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Chapter 01: Leading, Managing, and Following
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1. Agnursegmanagergofgag20-
bedgmedicalgunitgfindsgthatg80%gofgthegpatientsgaregoldergadults.gShegisgaskedgtogassessgandgadaptgthe
gunitgtogbettergmeetgtheguniquegneedsgofgthegoldergadultgpatient.gUsinggcomplexitygprinciples,gwhatg
wouldgbegthegbestgapproachgtogtakegingmakinggthisgchange?ga.gLeveragegtheghierarchicalgmanageme
ntgpositiongtoggetgunitgstaffginvolvedgingassessmentgandgplanning.g
b. Engageginvolvedgstaffgatgallglevelsgingthegdecision-makinggprocess.g
c. Focusgthegassessmentgongthegunit,gandgomitgtheghospitalgandgcommunitygenvironment.g
d. Hiregaggeriatricgspecialistgtogoverseegandgcontrolgthegproject.g
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ANS:gBg
Complexitygtheorygsuggestsgthatgsystemsginteractgandgadaptgandgthatgdecisiongmakinggoccursgt
hroughoutgthegsystems,gasgopposedgtogbeinggheldgingaghierarchy.gIngcomplexitygtheory,geverygv
oicegcounts,gandgtherefore,gallglevelsgofgstaffgwouldgbeginvolvedgingdecisiongmaking.g
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2. Agunitgmanagergofgag25-
bedgmedical/surgicalgareagreceivesgagphonegcallgfromgagnursegwhoghasgcalledgingsickgfivegtimesgingth
egpastgmonth.gHegtellsgthegmanagergthatghegverygmuchgwantsgtogcomegtogworkgwhengscheduledgbutgm
ustgoftengcaregforghisgwife,gwhogisgundergoinggtreatmentg
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forgbreastgcancer.gAccordinggtogMaslow‘sgneedghierarchygtheory,gwhatgwouldgbegthegbestgapproachgtogsatisfyinggt
hegneedsgofgthisgnurse,gothergstaff,gandgpatients?g
a. Linegupgagencygnursesgwhogcangbegcalledgingtogworkgongshortgnotice.g
b. Placegthegnursegongunpaidgleavegforgthegremaindergofghisgwife‘sgtreatment.g
c. Sympathizegwithgthegnurse‘sgdilemmagandgletgthegchargegnursegknowgthatgthisgnursegmaygbegc
allinggingfrequentlygingthegfuture.g
d. Workgwithgthegnurse,gstaffinggoffice,gandgothergnursesgtogarrangeghisgscheduledgdaysgoffgarou
ndghisgwife‘sgtreatments.g
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ANS:gDg
Placinggthegnursegongunpaidgleavegmaygthreatengthegnurse‘sgcapacitygtogmeetgphysiologicgneedsga
ndgdemotivategthegnurse.gUnsatisfactorygcoveragegofgshiftsgongshortgnoticegcouldgaffectgpatientgc
aregandgthreatengthegneedsgofgstaffgtogfeelgcompetent.gArranginggthegschedulegaroundgthegwife‘sgn
eedsgmeetsgthegneedsgofgthegstaffgandgofgpatientsgwhilegsatisfyinggthegnurse‘sgneedgforgaffiliation.g
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, 3. Aggrievancegbroughtgbygagstaffgnursegagainstgthegunitgmanagergrequiresgmediation.gAtgthegfirstgmedi
ationgsession,gthegstaffgnursegrepeatedlygcallsgthegunitgmanager‘sgactionsgunfair,gandgthegunitgmanag
ergcontinuesgtogreiterategthegreasonsgforghergactions.gWhatgwouldgbegthegbestgcoursegofgactiongatgthisg
time?g
a. Sendgthegtwogdisputantsgawaygtogreachgtheirgowngresolution.g
b. Involveganothergstaffgnursegingthegdiscussiongsogasgtogclarifygissues.g
c. Askgeachgpartygtogexamineghergowngmotivesgandgissuesgingthegconflict.g
d. Continuegtoglistengasgthegpartiesgrepeatgtheirgthoughtsgandgfeelingsgaboutgthegconflict.g
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ANS:gCg
Ury,gBrett,gandgGoldberggoutlinegstepsgtogrestoringgunity,gthegfirstgofgwhichgisgtogaddressgthegi
nterestsgandginvolvementgofgparticipantsgingthegconflictgbygexamininggthegrealgissuesgofgallgpa
rties.g
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4. Atgagsecondgnegotiationgsession,gthegunitgmanagergandgstaffgnursegaregunablegtogreachgagresolution.gI
tgwouldgnowgbegbestgto:g
a. Arrangeganothergmeetinggingagweek‘sgtimegsogasgtogallowgagcooling-offgperiod.g
b. Turngthegdisputegovergtogthegdirectorgofgnursing.g
c. Insistgthatgparticipantsgcontinuegtogtalkguntilgagresolutionghasgbeengreached.g
d. Backgthegunitgmanager‘sgactionsgandgendgthegdispute.g
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AccordinggtogthegprinciplesgoutlinedgbygUry,gBrett,gandgGoldberg,gag―cooling-
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5. ThegmanagergofgagsurgicalgareaghasgagvisiongforgthegfuturegthatgrequiresgthegadditiongofgRNgassistants
