Nursing Leadership Exam 1

The nurse is applying a traditional problem-solving model when mediating in a conflict between two colleagues. Which task should the nurse prioritize?

• Identifying the root cause of the conflict

• implementing a solution as quickly as possible

• eliciting input from other nurses

• encouraging each nurse to reflect on his or her actions

The nurse-manager is applying the decision-making process when addressing a nurses's high rate of absenteeism. The process should result in

• an outcome that is desired by all

• a chosen course of action

• an action that guarantees success

• a new understanding of the problem

A nurse-manager has made a decision and is now preparing to evaluate the decision. What question should best guide the nurse's evaluation process?

• Is evaluation necessary when using a good decision-making model?

• Can evaluation be eliminated if the problem is resolved?

• Is every party happy with the outcomes of the decision?

• Did the outcomes align with the original objectives?

The nurse is working with a group of students who are learning a high-risk procedure. How should the nurse best ensure learning while protecting the safety of clients?

• Create an unfolding case study featuring the procedure

• use simulation for the students to learn and practice the skill

• help the students use a decision-making model to choose the safest technique

• teach the students about the traditional problem-solving process before they practice the procedure

Which represents the management functions that are incorporated into the management process?

• planning, directing, organizing, staffing, and transforming

• planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling

• inspiring, planning, staffing, directing, and evaluating

• organizing, staffing, planning, empowering, and controlling

how can a manager best implement the principles of situational or contingency leadership theory?

• by establishing rules and norms that can be applied in all conditions in the organization

• by avoiding punitive consequences when addressing workers' lack of performance

• by deferring to employees for day-to-day management decisions

• by adapting his or her leadership style to a particular circumstance

What action by the nurse-manager in a health organization best demonstrates transformational leadership?

• The manager readily takes responsibility after making a scheduling error

• The manager's employees are reminded that they must submit evidence of renewing their license

• The manager informs each employee about the new criteria that will be the basis of the performance reviews

• The manager holds a workshop to outline a new vision for patient-centered care.

A new leader-manager is planning to implement the principles of strengths-based leadership after being hired for a new position. What action will best facilitate this plan?

• creating a team with diverse abilities and talents

• identifying his or her personal strengths and utilizing them

• appraising team members on a scale that runs from weaker" to "stronger"

• organizing the flow of work to match his or her strengths

a nurse is facing an ethical dilemma about whether to report a colleague's offensive comment, an action which is likely to jeopardize their relationship. What is a characteristic of this nurse's ethical dilemma?

• The dilemma can be solved by applying empirical data

• The situation involves a breach of the law

• The dilemma has no realistic solution

• The situation involves two or more undesirable alternatives

The nurse at a long-term care facility became frustrated with a client who has dementia and is unable to be redirected from wandering. The nurse applied restraints to keep the client in bed during a night shift despite there being no order to do so. How should this nurse's actions be best interpreted?

• the nurse is guilty of malpractice

• the nurse's action is permissible if it was in the client's best interest

• the nurse could face charges of false imprisonment

• the nurse's action may be grounds for an assaut charge