Leadership Test 1 Post-Module

A nurse leader is performing a process audit. Which would be a consideration on a process audit?

-Checking the completeness of a patient's medical record -comparing a patient's medication order to the medications the patient has been taking -ensuring that machines are recalibrated according to department policy

Healthcare team has been challenged to determine what other facilities are doing to decrease number of hospital acquired infections so that an action plan can be created to decrease the rate in their facility. What will the healthcare team do to achieve this challenge?

Benchmarking

A nurse manager would like to determine how well the team is doing in terms of meeting the hospitals goal of increased patient satisfaction. What action should the manager take after determining best practice?

Capture when the team is and is not using best practices and the outcomes.

A nurse manager makes an important decision regarding a staff members continued employment on the unit. In order to avoid the pitfalls involved in decision-making, which of the nurse manager do?

Choose a decision-making style that will best fit the situation

An experienced nurse using contingency theory is orienting a new graduate to the unit. What needs will the nurse meet with the new graduate using this theory?

Coaching, counseling, developing

An older adult patient fell out a bed two days after hip replacement and had to return to surgery. What process should be done in order to prevent future negative outcome such as this?

Critical event analysis

A nurse is tasked with performing an audit on patients in the long-term care facility who are developing pressure ulcers. After identifying the information relevant to the criteria, what is the nurses next action?

Determine ways to collect data

A nurse educator in a college setting has developed leadership skills as a result of attaining further education entering positive change within the department. Transformational leadership characteristic is the nurse educator demonstrating?

Empowering others

A nurse leader is considering using transformational leadership. What information would the nurse leader need to keep in mind?

Empowerment of both the leader and follower occurs.

Nurse leader is having a discussion with a team member about changes that will be made on the unit. Which statement by the team member demonstrates the greatest problem for the leader?

I don't think you heard what the rest of us had to say

A nurse exhibits leadership traits associated with the role of nurse leader. What activities demonstrated by the nurse would demonstrate these leadership traits?

Mentoring two new managers, providing feedback about job performance, establishing goals for the coming year, advocating for an employee regarding personal policies, providing a motivational speech at the new employee orientation

A nurse leader at a long-term care facility wants to determine if vital signs are being checked according to policy. What can the leader do to measure this process of care?

Process audit

An older adult patient recently had a hip replacement with an indwelling catheter inserted. The patient develops symptoms of a UTI and the nurse placing the catheter was reeducated by the nurse leader regarding avoidance of UTIs when inserting catheters. Which quality approach to the nurse leader use?

Quality assurance techniques

A nurse on the acute care unit demonstrates the positive traits of a good leader when working with new employees. Which trait does the nurse manager site when performing the nurse evaluation?

Role modeling

A nurse manager is attempting to ensure adequate resources are available in order to meet changing patient needs. What would be the best type of audit for the manager to perform?

Structure audit

The manager of several related departments brings the team together to inform them that they will be cross training to other units for the purpose of increasing productivity. What form of leadership does this manager demonstrate?

Transactional

A nurse in a leadership role is committed to a vision for retention in the medical surgical unit and is able to empower others with division. What form of leadership is the nurse demonstrating?

Transformational

A nurse leader wants to ensure that the team is always practicing proper hygiene after caring for a patient. A complaint was filed against a nurse for not washing their hands before examining a wound on a child's knee. What is the nurse leaders control criteria?

Whether the team is practicing proper hygiene.

A staff nurse informs the nurse manager that the nurse would like to gain broader experience in other departments of the acute care facility. What response by the nurse manager demonstrates effective leadership?

Would you be willing to help on another unit? They need a shift leader for a couple of weeks.

A nurse manager is implementing a quality control tool that is systematic and will allow the official examination of record for patients with postoperative infections. What type of tool is the nurse manager using to collect and evaluate this data?

an audit