matched scrubs with lab coat, hair back, small stud earrings
B) Nurse in mismatched scrubs, no lab coat, large hoop earrings
C) Nurse in white uniform with apron with no jewelry/hair back
D) Nurse with nose ring and eyebrow piercing with starched white uniform and cap
Answer: A
Q2) A group of new graduate nurses is asked to speak to a group of politicians to describe the current state of professional nursing and how best to alleviate the nursing shortage. Which statements accurately portray professional nursing today and tomorrow? (select all that apply)
A) More RNs attain a bachelor's degree than an associate degree or diploma.
B) Because of pressure to shorten length of stay in hospitals, more RNs practice in outpatient settings and home health than in acute care settings.
C) The most popular advanced practice specialty is nurse anesthesia.
D) White nurses are more likely to enter graduate school than nurses from other ethnic groups.
E) Nursing represents the largest health care professional group, followed by medical doctors.
Answer: A, E
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Chapter 3: The Influence of Contemporary Trends and Issues on Nursing Education
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Q1) The first university to offer nursing graduates a baccalaureate degree was:
A) Columbia Teachers College.
B) Yale University.
C) Harvard University.
D) the New York Regents Program.
Answer: B
Q2) The NCLEX examination is created and administered by the:
A) American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
B) American Nurses Association (ANA).
C) National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
D) National League for Nursing (NLN).
Answer: C
Q3) The number of reported medical errors demonstrates a need for what priority intervention?
A) Simulation experiences
B) Performance competency exercises
C) Comprehensive instructor-constructed examinations
D) Detailed care planning exercises
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Nursing Licensure and Certification
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Q1) A nurse who wishes to practice in another state: (select all that apply)
A) must retake the NCLEX-RN for that state.
B) should determine whether the state is a compact state.
C) may obtain licensure by endorsement.
D) must revoke licensure in the current state because nurses cannot be licensed in more than one state concurrently.
Q2) A nursing student is in the final term of an Associate Science of Nursing (ASN) program and is preparing for licensure. Prior to licensure the candidate must provide evidence of: (select all that apply)
A) graduation from a nursing program.
B) graduation from high school or high school equivalency.
C) evidence of current malpractice insurance.
D) evidence of plan to continue study to obtain a minimum of a BSN within 2 years.
E) validation of skills competence provided by a certifying agency.
Q3) The first field of nursing to certify advanced practitioners was the field of:
A) adult nurse practitioners.
B) nurse-midwifery.
C) clinical nurse specialist.
D) nurse anesthesia.
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Chapter 5: Theories of Nursing Practice
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Q1) A community health nurse has been visiting a postpartum client who suffered domestic violence throughout the pregnancy, and now the infant may be at risk. The nurse assisted the client in finding shelter and legal protection. The nurse's role and the conceptual framework involved are:
A) change agent, according to Roy's adaptation model.
B) translator, according to Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and universality.
C) case manager, according to Peplau's interpersonal relations model.
D) caregiver, according to Rogers' science of unitary human beings.
Q2) A client is hypertensive, and the doctor prescribes weight reduction. The client is excited about beginning the diet, but on arriving home the spouse states, "You have always been fat, and I am not going to starve because you can't control yourself." The client becomes anxious and is unable to participate in the diet plan, resulting in a weight gain of 5 pounds in 2 weeks. Which theorist could best be referred to for guidance regarding interventions in this situation?
A) Martha E. Rogers
B) Hildegard E. Peplau
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Myra Estrin Levine
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Chapter 6: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) Nurses on a busy medical schedule want to reduce documentation time and improve order entry. Additionally, patient records from previous visits are often incomplete or do not include care from other providers. To improve patient care, a taskforce suggests using an Electronic Medical Record for 1 month to determine whether this provides the desired outcomes. This unit is participating in which type of study?
A) Ethnography
B) Pilot
C) Secondary data analysis
D) Phenomenology
Q2) Which organization provides federal funding for research?
A) National Institute of Nursing Research
B) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
C) W. K. Kellogg Foundation
D) Sigma Theta Tau International
Q3) Which type of data analysis results in the non-numerical organization of data?
