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DEVELOPING LEADERS, MANAGERS, AND FOLLOWERS YODER-WISE: LEADING AND MANAGING IN NURSING, 8TH EDITION CHAPTER 24: PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
DEVELOPING LEADERS, MANAGERS,
AND FOLLOWERS YODER-WISE:
LEADING AND MANAGING IN NURSING,
8TH EDITION CHAPTER 24: PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
1. The director of nursing has been observing staff interactions in a 20-bed coronary
care unit.
Based on her observations, which of the following staff members is an obvious leader?
a. The unit secretary who knows everyone's business
b. The chief nursing officer who is in charge and is responsible for nursing services
c. The chief cardiologist who admits the largest number of patients and brings in
more revenue than any other physician
d. The staff nurse who persuades other staff members to practice by making
evidence-based decisions - Answer-ANS: D
Leaders are those who do the best job of sharing their vision of where the followers
want to be
and how to get there. It is the ability to inspire others to bring a vision (such as
evidence-based
decision making) to reality and is not necessarily tied to status or information flow.
2. Recruiting among the emerging work force (18 to 35 year olds) is a challenge for
healthcare
agencies. Marketing brochures should address the leadership and vision of the
healthcare
agency. Which of the following workplace environments will attract applicants in the
emerging work force?
a. A highly professional environment
b. A nurturing and receptive environment
c. An environment highlighted by lots of meetings, so staff members can have lots of
input
d. A totally online environment, so staff members will not have to interface with
uncaring colleagues - Answer-ANS: B
A study of student nurses who represent this age-group indicates that they want a
leader who
is receptive, approachable, a team player, and motivating.
, 3. The nurse manager, as the leader of the unit's customer (client) first
initiative, has asked the
staff nurses to develop and administer a survey to every client before discharge. In
asking the
staff nurses to accomplish this task, the nurse manager is demonstrating:
a. accountability.
b. shared leadership.
c. a common purpose.
d. independence in the nursing manager's role. - Answer-ANS: B
Healthy work environments are facilitated by involving staff and others in decision
making;
gaining access to information is one characteristic of shared decision making. Shared
decision
making enables staff to feel valued in policy development and in directing and leading.
4. A nurse manager is experiencing considerable conflict among staff members
because of
weekend staffing coverage. During a called staff meeting, the nurse manager asks the
disgruntled staff to meet as a group and determine the best staffing practices. In doing
this, the
nurse manager is using the concept of collaboration to:
a. demonstrate interdependence.
b. depict flexibility and broadmindedness.
c. focus all energies of staff members on a best possible strategy.
d. defuse the possibility that staff members will escalate their discontent when
staffing the unit on weekends. - Answer-ANS: C
5. A nurse manager's responsibility for financial management involves making
budgetary
decisions. Budgets that allow the nurse manager to allocate resources at the unit level
allow:
a. minimal nurse manager input.
b. limited rationale for budgetary requests.
c. budgetary allocations at the executive nurse level.
d. budgetary decision making at the point-of-service (POS). - Answer-ANS: D
6. The nurse manager is anticipating changes on the unit because of managed care. It
is up to the
manager to sell the staff on this care concept. A goal of managed care that the staff
must understand is that managed care is:
a. grounded in business theory.
b. useful for long-term patients only.
c. designed to reduce unit resources and staff.
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