Nursing 250 Course Point Chapter 10

Which nurse leader most clearly exemplifies transformational leadership?

A leader who is dynamic and inspiring and promotes change by the power of the leader's convictions

A client is received into the emergency department after getting shot in the chest. The client is hemorrhaging profusely and is in hypovolemic shock. The nurse calls a code blue. What type of leader ship style will be the most effective during the management of the code?

Autocratic leadership

The nurse has recently been promoted to nurse manager on a pediatric unit and has decided to except input from staff regarding changes they would like to see on the unit. Which type of leader ship style is the nurse embodying?

Democratic

The nurse manager is concerned about staff being upset about the frequency of taking clients final signs and hold the meeting. The staff are allowed to make suggestions to amend the new policy and vote on which policy will be implemented. The nurse manager then makes the decision to implement the policy that is best. What types of leader ship style(s) are being used by the nurse manager? Select all that apply

Directive Participative

The nurse manager is concerned about the large number of teenage mother is being seen in the obstetrics clinic. How can the nurse manager use the transformational leader ship style to address the concern?

Enlist volunteers to help develop a community outreach project that will educate teenagers on methods to prevent pregnancy.

The nurse manager calls a staff into a unit meeting to discuss patient satisfaction. During the meeting, several staff members assume control. The nurse manager does not intervene to regain control of the group. Which type of leader ship style is the nurse embodying?

Laissez-faire

Which of these statements reflects the expected functioning at a hospital that has achieved magnet status?

Staff nurses are developing innovative solutions to problems.

The case manager works in a facility that supports a participative leadership style. Which actions should the nurse recognize as an example of Democratic leadership style?

The interdisciplinary healthcare team collectively developing plans of care for clients

A nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia. Which task is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

obtaining vital signs every 4 hours