Test Bank for Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd
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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 demonstrat
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b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance fi fi fi fi fi
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Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because the
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yare 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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Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect becaus
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3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. In
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which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities?
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a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery.
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The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention mea
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sures and to make suggestions to better protect 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 leave wor
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kbecause her child is ill.
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Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D are
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incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of th
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eunit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager.
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4. A nurse manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and organization. Which nurse isd
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,emonstrating the qualities necessary for a manager?
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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 measur
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esand 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 work becaus
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role taken by a nurse leader. Option B is incorrect because it is an action taken by staff as par
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t of the functional structure of the unit. Option D is incorrect because it is an action taken by s
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taff as part of the functional structure of the unit.
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5. A nurse has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the nurse manager promotes autono
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my and staff involvement in decision making. What would the nurse expect to observeon this
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Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourage participation on
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hospital committees so that staff may become involved in the decisions that are made. Optio
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nA is incorrect because this is not an environment in which staff are encouraged to participate
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regardless of autonomy. Option D is incorrect because excellence in practice is not seen 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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d. delegation.
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Work allocation is necessary in any patient care delivery system. The other options arei
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ncorrect because it is not necessarily useful in determining the appropriate patient car
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7. The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-
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surgical unit, observes the charge nurse. Whichaction would the student identify as a leade
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a. Making patient care assignments distributed equally to staff fi fi fi fi fi fi fi
b. Sitting with a confused combative patient fi fi fi fi fi
c. Calling the nursing office for extra staff when an RN calls in sick fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi
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