orgunlicensedgpersonsgtogfeed,gbathe,gandgwalkgpatients.gThegRNsgongthegstaffghavegalwaysgpractice
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dgingagprimarygnursing–
deliverygsystemgandgaregverygresistantgtogthisgidea.gThegbestginitialgstrategygingthisgsituationgwouldgi
nclude:g
a. ExploringgthegvaluesgandgfeelingsgofgthegRNggroupgingrelationshipgtogthisgchange.g
b. LeavinggthegRNsgalonegforgagtimegsogtheygcangthinkgaboutgthegchangegbeforegitgisgimplemente
d.g
c. DroppinggthegideagandgtryinggforgthegchangegingagyeargorgsogwhengsomegofgthegpresentgRNsgha
vegretired.g
d. HiringgthegassistantsgandgallowinggthegRNsgtogseegwhatggoodgadditionsgtheygare.g
ANS:gAg
Influencinggothersgrequiresgemotionalgintelligencegingdomainsgsuchgasgempathy,ghandlinggrelatio
nships,gdeepeninggself-
awarenessgingselfgandgothers,gmotivatinggothers,gandgmanaginggemotions.gMotivatinggothersgreco
gnizesgthatgvaluesgaregpowerfulgforcesgthatginfluencegacceptancegofgchange.gLeavinggthegRNsgalo
negforgagperiodgofgtimegbeforegimplementationgdoesgnotgprovidegopportunitygtogexploregdifferentg
perspectivesgandgvalues.gAvoidinggdiscussionguntilgthegteamgchangesgmaygnotgpromotegadoptiong
ofgthegchangeguntilgtheregisgopportunitygtogexploregperspectivesgandgvaluesgrelatedgtogthegchange.g
HiringgofgthegassistantsgdemonstratesglackgofgempathygforgthegperspectivesgofgthegRNgstaff.g
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6. AsgthegRNgchargegnursegongthegnightgshiftgingagsmallglong-
termgcaregfacility,gyou‘vegfoundgthatgtheregisglittlegturnovergamonggyourgLPNgandgnursinggassistant
g(NA)gstaffgmembers,gbutgtheygaregnotgverygmotivatedgtoggogbeyondgtheirgjobgdescriptionsgingtheirg
work.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggstrategiesgmightgmotivategthegstaffgandgleadgtoggreatergjobgsatisfactio
n?g
a. AskgthegdirectorgofgnursinggtogofferghighergwagesgandgbonusesgforgextragworkgforgthegnightgL
PNsgandgNAs.g
b. AllowgthegLPNsgandgNAsggreatergdecision-
makinggpowergwithingthegscopegofgtheirgpositionsgingtheginstitution.g
c. Hiregadditionalgstaffgsogthatgtheregaregmoregstaffgavailablegforgenhancedgcaregandgindividualg
workloadsgareglessened.g
d. Askgthegdirectorgofgnursinggtogincreasegjobgsecuritygforgnightgstaffgbyghavinggthemgsigngcontr
actsgthatgguaranteegwork.g
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Hygienegfactorsgsuchgasgsalary,gworkinggconditions,gandgsecuritygaregconsistentgwithg
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factorgtheorygofgmotivation;gmeetinggthesegneedsgavoidsgjobgdissatisfaction.gMotivatorgfactorsgsu
chgasgrecognitiongandgsatisfactiongwithgworkgpromotegagsatisfyinggandgenrichedgworkgenvironme
nt.gTransformationalgleadersgusegmotivatorgfactorsgliberallygtoginspiregworkgperformancegandginc
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7. Asgthegnursegmanagergwhogwantsgtogincreasegmotivationgbygprovidinggmotivatinggfactors,gwhichga
ctiongwouldgyougselect?g
a. Collaborategwithgtheghumangresource/personnelgdepartmentgtogdevelopgon-
sitegdaycaregservices.g
b. Providegaghierarchicalgorganizationalgstructure.g
c. Implementgagmodelgofgsharedggovernance.g
d. Promotegthegdevelopmentgofgagflexiblegbenefitsgpackage.g
ANS:gCg
Complexitygtheorygsuggestsgthatgsystemsginteractgandgadaptgandgthatgdecisiongmakinggoccursgthr
oughoutgsystems,gasgopposedgtogbeinggheldgingaghierarchy.gIngcomplexitygtheory,geverygvoicegcou
nts,gandgthereforegallglevelsgofgstaffgwouldgbeginvolvedgingdecisiongmaking.gThisgprinciplegisgthegf
oundationgofgsharedggovernance.g
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8. Agchargegnursegongagbusyg40-
bedgmedical/surgicalgunitgisgapproachedgbygagfamilygmembergwhogbeginsgtogcomplaingloudlygabou
tgthegqualitygofgcareghisgmothergisgreceiving.gHisgbehaviorgisgsogdisruptivegthatgitgisgoverheardgbygsta
ff,gphysicians,gandgothergvisitors.gThegfamilygmembergrejectsganygattemptgtogintervenegtherapeutic
allygtogresolvegthegissue.gHegleavesgthegunitgabruptly,gandgthegnursegisgleftgfeelinggfrustrated.gWhich
gbehaviorgbygthegchargegnursegbestgillustratesgrefinedgleadershipgskillsgingangemotionallygintelligent
gpractitioner? g
a. Reflectgtoggainginsightgintoghowgthegsituationgcouldgbeghandledgdifferentlygingthegfuture.g