402 Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.
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Course
INP 402
Institution
INP 402
The nurse manager of a short-staffed unit needs to make a decision about a nurse's request for an unpaid leave of absence. In order to increase the chance of making a good decision, the manager should:
Select one:
a. involve as many people in the decision-making process as possible.
b. begin the...
402 Midterm Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions.
The nurse manager of a short-staffed unit needs to make a decision about a nurse's request for an
unpaid leave of absence. In order to increase the chance of making a good decision, the manager should:
Select one:
a. involve as many people in the decision-making process as possible.
b. begin the decision-making process by presuming the status quo to be the best option.
c. generate as many different alternatives as possible.
d. prioritize the option that is most innovative. - Answer C
The nurse manager is faced with a difficult decision in a situation that involves the manager's values.
What is the manager's best action?
Select one:
a. Try to base a decision on intuition rather than values
b. Set aside his or her values and make a rational decision
c. Defer the decision to a colleague with different values
d. Identify and reflect on his or her own values - Answer D
3. A nurse-manager has realized that the data-gathering process before a recent decision may have been
influenced by confirmation bias. How can the manager best reduce the risk of this in the future?
Select one:
a. Delegate data gathering to a trusted colleague who has different values
b. Make attempts not to prioritize information that supports the manager's beliefs
c. Consider all of the implications of an alternative before making a decision
d. Collect only the minimum quantity of data before making a decision - Answer B
4. The unit manager has created a decision grid in order to assist with a difficult staffing decision that will
affect many nurses. The decision grid will allow the manager to:
,Select one:
a. examine alternatives visually and compare each against the same criteria.
b. ensure that the decision is made objectively rather than subjectively.
c. plot the outcomes of a decision over time and evaluate the decision-making process.
d. predict when events must take place to complete a project on time. - Answer A
The nurse is working with a group of students who are learning a high-risk procedure. How should the
nurse best ensure learning while protecting the safety of clients?
Select one:
a. Create an unfolding case study featuring the procedure
b. Use simulation for the students to learn and practice the skill
c. Help the students use a decision-making model to choose the safest technique
d. Teach the students about the traditional problem-solving process before they practice the procedure -
Answer B
6. A novice nurse has been trying to apply the nursing process to each client interaction. What should
the nurse do to enhance the effectiveness of this process for making decisions and solving problems?
Select one:
a. Ensure that specific goals are identified during the planning process
b. Conduct assessment and diagnosis simultaneously whenever possible
c. Prioritize ethics during each phase of the nursing process
d. Avoiding evaluating the process until every outcome has been met - Answer A
1. Accreditors are scheduled to visit a hospital site, and staff members have been made aware of what
they will be assessing. What staff behavior would most clearly suggest the presence of the Hawthorne
effect?
Select one:
a. The nurses consciously improve their performance because they know it is being scrutinized.
b. The nurses avoid contact with the accreditors because they fear criticism.
c. The manager blames individual nurses for deficits identified in the accreditation report.
,d. The manager temporarily adopts a leadership role. - Answer A
2. The clinic leader tends to make decisions independently and closely supervises and controls the
practice of the nurses at the clinic. What type of leadership is being exemplified?
Select one:
a. Authoritarian
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. A contingency approach - Answer A
3. How can a manager best implement the principles of situational or contingency leadership theory?
Select one:
a. By establishing rules and norms that can be applied the same way in all conditions in the organization
b. By avoiding punitive consequences when addressing workers' lack of performance
c. By deferring to employees for day-to-day management decisions
d. By adapting his or her leadership style to a particular circumstance - Answer D
Which statement best depicts leadership?
Select one:
a. Strong leaders can coerce people into following them.
b. A leadership position has a narrower scope than a management position.
c. People will follow a person in a leadership position only by choice.
d. Leadership requires meeting organizational goals. - Answer C
5. A nurse leader has set a goal of becoming a more transformational leader. What outcome will best
indicate progress toward achieving this goal?
Select one:
a. The nurse maximizes efficiency when allocating scarce resources.
b. The nurse's subordinates demonstrate respect and loyalty.
, c. The nurse empowers others to reach their full potential.
d. The nurse provides praise for good work performances. - Answer C
6. The manager of a busy emergency department is primarily concerned with the practical, day-to-day
operations of the department. This manager is most clearly demonstrating what type of leadership?
Select one:
a. Transactional
b. Transformational
c. Interactional
d. Bureaucratic - Answer A
A nurse has been hired to oversee the operations of a series of ambulatory clinics. The nurse can best
promote the success of the organization by:
Select one:
a. promoting management skills among all employees.
b. integrating leadership skills and management skills.
c. clearly communicating to employees that they will be required to follow.
d. advocating for the organization to hire a leader for each site. - Answer B
8. A nurse was 20 minutes late returning from a scheduled lunch break and a colleague's break was
consequently cut short. What response by the manager best demonstrates a laissez-faire leadership
approach?
Select one:
a. Ask each of the nurses to speak with the manager separately to discuss the implications of this event
b. Ask the nurses to attend a short meeting together in the manager's office
c. Allow the two nurses to dialogue about this event and observe for evidence of a satisfactory resolution
d. Impose a meaningful consequence on the first nurse and have the nurse apologize to the colleague -
Answer C
What action by a nurse-manager best demonstrates servant leadership?
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