TEST BANK FOR NURSING DELEGATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE 2ND EDITION BY MOTACKI

Table of Contents Section 1: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP 1. Leadership and Management 2. Organizational Structure of Health Care 3. Strategic Management and Planning 4. Financial Management in Health Care 5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies Section 2: STRUCTURAL EMPOWERMENT 6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance 7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy 8. Communication in the Work Environment 9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace Section 3: EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 10. Professional Development 11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models 12. Staffing and Scheduling 13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks 14. Providing Competent Staff 15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes 16. Hospital Information Systems 17. Organizational Structure of Health Care Section 4: NEW KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS 18. Improving Organizational Performance 19. Evidence-Based Practice 20. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement Section 5: CONGRATULATIONS 21. The Immediate Future: Job Interviewing, NCLEX, and Continuing Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrate leadership? a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick d. Calling a physician for new order clarification ANS: A Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because they are management responsibilities and not leadership roles. DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6 2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing? a. Encouraging autonomous decision making b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to patients c. Assisting in a code d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives ANS: B Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect because those are leadership or mentoNriUngRrSoI lesN.GTB.COM DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: page 6 3. Much like a politician, a nurse manager must exhibit leadership that inspires and motivates. In which instance is a nurse demonstrating leadership qualities? a. A staff nurse becomes aware of increased infection rates following cardiac surgery. The nurse takes it upon herself to research the possible causes and prevention measures and to make suggestions to better protect patients. b. A staff nurse acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her patient. c. A staff nurse notifies another staff member that she is being ―pulled‖ today. d. A new nurse volunteers to work when another staff member must leave work because her child is ill. ANS: A Nurse leaders are interested in changing practice based on evidence. Options B and D are incorrect because they are actions taken by nurses as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option C is incorrect because it is an action taken by a manager. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: page 6