Leading FINAL EXAM

22. Joanne, a new nurse manager, writes certain assumptions regarding the organization's objectives into her budget. Her supervisor tells her that the objectives implied in her assumptions are not entirely consistent with the organization, and that she needs to clarify these objectives with her supervisor. Joanne apologizes and says she had more latitude with the budget where she previously worked. This is an example of: a. Role complexity. b. Role ambiguity. c. Role conflict d. Time-dependent roles.

ANS: B Role ambiguity in the workplace creates an environment for misunderstanding and hinders effective communication. Without clear expectations of performance, missteps in performance can occur.

16. Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process one uses to: a. Solve a problem. b. Choose between alternatives. c. Reflect on a certain situation. d. Generate ideas.

ANS: B The hallmark of decision making is choosing among options. Generating options is one phase of decision making, and solving a problem refers to problem solving, which is problem centered. Decision making does not always begin with problems, but rather is defined as a purposeful, goal-directed effort that uses a systematic process to choose among options.

16. To effectively delegate in a team nursing environment, the RN team leader must be familiar with the legal and organizational roles of each group of personnel and must: a. Be able to effectively communicate with patients. b. Build relationships with physicians. c. Be able to adapt to daily changes in staffing. d. Adapt in communicating information to her supervisor.

ANS: C A particular challenge in team nursing is that staff mixes and staff may change daily because of individual schedules and shortages.

8. A nursing instructor is teaching a class on conflict and conflict resolution. She relates to the class that conflict in an organization is important, and that an optimal level of conflict will do the following: Generate: a. Creativity, a problem-solving atmosphere, a weak team spirit, and motivation of its workers. b. Creativity, a staid atmosphere, a weak team spirit, and motivation of its workers. c. Creativity, a problem-solving atmosphere, a strong team spirit, and motivation for its workers. d. A bureaucratic atmosphere, a strong team spirit, and motivation for its workers.

ANS: C ANS: C Differences in ideas, perceptions, and approaches, when managed well, can lead to creative solutions and deepened human relationships. Work on conflict suggests that complete resolution of conflict is counterproductive to the achievement of organizational goals, organizational change, and cohesiveness of employees.

15. In which of the following situations would you expect low morale and frustration? a. Statement of philosophy indicates "We value our staff." When staff members leave, careful evaluation is done to determine whether staff should be replaced by full- or part-time employees. b. Practices include annual staff recognition celebrations. During times of change, staff members are actively included in issue identification and solution finding. c. Recruitment ads promise opportunities for advancement for everyone. Promotions are given only to individuals with long-standing service and entrenched relationships. d. The vision indicates that there is strong commitment to lead in research. The organization has tried to implement a strong campaign to attract leading nurse researchers but has experienced difficulty in doing so.

ANS: C Although frustration may occur with external factors that affect ability to act on values and aspirations, lack of congruence between what is espoused as a value within the organization, such as promising advancement as an incentive to join the organization, and what is actually done, such as restricting advancement to internal candidates with much organizational history, can cause low morale and confusion.

3. A client refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the client's best interest. The two ethical principles that are directly in conflict in such a situation are: a. Fidelity and justice. b. Veracity and fidelity. c. Autonomy and beneficence. d. Paternalism and respect for others.

ANS: C Autonomy refers to the freedom to make a choice (e.g., refuse a procedure), and beneficence to doing good (performing a procedure that will benefit the patient).

2. A nurse manager has been employed in the same facility for 20 years and has held the same position. This career style is known as: a. Linear. b. Spiral. c. Steady state. d. Entrepreneurial/transient.

ANS: C Career styles that are marked by selecting and staying in a role throughout a career are characterized as steady state.

8. The clinic nurse understands that problem solving is best defined as: a. A higher-order thinking process. b. Selecting the best option for reaching a predefined goal. c. Identifying the gap between "what is" and "what should be." d. Determining creative approaches to resolving a problem or issue.

ANS: C Critical thinking is a higher-order thinking process. Problem solving is a step in decision making that is focused on solving an immediate problem, which can be viewed as a gap between "what is" and "what should be."

