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NUR4590 EXAM 1 Study 2024/25
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NUR4590 EXAM 1Study 2024/25
Effective leadership is exemplified by values, confidence in employees, and a
sense of
security in the face of uncertainty. This aspect of leadership is known as:
Self-awareness.
The areas where leadership and management overlap are explained by which of
the
following statements? (SATA)
Bring teams together
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identified 5 areas of management practice for
leaders to
attend to during turbulent times. Which of the following are included in those
areas?
Maintaining and sustaining quality and safety in service delivery
Balancing reliability and efficiency in service delivery
Involving workers to manage and sustain change
Hersey and colleagues identified three skills needed for leading or influencing
workers.
Identify three skills leaders must possess to influence people.
,Diagnosing
Directing
Communicating
Great leaders possess four essential skills. Identify two statements that describe
those
skills.
Great leaders possess popularity to establish followers to engage.
Great leaders possess a combination of hardiness and the ability to grasp
context, called "adaptive capacity."
The research of which team states that the leader needs to be flexible in behavior,
able to
diagnose the leadership style appropriate to the situation, and able to apply the
appropriate style?
hersey and Blanchard's model
Managers who proceed with a change can best engage staff and prevent
resistance by
doing which of the following?
Communicating accurate information to engage staff and overcome
misunderstanding regarding the need for change
Leaders are change agents and have a role in change that includes which of the
following?
Providing reliable information and details to those who are to implement the
change and understand their view of expectations and plan adequate, timely
education on the changed.
Porter-O'Grady and Malloch (2015) emphasized four practices for current
workplaces that foster learning organizations. Examples of practices would
include:
,Electronic health records (EHRs), health information exchange (HIE) networks, and
clinical decision support.
Trends in 21-century health care in the US are described as revolutionary by
Longenecker and Longenecker (2014). Leaders will innovate and change toward
preventive and wellness health care services because of which of these trends?
New laws and regulations from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cut costs and
improve indicators of quality and staffing challenges
Change is inevitable in health care, just as it is in life. Which two statements are
true about change?
Change is inevitable and is necessary for organizational viability.
Individuals become aware of the need for change when needs are unmet.
Change behaviors displayed in a variety of ways. Identify the two correct
statements
A. Resistance can be useful and should be listened to and analyzed.
D. Too much change is disruptive and can result in disorganization.
Change behaviors displayed in a variety of ways. Identify the two correct
statements on
how leaders identify, support, and promote innovators.
D. Seeks out knowledgeable experts
E. Comfortable with uncertainty
The distinction between change and innovation is best described in which of the
following statements?
B. Innovation refers to the process of bringing any new or problem-solving idea
into use, whereas change is a process for reducing variation within an existing
process with a problem.
C. Innovation is often linked with creativity and viewed as the use of a new idea to
, solve a problem, whereas change means improving incrementally
D. Change is a disruption; innovation is systematic,
Rogers (2003) described five factors to determine successful planned change:
relative
advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability. The statements
below relate to these success factors. Leaders will present information on two of
these to
explain the necessity for the change and the expectations. Which of the following
are
those two?
A. The degree to which the change is thought to be better than the status quo
B. The degree to which the change is compatible with existing values of the
individuals or group
Culture is a concept that is best portrayed in nursing with which of the following
statements?
Culture is a set of values, beliefs, and assumptions that are shared by members of
an organization.
Climate is often confused with culture. Which statement best describes aspects of
climate?
D. Culture and climate can both be measured.
Identify the statements about organizational culture that impact nursing practice.
A. Organizational culture affects the quality of nursing care and patient
outcomes.
B. Mission statements provide a view of strategic priorities for a nursing
organization and work setting.
C. Culture is developed over time with the shared values that guide
members on how to problem solve and manage relationships.
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