Marks Class

Seth is hired as the nurse manager for a surgical unit. After a year, the hospital eliminates his position due to restructuring. In leaving the unit, it is important for Seth to: 

• Engage in clarifying why the hospital did not state its expectations for the unit at the time of hiring.  

• Hire a lawyer to represent his interests during this unexpected role transition.  

• Seek counselling to deal with his shock and anger.  

• Negotiate a reasonable settlement

An efficient and useful technique for controlling negative group behaviours is: 

• Six thinking hats

• SWOT analysis.  

• SOAR analysis.

• Nominal group technique.

A decision-making model based on a rational and logical approach to problem solving is termed

•  

  1. Nursing process

• Ethical decision making.

• Creative decision making

• Scientific decision making.

Which statements best defines critical thinking? 

• Critical thinking is a high-level cognitive process.  

• Critical thinking is a process that helps develop reflective criticism for the purpose of reaching a conclusion.  

• Critical thinking is an orderly approach to considering problems, through the use of knowledge of methods of logical inquiry and reasoning skills

• Critical thinking is a discussion that guides all aspects of the nursing process

Silvana, a nurse manager, has a staff nurse who has been absent a great deal for the past 3 months. A coworker gives some information to Silvana indicating that the staff nurse will be resigning and returning to school. Because of this Silvana decides to do which of the following? 

• Immediately fire the staff nurse.  

• Speak to the coworker and elicit more information.  

• Speak to the staff nurse and ask her to resign.  

• Do nothing

While reviewing the organizational chart for her institution, Marie notes that the Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer is not a nurse. Marie expresses concern that this reflects how nursing is viewed within the organization. Marie’s comments reflect: 

• A concern that resource allocation will be made on a business and not a professional model.  

• The dissatisfaction that occurs when lack of autonomy is given to nurses

• Concern with the non-advancement of nursing practice in the institution.  

• An awareness of how organizational culture is reflected in organizational structure.

Collective action is effective in: 

• Ensuring that needs of nurses are placed ahead of those of other disciplines.

• Defining nursing as a profession.  

• Advising patients of the needs of nurses.  

• Amplifying the influence of individuals.

In an impoverished, a group of nurses meet and develop a plan to negotiate with local businesses to support a breakfast program for young elementary school-age children. This is an example of

• Community development.

• Collective bargaining

• Collective action

• Shared governance

The staff members in a local emergency department are experiencing stress and burnout as the result of excessive overtime. The staff decides to unionize to negotiate for better working conditions. Approximately what percentage of nurses in Canada are members of a union? 

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

A unit manager watches a new nurse interacting with a patient. When the nurse comes out of the room, the unit manager says, “I don’t know what they taught you in your nursing program, but if I see you do that again I will write you up.” This example demonstrates an inappropriate use of which type of power? 

• Position

• Expert

• Personal

• Professional