Leadership EAQ

The registered nurse (RN) is teaching a student nurse about the qualities of a transactional leader. Which statement made by the student indicates effective learning?

"I will penalize team members for poor performance."

The registered nurse is teaching a nursing student the qualities of a leader for effectively managing conflicts. Which statement by the nursing student indicates the need for further teaching?

"I will immediately resume efforts to resolve the conflict if initial efforts fail."

A client who works in the leather industry reports bloody discharge and persistent pain after the treatment of sinusitis. The client has a history of smoking. The nurse suspects a tumor of the nasal cavity and suggests the client consult a primary health care provider immediately. Which type of leadership does the nurse exhibit?

Adaptive Leadership

The nurse manager oversees an organization that provides secondary care for clients with cancer. Which service would be provided by this type of organization?

Teaching the client about prevention of infection

The nurse manager found that the nursing assistant (NA) shows unwillingness and is not motivated to go beyond the job description to take care of a client during the night. Which strategy by the nurse leader would motivate the NA and create job satisfaction?

Ask the nursing assistant (NA) to participate in decision making.

After resolution of a conflict, the nurse leader encourages a team member who was involved in the conflict. To be an effective leader, which action should the nurse leader avoid?

Telling the team member that he or she will get legal punishments for conflicts in future

The nurse leader is teaching nursing executives regarding the primary nursing model of practice implemented in healthcare systems. Which statement made by the nurse executive indicates effective learning?

"I will incorporate total client care from the client's admission to discharge."

How would the nurse arrange the steps in the quality improvement process to help the leader to minimize errors and achieve satisfaction on the part of the consumer of healthcare services?

1. Identify the needs most important to the consumer of healthcare services 2. Assemble an inter-professional team to review identified consumer needs and services 3. Collect the data to measure the current status of these services 4. Establish measurable outcomes and quality indicators 5. Select and implement a plan to meet the outcomes. 6. Collect data to evaluate the implementation of the plan and the achievement of outcomes.

The registered nurse finds that two nursing students are arguing with each other. Which action by the registered nurse best represents a leadership quality?

Assessing the condition and strategizing to resolve the matter by reducing the difference