A) Descriptive
B) Inferential
C) Qualitative
D) Quantitative
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Chapter 7: Paying for Health Care in America: Rising Costs and Challenges
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Q1) A patient is eligible to change health care providers and insurance and asks, "I am interested in health promotion activities; I walk, swim, and eat healthy. Which health insurance plan would support these activities rather than just pay for services when I am sick"? Which, if any, health insurance plan would best meet the needs of this patient?
A) Health Maintenance Organization (HMO).
B) Fee for Service.
C) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
D) None, because health insurance plans currently cover only disease management, not preventive care.
Q2) The largest single payer of hospital charges in the United States is ___________.
Q3) The precise classification of clients according to the highest diagnosis-related group (DRG) has created a new role for nurses, known as a _____ nurse.
A) case management
B) quality assurance
C) utilization review
D) cost-control
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Chapter 8: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse working in a privately owned hospital is charged with a negligent act after failing to check laboratory reports prior to giving a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) resulting in the patient's condition becoming critical due to decreased cardiac output and falling leading to a broken hip and concussion. A nurse is brought in who testifies that a professional with the knowledge and skill of an RN should understand that, before administering this drug, potassium level and pulse level is always checked to prevent such an occurrence. The nurse's testimony as to what constitutes reasonable care is based on:
A) the legal definition of standard of care.
B) the legal definition of the informed consent process.
C) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
D) governmental immunity.
Q2) A nursing student planning to apply for licensure knows that being charged with which offense would result in a minor criminal offense?
A) Solicitation of illegal drugs
B) Stealing a car
C) Failing to report elder abuse
D) Billing Medicare for services not rendered
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Chapter 9: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) Throughout their careers, nurses are in an ongoing state of acculturation, gaining experience from formal nursing school classes, clinical experiences, and the ethical issues they encounter in their clinical practice. The ideal outcomes of these ongoing experiences with cultural decision making include: (select all that apply)
A) increased trustworthiness.
B) enhanced ability to take into consideration many aspects of ethical situations.
C) confidence to make decisions based on experience and ethical intelligence.
D) improved clinical decision making and advocacy for patient autonomy.
E) authority to make ethical decisions independently that meet personal moral beliefs.
Q2) A family requests that no additional heroic measures be instituted for their terminally ill mother who has advance directives in place. The nurse respects this decision in keeping with the principle of:
A) accountability.
B) autonomy.
C) nonmaleficence.
D) veracity.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competency and Social Issues in
Nursing and Health Care
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a recent Asian immigrant client and is overheard making the following comment, "These rituals you believe in are false. You live in America now and must believe in realistic health practices, like Americans do." The nurse is exhibiting:
A) stereotyping.
B) ethnocentrism.
C) cultural accommodation.
D) empathy.
Q2) Although communication varies among members of different cultures, the greatest obstacle to providing multicultural care is differences in _____.
Q3) A Mexican-American patient is attacked and beaten. This patient is at risk for "fright disease," which is known as:
A) susto.
B) empacho.
C) bilis.
D) mal ojo.
Q4) On the scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being no prejudice and 10 being extreme prejudice, the placement of hate on the continuum would be at number _____.
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Chapter 11: Complementary and Alternative Healing
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Q1) A young adult on a limited income who is having back pain states, "I want to see a chiropractor, but I don't have any money. However, I do have health insurance." The most appropriate response that the nurse can provide is:
A) "most insurance companies will pay for chiropractic treatment."
B) "because chiropractors are not licensed in any state, all services must be paid for by the patient."
C) "chiropractic medicine is a new CAM therapy that has not yet been recognized by insurance companies."
D) "chiropractic medicine is more than 100 years old, but because it is preventive in nature, it is not covered by most insurance."
Q2) During an admission history and physical, a female patient states, "I use 5000 mg/day of calcium to prevent osteoporosis and to maintain health." The nurse should assess for:
A) excessive bleeding.
B) kidney stones.
C) lower blood sugar.
D) jaundice.
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Chapter 12: Palliative Care
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Q1) Which statement correctly applies to a person's suffering?
A) Pain is the cause of suffering.
B) Suffering and pain are experienced separately.
C) Suffering can exist without the experience of pain.
D) Pain is the focus of all nursing assessments.
Q2) When working with the family of a patient receiving palliative care, what is the nurse's initial intervention?
