The nurse leader arranges a meeting with the staff members to learn how
satisfied they are with their jobs. Which approach by the nurse leader
would outline effective leadership? Select all that apply.
1 Seeking feedback from the team
2 Allotting work schedules to the team
3 Penalizing the team for poor performance
4 Motivating the team to reach the desired goals
5 Asking the team to participate in decision making ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------1, 4, 5
Seeking feedback from the team will help the team members in
reaching the organizational goals and a shared vision. The most
important leadership quality is to motivate the team members in such
a way that they are satisfied with their jobs and helped in reaching
their goals. Asking team members to participate in decision making
will improve their job satisfaction.
Allotting the work schedules and penalizing team members for poor
performance are the duties of a nurse manager.
During a peer review, the manager finds that a newly appointed nurse
leader encourages "bottom up" interaction among the workers. To which
statement of the staff does the manager relate this?
1 "He/she accepts responsibility willingly."
2 "He/she is empathetic to the experiences of others."
3 "He/she involves us in shaping policies for client care."
,4 "He/she believes in unleashing constructive energy rather than
constraining energy." ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------3 "He/she
involves us in shaping policies for client care."
"Bottom-up" interaction values every nurse as a human resource with
rich perspective. Therefore involving peers in shaping policies is an
example of a "bottom-up" interaction.
Willingness to accept responsibility is a generally desired attribute.
Empathy to others' experiences shows emotional intelligence. A
leader who unleashes constructive energy demonstrates the concept
of focus on emergence.
The registered nurse (RN) is getting ready to leave the client care unit for a
lunch break. The RN asks the LPN to take care of a client during the lunch
break. Which concept is emphasized in this situation?
1 Leadership
2 Delegation
3 Supervision
4 Assignment ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------2
Delegation is the concept of a transfer of authority between two
people to perform some type of task, e.g., between an RN and
licensed staff.
Leadership is the action of leading a group or an organization.
Supervision is defined as the active process of directing, guiding, and
influencing the outcome of an individual's performance. Assignment
is the transfer of both accountability and responsibility.
A healthcare team is caring for a client with diabetes insipidus. According to
the functional model, which healthcare personnel would the nurse state is
qualified to perform all hygienic tasks?
Unlicensed assistive personnel perform all the hygiene tasks. Per the
functional model, intravenous (IV) medication administration is
provided by the registered nurse. The licensed practical nurse and a
licensed vocational nurse may be permitted to give IV administration
of medications, but they maybe limited to giving oral medications.
The registered nurse is teaching a newly hired nurse about communicating
with delegatees during delegation. Which statement made by the newly
hired nurse indicates the need for further learning?
1 "I should identify priorities."
2 "I should specify deviations."
3 "I should provide examples of each delegation."
4 "I should specify any performance limitations to the delegatee." ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------3 "I should provide examples of each
delegation."
The delegator should ask the delegatee to provide examples of each
delegation in order to understand his or her knowledge level. The
delegator should identify priorities before delegating the task to the
delegatee. The delegator should specify deviations, such as when the
delegatee must take an immediate action while performing the task.
The delegator should specify the performance limitations to the
delegatee, which can help in performing the task effectively.
Before assigning a task, the registered nurse makes sure that the
prospective delegatee is willing to complete the task. Which delegation
right does this situation reference?
1 Person
2 Supervision
3 Circumstance
, 4 Communication ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------1 Person
Ensuring that the prospective delegatee is willing to complete the
task refers to the delegation right person. Knowing whether the
delegator is able to monitor and evaluate the client appropriately
refers to the delegation right supervision. Ensuring whether the
equipment and resources are available to complete the delegation
process refers to circumstance. Ensuring whether the delegator and
delegatee understand a common work-related language refers to the
delegation right communication.
A registered nurse (RN) is sent to a rehabilitation center because of
chemical impairment issues. Which member of the healthcare team will be
asked to provide feedback about the RN's progress?
The nurse manager, who is the delegator for the healthcare team, will
be asked to provide feedback about the progress of the RN in the
rehabilitation center. The healthcare provider will not be asked to
provide feedback about the RN's progress. The patient care associate
and cross-trained technician also do not provide feedback about the
RN because they do not supervise the RN.
After caring for a client who underwent a cesarean section, the delegatee
failed to report results and findings of vital signs to the delegator due to
improper understanding. Which action of the delegator is the reason for the
delegatee's failure?
1 Unclear directions to the delegatee
2 Inappropriate selection of delegatee
3 Inappropriate feedback related to task
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