9. The risk manager wants to evaluate the reasons for an increased number of falls on the rehab unit. The risk manager devises a fishbone diagram. A fishbone diagram is a useful tool to: a. Identify the root causes of problems. b. List possible solutions to problems. c. Help leaders select the best options. d. Evaluate the outcomes of decisions made.

ANS: A A fishbone diagram, also known as a cause-and-effect diagram, is useful for determining the reasons (causes) for an effect (falls).

17. The primary difference between a résumé and a CV is that a résumé: a. Reflects your skills, knowledge, and background in relation to a specific position. b. Offers a detailed listing of positions held and where positions were held. c. Includes a long and detailed explanation of academic and work experience. d. Provides contact information and focuses on your background, in general.

ANS: A A résumé is a short, customized overview of your professional life that relates to the qualifications of specific positions and how you are able to match your background to the qualifications that are desired. Provision of contact information is common to both the résumé and the CV. Résumés are more effective if details of particular positions that have been held are highlighted as compared with a detailed listing of positions held.

16. Three gravely ill patients are candidates for the only available bed in the ICU. As the supervisor, you assign the bed to the patient with the best chance of recovery. This decision reflects which of the following ethical principles? a. Beneficence b. Autonomy c. Veracity d. Nonmaleficence

ANS: A Beneficence refers to doing what's good for the patient; in this situation, doing what's good means providing care to the patient with the best likelihood of recovery.

16. Sources of occupational stress in nursing include all except which of the following? a. Authoritarian leadership b. Concern about moral wrongdoing by colleagues c. Multiple changes in a short time d. Job insecurity

ANS: A Ethical distress, complexity compression, job insecurity, high acuity levels, rotating shifts, and workload are all sources of work-related stress for nurses.

18. A functional résumé focuses on: a. Experience and skills gained in positions. b. Positions held and specific roles in the positions. c. Academic qualifications and achievements. d. Relating skills and experience to qualifications in a specific position.

ANS: A Functional résumés highlight skills and experience gained rather the details of specific positions. As with résumés in general, skills and experiences are customized to create an image of an individual in a particular position.

5. Sarah, a staff nurse on your unit, witnesses another nurse striking a patient. Sarah wants to remain friends with her colleague and worries that confrontation with her colleague or reporting her colleague will destroy their relationship. Sarah is experiencing which type of conflict? a. Intrapersonal b. Interpersonal c. Organizational d. Professional

ANS: A Intrapersonal conflict occurs within a person when confronted with the need to think or act in a way that seems at odds with one's sense of self. Questions often arise that create a conflict over priorities, ethical standards, and values. Some issues present a conflict over comfortably maintaining the status quo and taking risks to confront people when needed, which can lead to interpersonal conflict

20. Rama, a psychiatric nurse, is assigned to four patients. The patient that would be at greatest risk for psychological compromise is the patient who has experienced: a. The death of a spouse. b. The death of a distant friend. c. A recent job layoff. d. A divorce.

ANS: A Most studies that have been concerned with "life stressors" have found that the death of a spouse produces the greatest stress.

9. A colleague asks you to give her your password access so that she can view her partner's healthcare record. This request violates the patient's right to: a. Privacy. b. Confidentiality. c. Undue authorization of treatment. d. Protection against slander.

ANS: A Privacy refers to the right to protection against unreasonable and unwarranted interference with the patient's solitude, which extends, in the medical context, to protection against public disclosure of private facts about the patient to the public.

12. As a charge nurse, you counsel your RN staff member that he has satisfied his duty of care by notifying a child's physician of his concerns about deterioration in the child's status at 0330 hours. The physician does not come in. The child dies at 0630 hours. As the charge nurse, you could be held liable for: a. Professional negligence. b. Assault. c. Avoidance. d. Murder.

ANS: A Professional negligence can be asserted when there is failure to do what a reasonable and prudent nurse would do in the same situation. In this situation, the charge nurse might have advocated further for the patient in light of the evident seriousness of the child's condition.

14. A good nursing decision maker is one who: a. Uses various models to guide the process based on the circumstances of the situation. b. Adopts one model and uses it to guide all decision making. c. Decides not to use any models because they are all useless. d. Develops a new model each time a decision has to be made.