A) Determining who will be the patient's durable power of attorney
B) Identifying what types of help the family will need to care for the patient
C) Completely an assessment of the family's strengths and weaknesses
D) Discuss the dynamics of the family with the patient
Q3) Which statements are true regarding palliative care services? (select all that apply)
A) Begins at the time of that a diagnosis of a serious illness occurs
B) Care can be delivered in most settings.
C) Expenses are paid for by Medicare.
D) Is appropriate for all patients regardless of age.
E) Providers are skilled in symptom management.
Q4) ________________ occurs when a physician predicts the course and outcome of a disease process.
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Chapter 13: Workforce Advocacy for a Professional Nursing
Practice Environment
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Q1) The Institute of Medicine report (2011):
A) recommended that only physicians have the legal privilege to prescribe medications.
B) called for increasing the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses in the workforce to 80% by 2020.
C) called for a minimum staffing ratio be in place in no later than 10 years.
D) called for nurse technicians to provide care during the nursing shortage.
Q2) A nurse is interviewing for a job and recently read the American Nurses Association's (ANA) recommendation for questions to ask regarding before accepting employment. Which questions should the nurse ask?
A) Do you have flexible scheduling?
B) What are the expectations for advancement?
C) How long do staff nurses stay before resigning?
D) What is the mission of the parent organization?
E) Does the organization have a means for staff nurses to have an active role in decision making by participation and accountability for the outcomes of practice decisions?
Q3) Nurses who are expected to work overtime as dictated by their employer are being subjected to a ___________ hazard in the workplace.
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Chapter 14: Collective Bargaining and Unions in Todays Workplace
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Q1) A group of nurses interested in unionizing decides to contact the largest union in the United States representing registered nurses, which is the:
A) American Nurses Association.
B) United American Nurses.
C) National Nurses United.
D) National Labor Relations Board.
Q2) Mandatory overtime and reduction in RN staff have resulted in decreased client satisfaction and a sentinel event. Management is unwilling to discuss a change in staffing, and collective bargaining interest is sparked. A nurse is approached to sign a union authorization card. If signed, the card:
A) authorizes the union to serve as his or her legal representative.
B) indicates that the person is requesting additional information about collective bargaining.
C) indicates the nurse desires to share information about grievances.
D) gives permission for union dues to be deducted from pay.
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Chapter 15: Information Technology in the Clinical Setting
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Q1) A nurse is preparing a presentation using different websites to collect information. The nurse is concerned that contact information and the author's credentials are not listed for one of the websites reviewed. Which criterion required to establish a reputable website is missing?
A) Authority
B) Objectivity
C) Usability
D) Currency
Q2) The Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2003) recommends that EHR systems offer eight functionalities. A patient has a severe allergy to eggs and penicillin. Which of the eight functions of the EHR would address sharing this information?
A) Health information and data capture
B) Results/data management
C) Provider order entry management
D) Clinical decision support
Q3) Software programs that process data to produce or recommend valid choices are known as ______________.
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Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for
Todays World
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Q1) A nurse who is conducting a staff in-service on the phases of a disaster continuum teaches participants that, during the impact/response stage, activities focus on:
A) community awareness in anticipation of a terrorist attack or natural disaster.
B) determining the effectiveness of the disaster medical assistance team (DMAT).
C) the use of an all-hazards approach.
D) initiating response activities.
Q2) In the preparedness phase for disasters, the community plans for a possible terrorist attack using anthrax as the weapon of destruction. What treatments and/or preparations would be needed?
A) Vaccines and Level B Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
B) Treatment for burns, decontamination, and Level A PPE
C) Social distance determination, decontamination for radioactive fallout
D) Identify and detect incendiary devices, treatment for burns and propellants
Q3) The term used during a pandemic disaster that refers to the attempt to contain germs by limiting socialization and personal interactions is ___________.
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Chapter 17: Nursing Leadership and Management
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Q1) A manager just finished the last annual performance review of the staff, reviews the unexpected expenditures for the month due to use of agency nurses, and shares the latest quality indicators with the staff nurses. This manager is performing which management function?
A) Directing
B) Planning
C) Organizing
D) Controlling
Q2) The first step in the nursing process and in the problem-solving process is to:
A) identify the problem.
B) gather information.
C) consider the consequences.
D) implement interventions.
