Leadership/Management - Leadership
Which action of the registered nurse (RN) represents his or her leadership ability?
Supervising the tasks assigned to unlicensed nursing personnel
The nurse finds that an 80-year-old client's family is not caring for the client properly. Which action of the nurse indicates leadership quality?
Advocating on behalf of the client
Which theory related to leadership is a nontraditional theory that has emerged from the physical and social sciences?
Complexity theory
Which beliefs may be associated with a registered nurse's failure to delegate tasks? Select all that apply.
Delegation is too time consuming. More energy is required to delegate others. The registered nurse will not receive credit for total client care.
Which action would a nurse leader specifically take to promote a health care climate where curiosity, reflection, and change are embraced?
Empowering staff to be life-long learners and risk takers
Which action is specific to the role of a nurse leader or manager in the area of clinical research?
Facilitating the application of research findings in practice
Which actions make the nurse a transformational leader?
Introducing a vision for the future nurses
Which statement is true regarding the satisficing decision model?
It allows for a quick decision, which is important when lack of time is an issue
A nurse manager receives a complaint from a client that a particular staff member had been rude when providing care. The nurse, rather than punishing the staff member, listens to his or her side of the story and then talks to the client to clarify the misunderstanding. Which leadership theory is reflected in this scenario?
Situational-contingency theory
The nursing manger wants to transfer a nurse to the intensive care unit (ICU) and describes the roles and responsibilities of the position in detail to the nurse. After disclosing all details, the nurse manager inquires about the nurse's decision. Which type of principle is the nurse manger following?
Veracity
The registered nurse (RN) is communicating with a healthcare team regarding the delegation of tasks. Which factors can determine the quality of communication between the RN and healthcare team? Select all that apply.
Effectiveness, Meaningfulness, Understandability
A nurse leader is setting priorities for achieving success by using the simplest and fastest method of communication. Which rules and responsibilities does the nurse fulfill by this action?
Maintaining balance
The registered nurse delegates care of a client with hyperpyrexia to a licensed practical nurse. How would the registered nurse achieve workable unity for an effective outcome?
Assisting the staff to achieve optimal functioning
Which statement does the nurse recognize as true according to chaos theory?
Health-care organizations must be self-organizing.
Which actions can the mentor take to develop effective leadership qualities in the aspiring leader? Select all that apply.
Modeling behavior Giving timely feedback Providing appropriate advice
The nursing manager said, "Nurse leaders must also be excellent change managers." Which statement supports this?
Nurse leaders will ensure that the disruption and chaos of change does not affect client care.
Which action of the nurse leader indicates implementing Gardner's task of "explaining"?
Teaching and interpreting the information to ensure clients' functioning and well-being
Which internal factors affect the decision-making process of a leader? Select all that apply
Values, Interest, Knowledge
The nurse leader noticed that the staff nurse recently promoted to the surgical unit is lacking confidence at work and is worried about a pending review by the nursing director. Which source of power is applicable in this situation?
Coercive power
What is the role of the nurse executive as a leader?
Empowerment
The registered nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about leadership principles. Which statement made by a nursing student indicates the need for further teaching?
"A leader has a formal position."