ANS: A Research has determined that a structured approach to decision making increases critical thinking and is the best way to learn how to make quality decisions because it eliminates trial and error and focuses on proven processes.

2. The nurse manager of a unit has lost many staff members, and the unit is now staffed with a large number of agency and traveling nurses. She knows that the agency and traveling nurses are all contracted to stay on the unit for the next 3 months. One way to improve morale and decrease stress in the unit would be to: a. Plan a social event and include the agency and traveling nurse staff members. b. Plan unit-based social events for your remaining permanent staff members. c. Request hospital-based "floating" nurses to substitute for the temporary staff. d. Implement team nursing.

ANS: A Social support, in the form of positive work relationships, can be an important way to buffer the effects of a stressful work environment. Including all staff in the social event enables those who are not normally part of the team to experience this support and provides an opportunity for the staff as a whole to develop supportive relationships.

8. The staff development educator presents a series of programs on stress management to the nurse managers. Research has indicated that an individual's ability to deal with stress is moderated by psychological hardiness. Psychological hardiness is a composite of: a. Commitment, control, and challenge. b. Commitment, powerlessness, and passivity. c. Commitment, control, and passivity. d. Decreased isolation, challenge, and passivity.

ANS: A Some people have the capacity to accept changes in life with good humor and resilience, which, in turn, influences behavior that prevents illness. Hardiness involves the capacity to manage time and stress, to reframe situations positively, and to commit.

15. In comparing team and functional models of care, a nurse manager favors the team model. In particular, she finds that the team model: a. Can be effective in recognizing individual strengths and backgrounds of staff. b. Promotes autonomy and independence for the RN. c. Avoids conflict because of role clarity. d. Is efficient in delivering care to a large group of patients, utilizing a staffing mix.

ANS: A Team nursing delivers care to a small group of patients, using a mix of licensed and unlicensed personnel. Assignment is based on patient needs and background, and on strengths, licensure, and roles of team members. Team functioning and satisfaction can be compromised unless the team leader has strong delegation, communication, and leadership skills.

14. Which of the following would be most in line with Hersey and Blanchard's concepts? a. The team of caregivers on day shift is familiar with their roles and with the patients. The nurse manager decides to work on the unit budget in her office. b. After a year of working on the unit, Shari, an LPN, is still hesitant about many policies and procedures. The charge nurse decides to challenge Shari with more difficult patients. c. The nursing supervisor asks one of her charge nurses to lead a technology integration project. The supervisor continuously demands involvement in decisions that the charge nurse is making in the project. d. Team members complain that Alysha, an RN, is unmotivated, and that she refuses assignments that are complex or difficult. The charge nurse suggests that Alysha is relatively new and that she needs time to adjust.

ANS: A The Hersey and Blanchard framework suggests that when ability (skills, job knowledge) and willingness are strong, the involvement of the delegator is less.

16. The implementation of saline flushes for capped angiocatheters is an example of: a. How multilevel and interdisciplinary application of a procedure can slow adoption of EBP. b. How competition among disciplines can lead to negative patient outcomes. c. The reluctance of hospital administrators to act on recommendations from EBP. d. How a safe, well-known practice outweighs the benefits of adopting a newer practice.

ANS: A The adoption of saline flushes illustrates the challenges of communicating EBP to other disciplines and organizations. This particular innovation needed endorsement by nurses, physicians, and pharmacists, as well as by administrators who needed evidence of lost savings to support adoption.

3. The nurse executive at the local hospital began working there 20 years ago and has risen to the highest designation in nursing. This career style is known as: a. Linear. b. Spiral. c. Steady state. d. Entrepreneurial/transient.

ANS: A The linear career style, as described by Friss (1989), refers to vertical advancement in an organization and is of interest to those with a desire to gain organizational knowledge and different perspectives on nursing.

6. In opening a new dialysis unit, the nurse manager has to develop a philosophy for the unit. This philosophy needs to: a. Reflect the culture of the unit and its values. b. Be developed by the nursing manager on the unit. c. Identify the clients that will be served on the unit. d. Replicate the organization's philosophy.