Q3) A staff nurse states, "I really enjoyed having dinner with the Chief of Medical Staff and the President of the hospital. We hope to meet again soon." Which source of power does this nurse possess?
A) Expert
B) Legitimate
C) Connection
D) Reward
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Chapter 18: Budgeting Basics for Nurses
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Q1) Nurses on a unit met with the nurse manager as part of participatory budgeting. They ask, "What exactly is the difference between fixed and variable costs?
Understanding this will help us better understand the budgeting process." The manager provides a definition and asks the staff to list types of direct and indirect cost. Which example would indicate a need for further teaching?
A) Fixed costs would include accreditation fees.
B) Fixed cost would include the cost for the automated medication-dispensing system.
C) Variable cost would include the nurse manager's salary.
D) Variable cost would include the salary expense for registered nurses.
Q2) A nurse manager has calculated that providing 75 hours of direct nursing care per day requires that 120 hours must actually be worked by nursing staff. The manager is involved in: (select all that apply)
A) developing the capital budget.
B) applying productivity metric.
C) monitoring the labor budget.
D) incremental budgeting processes.
E) addressing budget assumptions.
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Chapter 19: Effective Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Q1) A nurse is preparing an exercise program as part of a health promotion program for older adults with osteoporosis. Which question would retrieve the most valuable information about health practices?
A) "Do you exercise?"
B) "Do you like to exercise?"
C) "When do you exercise?"
D) "What exercise practices do you participate in?"
Q2) The new director of nurses has instituted "walking rounds" on all nursing units, rather than the usual taped shift reports. A veteran nurse exclaims, "She doesn't know how we do things here!" The nurse is demonstrating:
A) appeal to emotion.
B) appeal to tradition.
C) red herring.
D) straw man.
Q3) The healthiest form of communication is the ________ style.
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Chapter 20: Effective Delegation and Supervision
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Q1) The task of completing and signing the initial assessment on a newly admitted patient who is about to undergo minimally invasive procedures on an outpatient basis can be delegated to:
A) the registered nurse (RN).
B) the licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN).
C) unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
D) all levels of staff, because the information is about the past and cannot change.
Q2) An RN makes the following assignments at the beginning of the shift. Which assignment would be considered high-risk delegation?
A) A novice RN is assigned a patient with diabetes mellitus requiring mixing of regular and NPH insulin.
B) An LPN is assigned an older adult with pneumonia and who requires dressing changes on a foot wound.
C) An unlicensed assistive person is assigned the task of assisting a patient with late stages of Huntington's disease to ambulate a short distance in the hallway.
D) A float RN from the oncology unit is assigned a patient with a white blood cell count of 4000 mmS1U1P13S1S1P0.
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Chapter 21: Staffing and Nursing Care Delivery Models
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Q1) Which factors would be considered in the first steps in developing an effective patient classification system? (select all that apply)
A) Planned procedures
B) Ethnic diversity of patients
C) Clinical competency of staff
D) Educational level of nurses
E) Age of patients
Q2) A hospital converts to a system of care delivery in which RNs, LPNs, and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are responsible for implementing a specific task, such as medication administration or personal hygiene, for the entire nursing unit. This type of delivery system is:
A) total patient care.
B) functional nursing.
C) team nursing.
D) primary nursing.
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Chapter 22: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Q1) A patient with complicated diabetes is scheduled for a below the knee amputation at 7 AM. The surgical team adheres to the 2012 National Patient Safety Goals by implementing which protocols? (select all that apply)
A) The surgical team asks the patient to verify his or her name, type of surgery, and limb to be removed.
B) Ask each member of the surgical team to provide a copy of licensure and, if applicable, certification to patient and family.
C) The surgical team uses the chart number and name/hospital number to ensure they have the correct patient.
D) Mark the procedure site with "X" and again ask the patient to verify correct site.
E) After arrival in the operating room, perform a "time-out" for final identification of patient and operative site along with agreement of what procedure is scheduled.
Q2) Quality is defined by the ____________.
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Q1) The greatest barrier to access to health care for a poor Hispanic person living in downtown Chicago is lack of health ____________________.
Q2) When the policy process is compared with the nursing process, identifying the issue is consistent with which step of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Q3) A group of nurses meet with a state representative to explain the importance of allowing registered nurses the right to sign death certificates for patients who were under their care. As constituents and nurses, they requested that the senator vote against the bill restricting this practice. These nurses are serving as:
A) lobbyists.
