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IAHSS LEADERSHIP EXAM #1QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A hospital that views the organization as a set of interdependent parts form a whole is
adopting a - Answer-System Theory
The student nurse studies the effects of fatigue on nurses. Which health related
disorder are linked to shift work and long hours? - Answer-a. Physical injuries
b. Depression
c. Sleep disturbances
d. cardiovascular disease
e. Diabetes
Which activity demonstrate the organizational Chaos Theory? - Answer-Planning for
unexpected staffing
shortages
A nurse manager wants his nursing unit to be a place where all nurses want to work,
where patient satisfaction is high, and care is innovative and interdisciplinary. Staff are
encouraged to chair taskforces to improve quality of care and he counsels staff in areas
of measuring patient outcomes. Other managers want to mimic this manager's
approach to improve their own units. This nurse is which type of leader? - Answer-
Transformational
During a nurse educator in-service on union relations, which key principles would be
priority to be included in the presentation. SATA - Answer-•Honor decisions regardless
of
outcome
•Adhere to standards for
truthfulness and balance in
communication
•Demonstrate respect
Supervisors who are uninvolved, unavailable and not present in the work setting are
one source of nurses' job dissatisfaction. Which additional items contribute to job
dissatisfaction? - Answer-•Vague inconsistent rules and
regulations
•Tolerance for all workplace
behaviors
•No requirements for professional
development
The nurse move to a right-work state. Which statement describe right-to-work laws? -
Answer-The nurse can benefit from union
contracts without belonging to the
, union
The nurse accept a new position as a manager of a busy in-patient hospital unit. The
nurse studying effective leading and managing practices. What should the nurse
understand about human practices relation to leading and managing? - Answer-
Maintain a confident positive
outlook
A group of nurses decided to start a shared governance group on the unit and are
setting up their goals. Which of the following would not be a goal for nursing shared
governance committee? - Answer-Create the menu for the annual
holiday meal.
A staff nurse provides care based on
intuition and always seems to be in control of her personal and professional life—
serving on the board of the state nurses association, serving as the nursing unit's
representative on the ethics committee, and coaching her daughter's soft ball team.
Many of the staff observes how she manages time and provides care. This nurse's
power comes from which type of power? - Answer-Referent
A hospital recently learned that their scorecard did not meet the national benchmark for
patient satisfaction and brought in a professional change agent to determine what their
issues were and how they could improve their score. The agent collected data and
recommended that nurses participate in interdisciplinary walking rounds and allow the
pt. and the family to be participants. Nurses now round every shift and perform "huddles
to update the tam" as needed throughout the shift as part of best practices. Random
visits are made to nursing units to ensure all nurses are participating and patients are
interviewed for their involvement. These practices are associate with stage of Lewin's
change process. - Answer-Refreezes
A new graduate nurse attends a hiring fair at the local hospital. The nurse inquired with
the current employees about the reasons why they enjoy their place of work. The new
graduate nurse understands the reasoning with the job satisfaction if they reinforce
which response? - Answer-A current employee states "our
leadership team promotes excellence
in nursing practice and are visible on
the floor"
A nurse who is new to the unit follows and observes an older nurse as part of their
orientation. They have observed this older nurse ofttimes sitting alone. Other nurses
turn away when they have been asked by this nurse for assistance as well as taking
about the older nurse to clients and their families. The new nurse understands this is. -
Answer-A convert act of aggression which
creates a hostile working environment for others
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