ANS: A The philosophy needs to state what the nurse manager and staff believe is the vision for nursing management and practice and sets the stage for establishing goals to make the vision a reality. It is complementary to the organizational philosophy but reflects the values of nursing. Shared governance enables staff and management to develop a vision and is congruent with contemporary views of management. The identification of clients to be served reflects a mission statement.

2. With regard to nursing practice, nurse managers are held responsible for (select all that apply): a. Practicing within legal guidelines established under state law and nurse practice acts. b. Ensuring that nursing staff under their supervision are currently licensed to practice. c. Referring all errors in nursing judgment to state discipline boards. d. Ensuring that physicians are properly licensed to provide care on patient care units.

ANS: A, B Nurses are responsible for knowing and practicing under state law and nurse practice acts. Managers are responsible for monitoring staff practice and ensuring that staff hold current, valid licensure.

1. In a busy rehabilitation unit, the team manager decided that the best way to reward the staff was to give them a monetary bonus rather than time off. The staff was very concerned about the decision and went to the administration with a number of complaints. Critical thinking is a process that entails a number of steps. What steps did the manager omit? She should have (select all that apply): a. Identified the assumptions that were underpinning the issues. b. Considered the context of the present problem or situation. c. Gathered data before making her decision and evaluated all possible outcomes. d. Attained a majority consensus of all staff.

ANS: A, B, C Taking a majority consensus is not a step in the critical thinking process. Points A, B, and C are considered by most authors to be the essential steps in the process of critical thinking.

1. Potential outcomes of Martin's actions (Question 16) include (select all that apply): a. Poor morale on the unit. b. Corruption of community relationships. c. Corruption of patient-staff relationships. d. Unmet patient outcomes for quality care.

ANS: A, B, C, D Kupperschmidt (2004) points out that when accountability is not accepted, then relationships suffer, professional practice is diminished, and self-esteem suffers.

1. High levels of work-related stress affect all but which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Job satisfaction b. Absenteeism and turnover c. Nurses' health d. Client welfare

ANS: A, B, C, D Many writers and researchers have found that these work-related areas are adversely affected by stress.

1. Organizational culture includes (select all that apply): a. Norms. b. Traditions. c. Behaviors. d. Values.

ANS: A, B, C, D Organizational culture, the reflection of the norms or traditions of the organization, is exemplified in behaviors that illustrate values and beliefs.

1. Which of the following are examples of application of the Leadership Rounding Tool? (Select all that apply.) a. "What is working well for you during bedside reporting?" b. "What has not worked for you today?" c. "Is there someone on your team who deserves special recognition for her efforts in the implementation?" d. "Did you have a good vacation?"

ANS: A, B, C, D The Leadership Rounding Tool suggests establishing and maintaining rapport and asking what is working well, what was a barrier, and who should be recognized, as well as answering tough questions.

1. Clinical incompetence is one of the more serious problems facing a nurse manager. Joyce, the nurse manager, is not aware of the problems of Sarah, a novice nurse. After she investigates, it is obvious that Sarah's peers are covering for her. Which of the following might Joyce include in her meeting with the nurses? (Select all that apply.) a. "It is a nurse's professional responsibility to maintain quality control." b. "All instances of clinical incompetence are to be reported." c. "It is not considered being disloyal when one nurse reports another for poor care." d. "Patient care is the number one concern. Meeting standards is mandatory and necessary."

ANS: A, B, C, D The nurse leader must remind employees that professional responsibility is to maintain quality care, and thus they are obligated to report instances of clinical incompetence, even when it means reporting a co-worker. Ignoring safety violations or poor practice is unprofessional and jeopardizes patient care.

1. A nurse manager introduces prompted voiding into nursing practice on a unit, which is supported by clinical guidelines based on evidence-based practice. The nurses on the unit resist implementation, indicating that the bathroom facilities are too far away for efficient implementation of the guidelines, and that resources are too few to accomplish the initial voiding observations. For the nurse manager in this situation, it is important to have further discussion with the staff regarding (select all that apply): a. Compatibility of this intervention with the values of staff on the unit. b. Advantages of prompted voiding over incontinence products and catheterizations. c. Usefulness of prompted voiding with the particular population of patients on the unit. d. Feasibility of the program with respect to unit design.

