NURSING DELEGATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF PATIENT
CARE 3rd EDITION
, TEST BANK FOR NURSING DELEGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT
CARE 2ND EDITION BY Motacki RN MSN, Kathleen, Burke RN PhD, Kathleen
ISBN: 9780323321099
ISBN: 9780323321150
Table of Contents
Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
1. Leadership and Management
2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
3. Strategic Management and Planning
4. Financial Management in Health Care
5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT
6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
8. Communication in the Work Environment
9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
10. Professional Development
11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
,12. Staffing and Scheduling
13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
14. Providing Competent Staff
15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
16. Hospital Information Systems
17. Organizational Structure of Health Care
Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS
18. Improving Organizational Performance
19. Evidence-Based Practice
20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
, Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrateleadership?
a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
ANS: A
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because theyare management
responsibilities and not leadership roles.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
c. Assisting in a code
d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect becausethose are
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6
3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. Inwhich instance is a
nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery.The nurse takes
it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention measures and to make suggestions to
better protect patients.
b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave workbecause her
child is ill.
ANS: A
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D are incorrect because
they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of theunit. Option C is incorrect because
it is an action taken by a manager.
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