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chapter 28 (528-529)

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  1. 1The nurse leader informs the staff of a local emergency and instructs them to stay at the hospital to prepare for major casualties. The staff displays high levels of anxiety and disorganization. Which is the most appropriate leadership style at this time is?
    1. AAutocratic
    2. BDemocratic
    3. CLaissez-faire
    4. DBureaucratic
  2. 2During client rounds, a client tells the nurse manager that he has not received his medications all shift. In using the skills and competencies of a manager, what will be the nurse’s first action?
    1. ACommunicate: Discuss the client’s statement with the assigned nurse.
    2. BManage resources: Assign another nurse to administer the client’s medications.
    3. CEnhance employee performance: Provide the client’s nurse with a mentor to review proper medication procedures.
    4. DManage conflict: Call the nurse into the client’s room and mediate a discussion between them.
  3. 3Which example reflects a nurse manager with accountability but not authority?
    1. ATo reduce costs, administrators instruct the manager to inform the staff to reduce overtime.
    2. BThe manager evaluates the unit staff but cannot promote or terminate staff.
    3. CThe manager is to recommend a new staffing procedure to the institution’s nurse manager group
    4. DThe manager prepares a monthly budget variance report that includes plans to correct overspending.
  4. 4An unlicensed assistant (UAP) has previously performed client transfers safely (bed to chair) on many occasions. It would be inappropriate to delegate this unsupervised task to the UAP under which condition?
    1. AThe unit had a new wheelchair
    2. BThis was an elderly client.
    3. CIt was the client’s first time out of bed after surgery.
    4. DThe UAP has just returned from an extended leave of absence.
  5. 5The nurse manager plans to implement a new method for scheduling staff vacations. Senior staff members oppose the change while newer staff members are more accepting. Which is the most effective strategy for resolving this difference?
    1. AProvide extensive and detailed rationale for the proposed change, then implement.
    2. BExplain that the change will occur as designed, regardless of the staff’s preference.
    3. CWithdraw the proposal to prevent a decrease in staff morale.
    4. DEncourage interaction between the opposing sides to attempt resolution.
  6. 6Which is more commonly a characteristic of a manager rather than a leader?
    1. AVisionary
    2. BHas been given legitimate power by the organization
    3. CPrimary effectiveness is through influencing others
    4. DOften takes risks and explores new solutions to
      problems
  7. 7A leader is most likely to be effective when acting which way? Select all that apply
    1. AAdopts the leadership style of the leader who had the position before him or her
    2. BGives equal consideration to group members who are in favor of and opposed to a desired change
    3. CPlans and organizes group activities
    4. DModifies his or her own behaviors based on the needs of individual members of the group
    5. EAsks members for opinion of the leader’s effectiveness
  8. 8When economic conditions are tight, a hospital may reduce the number of middle-level nurse managers. This can potentially disrupt nursing care because middle-level managers are responsible for which of the following?
    1. ASupervision of nonmanagerial staff
    2. BReporting institutional changes to direct-care staff
    3. CProductivity and effectiveness of a group of managers
    4. DCreating institutional goals and strategic plans
  9. 9A management function of bedside direct-care nurses includes determining whether the client has reached the intended outcomes designated in the care plan. This is an example of which of the four management functions?
    1. APlanning
    2. BOrganizing
    3. CDirecting
    4. DCoordinating
  10. 10The nurse asks an unlicensed assistant (UAP) to weigh a client. The UAP carefully assists the client out of bed to stand on the scale, weighs the client, and safely returns the client to bed. Later, when the UAP reports the weight to the nurse, it is discovered that the client had been placed on bed rest and should not have been allowed out of bed. This situation violates which of the following five rights of delegation?
    1. ARight task
    2. BRight person
    3. CRight direction and communication
    4. DRight supervision and evaluation

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