ANS: A, B, C, D Various theories related to the diffusion of innovation (e.g., Rogers) point to strategies for success in introducing innovation and EBP on units, including determination of how well the innovation fits with the values of the staff; benefits of this practice or innovation over current practice; appropriateness of the innovation or practice for the target group for which the practice is intended; and the feasibility of the innovation from a variety of perspectives, including the physical design or layout of a unit.

1. Nurses entering into the workforce today are faced with which of the following relationships that could create organizational conflict? (Select all that apply.) a. Nurse-physician relationship b. Nurse-nurse relationship c. Nurse-patient relationship d. Nurse-chief nursing officer relationship e. Nurse-auxiliary personnel relationships

ANS: A, B, C, D, E By nature, conflict is potentially present in all interpersonal situations. The nurse manager should create an environment that recognizes and values differences in staff, physicians, patients, and communities.

1. An example of a care activity that would likely not be delegated by an RN to a UNP is (select all that apply): a. Teaching self-catheterization to a patient with paraplegia who has limited English. b. Basic care for a patient with a head injury who is rapidly deteriorating. c. One-to-one observation with a suicidal patient. d. Assessment of patients being admitted through the Emergency Department. e. Basic hygienic care for a patient who is post MI and stable.

ANS: A, B, D Functions such as assessment, diagnosis, planning, and evaluation cannot be delegated. In addition, stability, critical thinking, time, and safety are factors that are considered in assessing whether or not to delegate care to a UNP. Teaching self-catheterization to a patient with limited English requires critical thinking; basic care for a patient who is rapidly deteriorating exemplifies concern with stability; and assessment of patients through Emergency is related to the factor of time. An exception to safety and stability in which patients may be delegated to UNPs is when patients are placed on suicide precautions.

1. Examples of sentinel events include (select all that apply): a. Forceps left in an abdominal cavity. b. Patient fall, with injury. c. Short staffing. d. Administration of morphine overdose. e. Death of patient related to postpartum hemorrhage.

ANS: A, B, D, E Sentinel events are serious, unexpected occurrences involving death or physical or psychological harm.

1. During the performance appraisal session, the manager should (select all that apply): a. Maintain a relaxed and professional manner. b. Inquire about the employee's personal life and how it is affecting performance. c. Allow the employee to express opinions orally and in writing. d. Plan to give specific examples only for poor performance.

ANS: A, C During an performance appraisal, it is important to provide examples of both strong and problematic performance and to provide opportunities to express opinions. The supervisor needs to maintain a relaxed professional manner.

16. Martin, the unit manager, receives complaints from community agencies that patients who have been discharged from his unit seem to lack understanding about their disorder and immediate strategies for managing elements of their care. Martin checks the patient teaching sheets and notes that the sheets are initialed by staff. He calls the agencies and indicates that teaching has been done. Martin's follow-up to complaints from the community is: a. Appropriate and indicates that he has assumed accountability for the actions of his staff. b. Indicative that he does not clearly understand the concept of accountability. c. Indicative of strong support for his staff and their autonomy. d. Important in clarifying the difference between his accountability and that of the community in patient care.

ANS: B Accountability refers to the achievement of desired outcomes. If community agencies are noticing that limited or no change in patient behavior has occurred despite teaching on the unit, then the staff has not achieved accountability, and he is not holding his unit responsible for the outcomes. Martin is also demonstrating lack of accountability.

4. During a fire drill, several psychiatric patients become agitated. The nurse manager quickly assigns a staff member to each patient. This autocratic decision style is most appropriate for: a. Routine problems. b. Crisis situations. c. Managers who prefer a "telling" style. d. Followers who cannot agree on a solution.

ANS: B An autocratic style is appropriate when rapid decision making is required, such as in a crisis situation.

23. To enhance team leadership skills for your team leaders, you arrange opportunities for: a. Certification. b. Continuing education. c. Graduate courses. d. Volunteerism.

