Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 3rd Edition by Kathleen Motacki, All Chapters Covered, A+ guide.Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care 3rd Edition by Kathleen Motacki, All Chapters Covered, A+ guide.Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Manage...
,Test f Bank f for f Nursing f Delegation f and f Management f of f Patient f Care, f 3rd f Edition f by
f Motacki
Chapter f 01: f Leadership f and f Management
Motacki: f Nursing f Delegation f and f Management f of f Patient f Care, f 3rd f Edition
MULTIPLE f CHOICE
1. Nurses fcan fbe fleaders fwithout fbeing fmanagers. fWhich fnursing factions
fdemonstrateleadership?
a. Assisting f a f new f nurse f with f enteral f tube f feedings
b. Counseling f a f new f nurse f regarding f attendance
c. Adjusting f assignments f after f a f staff f member f calls f in f sick
d. Calling f a f physician f for f new f order f clarification
ANS: f A
Leaders fact fas frole fmodels fand fmentor fnew fstaff. fThe fother foptions fare fincorrect
fbecause f theyare f management f responsibilities f and f not f leadership f roles.
DIF: f f f f f Cognitive f Level: f Application REF: f f f page f 6
2. Which f nursing f actions f demonstrate f the f role f of f management f in f nursing?
a. Encouraging f autonomous f decision f making
b. Observing f the f documentation f of f appropriate f charges f to f patients
c. Assisting f in f a f code
d. Asking f the f patient/family f about f advance f directives
ANS: f B
Managers fare fresponsible ffor fthe fbudget fof ftheir funits. fThe fother foptions fare
fincorrect f fbecausethose f fare f fleadership f for f fmentoN ngRrS
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DIF: f f f f f Cognitive f Level: f Application REF: f f f page f 6
3. Much f like f a f politician, f a f nurse f manager f must f exhibit f leadership f that
f inspires f andfmotivates. f Inwhich f instance f is f a f nurse f demonstrating
f leadership f qualities?
a. A fstaff fnurse fbecomes faware fof fincreased finfection frates ffollowing fcardiac
fsurgery.The f nurse f takes f it f upon f herself f to f research f the f possible
f causes f andfprevention f measures f and f to f make f suggestions f to f better
f protect f patients.
b. A f staff f nurse f acts f quickly f when f a f cardiac f arrest f is f called f on f her f patient.
c. A f staff f nurse f notifies f another f staff f member f that f she f is f being f “pulled” f today.
d. A f new f nurse f volunteers f to f work f when f another f staff
f member f mustfleave f workbecause f her f child f is f ill.
ANS: f A
Nurse f leaders f are f interested f in f changing f practice f based f on f evidence.
f Options f B fand fD fare fincorrect fbecause fthey fare factions ftaken f by f nurses f as
f part f of f the ffunctional fstructure fof f theunit. fOption f C f is f incorrect f because f it
f is f an f action f taken fby f a f manager.
DIF: f f f f f f f fCognitive f Level: f Analysis REF: f f f page f 6
,4. A f nurse f manager f must f exhibit f qualities f of f efficiency f and f organization.
f Whichfnurse f isdemonstrating f the fqualities f necessary f for f a f manager?
a. A f nurse f becomes f aware f of f increased f infection f rates f following f cardiac f surgery. f The
, nurse ftakes fit fupon fherself fto fresearch fthe fpossible fcauses fand fprevention
fmeasuresand f to f make f suggestions f to f better f protect f patients.
b. A f nurse f acts f quickly f when f a f cardiac f arrest f is f called f on f her f patient.
c. A f nurse f notifies f another f staff f member f that f she f is f being f “pulled” f today.
d. A f nurse f volunteers f to f work f when f another f staff f member f must
f leave f workfbecauseher f child f is f ill.
ANS: f C
Determining fwho fgets f“pulled” fis f a f management f decision. f Option f A f is f incorrect
fbecause fit fisa frole ftaken fby fa f nurse f leader. fOption f B f is f incorrect f because f it
f is f an faction ftaken fby fstaff fas fpart fof fthe ffunctional fstructure f of f the f unit.
f Option f D f is fincorrect f because f it f is f an f action f taken f by f staff f as f part f of
f the f functional f structure f offthe f unit.
DIF: Cognitive f Level: f Analysis REF: page f6
5. A f nurse f has f accepted f a f position f on f a f nursing f unit f where f the f nurse
f manager fpromotes f autonomy f and f staff f involvement f in f decision f making. f What
f would f the f nursefexpect f to f observeon f this f unit?
a. Nurse f manager f mandates f changes.
b. Staff f takes f responsibility f for f assignments.
c. Staff f participates f on f hospital f committees.
d. Nurses f are f recognized f for f excellence f in f practice.
ANS: f C
Work fenvironments fthat fpromote fautonomy fand fdecision f making f encourage
fparticipation fon fhospital fcommittees fso fthat fstaff f may f become f involved f in f the
fdecisions f that f are f made. f OptionA f is f incorrect f because f this f is f not f an
f environment f infwhich f staff f are f encouraged f to f participate
in f fdecision f fmaking. f fOption f fBNiU
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cau t fcshould f fbe f fseen f fin f fall f fenvironments
regardless f of f autonomy. f Option f D f is f incorrect f because f excellence f in f practice f is f not
f seen f solely
in f autonomous f environments.
DIF: Cognitive f Level: f Analysis REF: page f6
6. The f fundamental f element f of f any f patient f care f delivery f combines f work f allocation f with
a. patient f acuity.
b. leadership.
c. clinical f decision f making.
d. delegation.
ANS: f C
Work fallocation fis fnecessary f in f any f patient f care f delivery f system. f The
f other foptions fare fincorrect fbecause fit fis fnot fnecessarily fuseful fin fdetermining
fthe fappropriate f patient f caredelivery f systems f needed.
DIF: f f f f f f f fCognitive f Level: f Analysis REF: f f f page f 10
7. The f student f nurse, f shadowing f on f a f medical-surgical f unit, f observes f the
f charge f nurse.fWhichaction fwould fthe f student f identify f as f a f leadership f quality
f in f the f nurse’s factions?
a. Making f patient f care f assignments f distributed f equally f to f staff
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