chapter 10 lpn-rn: prep-u

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

Two staff nurses on a unit disagree with one another over certain key aspects of providing client care. The nurse manager of the unit arranges a meeting with the charge nurse and the two staff nurses at a mutually agreed-upon time to discuss this situation. This activity is mostaccurately described as what?

Conflict resolution

Which statement by a registered nurse (RN) represents appropriate delegation to a nursing assistant?

"Dispose of the disconnected IV set."

The nurses who provide care on a medical unit are skeptical about the planned change from a traditional opioid cupboard to a computerized medical supply and management system. Which statement best demonstrates mistrust about the benefits of this proposed change?

"I've heard those machines don't even cut down on medication errors like they say they do."

An inner-city hospital is seeing a declining client census. The nurse managers begin to strategically plan to determine ways to increase their client population. In the implementation of these strategies, they also evaluate their success and failure and renew their plan. This activity is:

: problem solving.

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

Two nurse managers working on different units in a hospital are planning for a major change to occur on both units. One nurse manager reports to the other having identified a key power player on the unit. Which description most applies to a key power player in this context?

A regular employee who is a natural leader

A nurse manager informs the staff members during a meeting that unlicensed assistive personnel will no longer be allowed to check clients' blood glucose levels. The nurse manager informs the group that this is a new policy on the unit and that discussions will not change the enforcement of this policy. What type of leadership style is the nurse manager demonstrating?

Autocratic

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 leadership style will be most effective during the management of the code?

Autocratic leadership

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

A nurse manager is trying to resolve a conflict between the day and night shifts. The nurse manager wants to convince the involved persons to set aside their differences, determine a priority common goal having to do with improved client care, and accept mutual responsibility for achieving this goal. The nurse manager is using which type of conflict resolution?

Collaborating

A nurse informs the client that the client has no choice and must take a bath in the morning. What type of leadership does this exemplify?

Directive leadership

Which attributes should be characteristic of a nurse mentor? Select all that apply.

Is supportiveIs resourcefulDemonstrates leadership abilitiesIs an experienced, licensed professional

The charge nurse on the orthopedic unit believes in giving the staff as much power as possible. The nurses are allowed, among other things, to create their own work schedules, provide dates and times for unit meetings, and create the agendas, to which the charge nurse contributes. The charge nurse's style of leadership can be described as which?

Laissez-faire

The nurse is advising a client about health problems related to being overweight. The client acknowledges the need to lose weight. The nurse provides education on how to count calories in food and the importance of daily exercise. The client states an intention to begin counting calories with the next meal. The client also states an intention to begin an exercise program with friends. Which statement associated with this scenario illustrates Lewin's stage of unfreezing?

The client acknowledges the need to lose weight.

A registered nurse serves as the chair of the Nursing Practice Committee for the hospital. The meetings of this committee do not have a planned agenda; members of the committee who are interested in a particular topic feel free to suggest it and then to lead the subsequent discussion. This chair's leadership style could be most accurately termed what?

c) Laissez-faire

A nurse is successful in promoting change on the nursing division. This nurse would be considered a:

leader.

The nurse is conducting an in-serve on change theories. Which example should the nurse include in the presentation illustrating Lewin's three stages of change?

A need for a safer intravenous therapy pump is identified. New intravenous therapy pumps are purchased and training for staff nurses is provided. Intravenous therapy pumps are placed on the nursing unit for client care.

The registered nurse (RN) wants to delegate measuring a client's urinary output to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which factors should the nurse consider before delegating the task?

The stability of the patient's condition, potential for harm, and complexity of the activity

A nurse is in charge of a large group of employees on a busy surgical floor. Today's care must be completed early due to a special event involving most of the employees. Which management style would work best in this situation?

Authoritarian

A nurse manager of a hospital unit is working within a decentralized management structure. Which nursing action best exemplifies this type of system?

Decisions are made by those who are most knowledgeable about the issue.

The nurse is conducting an in-serve on change theories. Which example should the nurse include in the presentation illustrating Lewin's three stages of change?

A need for a safer intravenous therapy pump is identified. New intravenous therapy pumps are purchased and training for staff nurse

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 nurse is delegating care to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which intervention would be most important for the nurse to perform independently?

Assess the client with difficulty breathing

The nurse is caring for an older adult client who states the need to use the restroom. Which safety intervention must the nurse perform first?

Assess the need for assistance with ambulation.

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?

Autocratic

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 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.

A staff nurse works on a medical unit where staff retention is very high. There is a sense of equality between the leader and the staff nurses. The unit decisions and activities are shared between the leader and the group. The designated nurse leader practices which leadership style?

Democratic

The nurse manager is concerned about staff being upset about the frequency of taking clients' vital signs and holds a 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 leadership style(s) are being used by the nurse manager? Select all that apply

Directive Participative

The nurse manager has recently promoted a staff nurse to the charge nurse position. Which type of power does the charge nurse now have?

Explicit

A registered nurse is delegating activities to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on a hospital unit. Which activities could this nurse normally delegate? Select all that apply.

Giving a bed bath to a client Taking routine vital signs Transferring a client to another floor

A nurse leader on a unit allows the staff to make all decisions and direct themselves, including filling out the work schedule. The nurse leader is practicing which leadership style?

Laissez-faire

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 leadership style is the nurse embodying?

Laissez-faire

How might one define leadership?

Leadership is the process of guiding, educating, motivating, and directing others.

The nurse manager notices a trend in nurses routinely arriving to work late. How can the nurse use the transactional leadership style to get nurses to arrive to work on time?

Monitor time clock reports on a monthly basis and enter all nurses who have not been tardy into a raffle for a paid day vacation.

A nurse manager has asked the staff to create a plan to improve patient outcomes. In the past, the staff have not met deadlines. How can the nurse manager use transactional leadership style to ensure that the deadline is met?

Offer 2 days of paid vacation.

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

Staff nurses are developing innovative solutions to problems.

Two new nurses are requesting the same preceptor for unit orientation. Both new nurses have been very vocal about being unhappy if they do not receive their choice of preceptor. Which illustrates the nurses using a compromise approach to conflict resolution?

The nurses agree to have the preceptor precept one nurse at the beginning of the orientation and the other at the end.

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 registered nurse (RN) wants to delegate a task to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) but is unsure if the task can be delegated. What is the best resource for the RN to use in determining if the task is appropriate?

The nurse practice act or facility's policy and procedures

A nurse manager is educating the staff on new forms of charting. Within the education session, the manager sets a goal for complete use of the charting. Through goal setting, the manager is acting as:

a leader.

A nurse manager reviews an employee's contribution to the nursing division annually. This process is:

performance appraisal.

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 charge nurse on a postoperative surgical unit is responsible for making client assignments for staff nurses. Two staff nurses have voiced not wanting to assume care for any new postoperative surgical clients during their shifts. How can the charge nurse resolve this conflict using the strategy of compromise to address the immediate concerns of the two staff nurses?

Advising the new nurse to consult the nurse mentor before making decisions regarding client care

Which are examples of personal leadership skills necessary for nurse leaders? Select all that apply.

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

The nurse manager who asks staff members to give suggestions on how to improve collaboration between nurses and physicians is exhibiting what style of leadership?

Democratic

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

The nurse is having difficulty managing time while caring for a group of clients with complex needs. Medications are several hours behind schedule and several nursing procedures have not be performed. What is the first step that the nurse needs to take to resolve the time management issue?

Identify which nursing interventions are priority.