ANS: B Continuing education provides systematic learning opportunities that augment existing skills and knowledge for delivery of quality care and advancement of career goals. Graduate and certification courses provide advanced knowledge and skills.

9. The chief nursing officer understands that a nurse manager can exhibit stress that is related to management mistakes. An example of a management mistake is: a. Achieving excellence on the job. b. Following others' expectations. c. Organizing the desktop. d. Organizing the calendar of events.

ANS: B Following the expectations of others is attributed to role strain. Role strain involves a subjective state that occurs when social stress is present.

6. To solve a problem, the nurse manager understands that the most important problem-solving step is: a. The implementation phase. b. Identification of numerous solutions. c. Accurate identification of the problem. d. Evaluation of the effectiveness of problem resolution.

To proceed effectively, it is important to determine if a problem exists and to accurately identify a problem. Failure to resolve problems is most often linked to improper identification of the problem.

Role conflict

Unwilling or unable to fill role

18. The principle that requires nurses to uphold a professional code of ethics, to practice within the code of ethics, and to remain competent is which of the following? a. Beneficence b. Autonomy c. Fidelity d. Honesty

ANS: C Fidelity refers to promise keeping or upholding one's promise to practice as a reasonable and prudent nurse would do and in an ethically competent manner.

25. Ali, an RN on your unit, is consistently late to work and makes remarks such as "Do you really want me to do that?" when patients and care are assigned to her. You have spoken with her frequently about her: a. Ability. b. Skills. c. Attitude. d. Personal issues.

ANS: C Hersey and Blanchard explained followership in terms of ability and willingness. Willingness refers to attitude or reluctance to perform work.

9. Jane has transferred from ICU to CCU. She is very set in the way she makes assignments and encourages her new peers to adopt this method without sharing the rationale for why it is better. This is a good example of a process and procedure that creates ________ conflict. a. Organizational b. Intrapersonal c. Interpersonal d. Disruptive

ANS: C Interpersonal conflict transpires between and among nurses, physicians, members of other departments, and patients.

15. From the information supplied in this chapter, which statements best defines critical thinking? Critical thinking is a: a. High-level cognitive process. b. Process that helps to develop reflective criticism for the purpose of reaching a conclusion. c. High-level cognitive process that includes creativity, problem solving, and decision making. d. Discussion that guides the nursing process.

ANS: C It is generally accepted by many authors and researchers that this statement best defines critical thinking.

24. As a unit manager, you chair the unit meetings. For each meeting, you consider and establish the purpose of the meeting. Second, you prepare an agenda. Arrange the following steps in an order that would make the meetings productive and successful. 1. Distribute an agenda. 2. Control the flow of interactions. 3. Select team members. 4. Start on time. 5. Keep the meeting focused and directed toward accomplishing the set objectives. Select the correct order from the following options: a. 1, 2, 4, 5, 3 b. 4, 1, 2, 5, 3 c. 3, 1, 4, 5, 2 d. 3, 4, 2, 1, 5

ANS: C Planning, organizing, and keeping the group on task are critical in ensuring that meetings are productive and that time is managed well.

11. Which of the following statements would best define stress? Stress is: a. The comfortable gap between how we like our life to be and how it actually is. b. Everyday life, both the highs and the lows. c. A consequence or response to an event or stimulus that can be positive or negative. d. Identical to distress.

ANS: C Stress is defined as a consequence or response to an event or stimulus. It is not inherently bad (distress), and whether highs and lows are seen as distress or eustress is dependent on each individual's interpretation of the event.

2. An example of a career is (select all that apply): a. Employment in short-term contract jobs in business, nursing, and whatever is available. b. Involvement in an area of practice that is regulated. c. Continuous employment in the same position and the same arrangement for 20 years. d. Moving into and out of nursing positions in various cities while pursuing travel and education that develops understanding of global health.

ANS: C, D Career refers to progression of skills, consistency, knowledge, and/or status. Career styles can be defined as linear, steady state, entrepreneurial, or spiral. Deepening skills in one area is an example of a steady state career style, whereas moving into and out of positions in various cities can characterize an entrepreneurial style. Involvement in a regulated field defines a professional interest but not necessarily a career. Work opportunities that are expedient define an interest in employment but not necessarily a career path.