B) policymakers.
C) officials with regulatory power.
D) advocates for the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
Q4) Another name for an eligible voter is a _________.
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Chapter 24: Making the Transition from Student to Professional Nurse
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Q1) A novice nurse is in the "rejection phase" of stress and wonders if she made the right decision when deciding nursing was her chosen career. Which strategy would help the novice nurse cope with transition into practice and reduce stress?
A) When asked by the charge nurse to accept the new admission even though she had no discharges, the novice nurse stops and considers if this request is acceptable and safe, then accepts the assignment based on two patients having a low acuity level.
B) Refusing to eat anywhere but the hospital cafeteria to ensure a balanced diet and time to socialize with other staff and visitors.
C) Avoid wasting time by listening to coworkers' problems or ideas on how to staff the unit during the upcoming holiday since the novice nurse's time is valuable and better spent getting her own work completed.
D) Make an effort to "win over" hostile or angry coworkers who find fault with the novice nurse's work performance.
Q2) It is important for novice nurses to know that "self-esteem = self-confidence + self-______."
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Chapter 25: Managing Time: The Path to High
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Q1) After keeping a log of activities designed to improve time management, the nurse divides the distractions into internal and external sources. The nurse would classify which distraction as internal?
A) Responding to recurring crises at work or in one's personal life
B) Unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the unit manager
C) Talking with potential faculty candidates
D) Being given unclear job responsibilities
Q2) When planning, a nurse should:
A) delay planning until the "first task of the morning" has been completed.
B) recognize that rewarding oneself has a negative consequence.
C) rotate between several tasks to stimulate creativity.
D) remember that most tasks take longer than anticipated to complete.
Q3) When choosing to delegate, the nurse should delegate the task to the most qualified person or to the person he or she wishes to:
A) develop.
B) promote.
C) punish.
D) reward.
Q4) The most important step in time management is ____________.
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Chapter 26: Contemporary Nursing Roles and Career
Opportunities
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Q1) An RN testifies at a trial where domestic violence is being investigated. She had previously assisted with specimen collection and had assessed the victim. The nurse is involved in _____ nursing.
A) triage
B) forensic
C) flight
D) entrepreneurial
Q2) A nurse working in a factory performs routine hearing tests for employees. The factory uses 90 dB as the safe limit for an 8-hour day's exposure to machine noise rather than 85 dB as recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The nurse is functioning in the role of:
A) quality management.
B) informatics nurse specialist.
C) occupational health nurse.
D) case manager.
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Chapter 27: Job Search: Finding Your Match
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Q1) When preparing a portfolio, the nurse should include: (select all that apply)
A) copies of diplomas awarded by colleges/universities.
B) copies of college transcripts.
C) a personal photograph, if not included with the application.
D) letters of recognition for scoring high on national achievement tests while in nursing school.
E) a copy of the voter's registration card.
Q2) Which message would be appropriate to leave on answering systems?
A) "You have reached 910-999-1212. Please leave your name and number and I look forward to returning your call as soon as possible."
B) Music that has messages that might be offensive to some callers downloaded as the response when applicant is unavailable.
C) "Hi, I'm not here. Sorry you missed me. Call again."
D) "I am interviewing for positions, hope to be home soon. If you are calling about an interview, please leave your name, number, and possible positions available."
Q3) The key to a successful interview is being ____________.
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Chapter 28: The NCLEX-RN Examination
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Q1) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing determines acceptable National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination questions on the basis of:
A) the geographic location of the candidate.
B) research that indicates needed skills for positions in which most entry level nurses are employed.
C) surveys conducted by employers to determine the weaknesses of entry level nurses.
D) surveys of physicians performed to determine what nurses must know to provide safe care.
Q2) The nurse prepares to apply sterile gloves needed for a procedure. After introducing self and verifying patient information, the nurse performs hand hygiene. The nurse should open the outer package and then perform steps in which order. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (e.g., a, b, c, d).
A) Open inner package, taking care not to touch inner surface.
B) Put the glove on the nondominant hand using the sterile gloved hand.
C) Put glove on dominant hand by grasping folded cuff edge, touching only inside of cuff.
D) Adjust each glove carefully by sliding finders under the cuff.
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