Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care,
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,Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition by Motacki
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Chapter 01: Leadership and Management
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Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
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1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions
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demonstrateleadership?
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a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings
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b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance ew ew ew ew ew
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
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d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
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ANS: A ew
Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect
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because theyare management responsibilities and not leadership roles.
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2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
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a. Encouraging autonomous decision making ew ew ew
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients
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c. Assisting in a code ew ew ew
d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives
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ANS: B ew
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are
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incorrect becausethose are leadership or mentoNriU
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3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac
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surgery.The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes
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and prevention measures and to make suggestions to better protect
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patients.
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b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must
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leave workbecause her child is ill.
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ANS: A ew
Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B
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and D are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the
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functional structure of the unit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action
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taken by a manager.
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,4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which
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a. A nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The
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, nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention
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measuresand to make suggestions to better protect patients.
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b. A nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient.
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c. A nurse notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today.
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d. A nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave
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work becauseher child is ill.
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ANS: C ew
Determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is incorrect
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because it isa role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an
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action taken by staff as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is
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incorrect because it is an action taken by staff as part of the functional structure
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of the unit.
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5. A nurse has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the nurse manager
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promotes autonomy and staff involvement in decision making. What would the
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nurse expect to observeon this unit?
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a. Nurse manager mandates changes. ew ew ew
b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments.
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c. Staff participates on hospital committees.
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d. Nurses are recognized for excellence in practice.
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ANS: C ew
Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage
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participation on hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the
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decisions that are made. OptionA is incorrect because this is not an environment in
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which staff are encouraged to participate
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in decision making. Option BNiU
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regardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen
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solely
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in autonomous environments.
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6. The fundamental element of any patient care delivery combines work allocation with
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b. leadership.
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d. delegation.
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Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other
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options are incorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the
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appropriate patient caredelivery systems needed.
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7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-surgical unit, observes the charge
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