1. The chief nursing officer implements the team nursing model on the acute care units. Expectations of the team leader include which of the following (select all that apply)? a. Being attentive to the needs of the organization b. Being newly graduated with a baccalaureate degree c. Having several years of clinical nursing practice d. Being attentive to the needs of the patient e. Being attentive to the needs of the staff

ANS: C, D, E Team leaders require both leadership skills and knowledge, as well as clinical confidence and expertise to effectively delegate responsibilities according to staff background, role, and expertise, and patient needs.

1. You are a member of a team assigned to care for 15 general medical/surgical clients. You have all worked well together in the past in this same type of care. If you are assigned to coordinate this team's work, your best strategy, based on the Hersey and Blanchard model, would be to: a. Have a list of tasks to be accomplished and tell each member of the team what he or she must do. b. Encourage people to discuss their frustrations in providing this care. c. Ignore them—they've done it before. d. Provide minimal direction and let them come to you with questions.

ANS: D According to the Hersey and Blanchard model, when ability (skills, job knowledge) and willingness are strong, the role of the delegator is less.

22. In preparing for a fair interview process as a hiring manager, you should: a. Put water out for the candidates. b. Ensure that you know the names of all candidates. c. Dress comfortably and professionally. d. Prepare a schedule of questions to be asked of all candidates.

ANS: D Although providing water, knowing names, and dressing appropriately sets a professional and respectful tone for the interview, developing a schedule of questions to be asked of all candidates is important for gathering comparative data and ensuring equitable treatment.

15. A staff nurse approaches the unit manager and indicates to her that because of her father's death in the previous month, she is now finding it very difficult to do her work effectively. This would be considered a(n) ________ stress. a. Internal source b. Familial c. Burnout d. External

ANS: D External stress is outside and removed from the work setting, but it is considered work-related stress because of the impact it has on the worker.

4. A nurse manager has decided that she must institute some personal time management steps to survive work and home life. Her first step should be to: a. Determine what takes up so much of her time and energy. b. Organize her personal and work spaces. c. Purchase a handheld personal digital assistant to help remind her of important meetings. d. Determine her personal and professional goals.

ANS: D Personal time management refers, in part, to "the knowing of self." Self-awareness is a critical leadership skill, and being self-aware and setting goals helps managers determine how their time is best spent.

13. Which one of the following statements has been proven to be true? a. Recent research has found that women do not have a unique physiologic response to stress. b. Both men and women interpret the same stressor in the same manner without regard to past experiences. c. Stress influences the immune system in one complex manner. d. Stressors that are identical do not have the same effect on each individual.

ANS: D Research has shown that what is perceived as a stressor is unique for all individuals.

17. Justin is a nurse manager in a rehabilitation unit in a small urban center. There is a high turnover rate among rehab-assistants because of the heavy work assignments. Justin decides to hire new staff in the order that applications are received until all vacant positions are filled. Which of the following decision-making models did Justin use in making his decision? a. Subjective model b. Objective model c. Optimizing model d. Satisficing model

ANS: D The Satisficing Model is a decision-making model whereby the decision maker selects the solution that is the simplest and provides for the quickest solution.

6. The chief nursing officer understands that clinical incompetence is best prevented by a: a. Flexible protocol for evaluating competency skills. b. Standardized clinical skills checklist. c. Newly established peer review process. d. Formalized competency program with established standards for practice.

ANS: D The competency program with established standards of practice outlines what the nurse must do to achieve desired competencies in her current position. Competency assessment and goal-setting should help the nurse identify how to excel and which competencies the nurse wants to achieve in the future.

23. Time management is very essential for the nurse manager. Which of the following is not a good time-management technique? a. Decide what not to do. b. Learn to say "No." c. Learn to delegate. d. Break down your workload into large manageable tasks.

ANS: D To manage time successfully, it is important to break down your workload into smaller, manageable tasks. Developing PERT and Gantt charts will aid in dealing with larger, complex projects. Both charts can be used to outline how an individual will approach a large project.

Nurse managers role

Benchmarking, budget, scheduling, staffing process