229 Ch 10 Leadership, managing, delegating prep u

A staff nurse is talking with a clinical nurse leader and asks, "What exactly do you do?" Which statement by the clinical nurse leader would be appropriate?

"I collaborate with health care teams to promote client care."

The new nurse is having difficulty managing the time required to care for a group of complex clients and is several hours behind in completing nursing interventions. Which intervention should the nurse complete first?

Administer a dose of digoxin that is two hours behind schedule.

The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive person (UAP). Which task is appropriate for the UAP to complete?

Bathing a combative client

The nurse is working at a facility that is applying for Magnet® Recognition. The nurse knows that compared with other hospitals, Magnet® hospitals have which direct effect on client care?

Better patient outcomes

The nurse is working to enhance time management skills and has to administer pain medications to several patients, obtain vital signs, and assist clients with bathing. What should the nurse do next?

Delegate bathing and vital signs tasks.

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

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

A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is asked by the nurse manager to serve as a mentor to another staff nurse who is less experienced. Which of these would best describe this role?

The charge nurse is providing support for the staff nurse in new responsibilities

The nurse recognizes that a new mother is having difficulty breastfeeding. The nurse demonstrates various positions in which to hold the baby while feeding. The nurse also educates the mother on ways to ensure proper latching. The new mother attempts to breastfeed the baby again using the new techniques and is successful. Which statement in this scenario illustrates Lewin's stage of refreezing?

The new mother attempts to breastfeed the baby again using the new techniques and is successful.

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

Democratic