NU180 Exam 2 Questions With Complete Solutions
The LPN/LVN notices that the nursing assistants are taking
longer breaks than agency policy permits and wishes to change
this behavior as quickly as possible. The LPN/LVN's initial
actions should be to
determine the reason staff members are taking longer breaks.
A leadership style that focuses on both the task and the
employee is the
democratic style
The LPN/LVN nursing home charge nurse encourages nursing
assistants to make suggestions regarding improvement of
nursing care and shows concern for the staff. This leadership
style is called
democratic
The LPN/LVN reads this statement, "Stress is the body's
reaction to the mind's analysis of a situation." The LPN/LVN
concludes that the critical factor to teach nursing assistants to
help them control their stress levels is to
manage how they think about a situation.A purely
,TRUE OR FALSE
A purely task-centered leadership style that thrives on power
and involves telling someone what to do, with little regard for
the employee as a person, is the Autocratic style.
TRUE
In which situation would the LPN/LVN charge nurse be in
violation of OBRA provisions
Letting the unit secretary, who has completed 30 hours of
instruction in a CNA program, bathe and ambulate a resident
How can the LPN/LVN charge nurse meet needs for affiliation
among staff on their shift?
arrange a social gathering for the staff on shift
For an LPN/LVN to motivate staff members to meet the goals of
the organization, it is helpful if the nurse
understands work motivators
The charge nurse tells the LPN/LVN "I need you to place the
patient on a non-rebreather mask now." The charge nurse has
little regard for the LPN/LVN's input at this time. The charge
nurse is displaying what leadership style?
, autocratic
Which of the following is an example of objective, rational
thinking rather than subjective, irrational thinking about nursing
assistants whom the LPN/LVN charge nurse supervises?
"I want nursing assistants to be on time for report"
A nursing assistant states, "I have never learned how to transfer
a resident with end-stage Parkinson's disease from the bed to the
chair." The nursing assistant refuses to transfer the resident at
this time. Which action would the LPN/LVN charge nurse
implement?
arrange to teach the nursing assistant how to transfer the resident
Assuming all the following are staff members on the unit, to
whom should the LPN/LVN charge nurse assign a newly
admitted 65-year-old resident with left hemiplegia and a large
sacral decubitus requiring a sterile dressing change?
LPN/LVN with 2 years of experience
does not seek input from employees/tells employees what tasks
to do
autocratic
seeks input from employees and encourages problem solving
democratic
The LPN/LVN notices that the nursing assistants are taking
longer breaks than agency policy permits and wishes to change
this behavior as quickly as possible. The LPN/LVN's initial
actions should be to
determine the reason staff members are taking longer breaks.
A leadership style that focuses on both the task and the
employee is the
democratic style
The LPN/LVN nursing home charge nurse encourages nursing
assistants to make suggestions regarding improvement of
nursing care and shows concern for the staff. This leadership
style is called
democratic
The LPN/LVN reads this statement, "Stress is the body's
reaction to the mind's analysis of a situation." The LPN/LVN
concludes that the critical factor to teach nursing assistants to
help them control their stress levels is to
manage how they think about a situation.A purely
,TRUE OR FALSE
A purely task-centered leadership style that thrives on power
and involves telling someone what to do, with little regard for
the employee as a person, is the Autocratic style.
TRUE
In which situation would the LPN/LVN charge nurse be in
violation of OBRA provisions
Letting the unit secretary, who has completed 30 hours of
instruction in a CNA program, bathe and ambulate a resident
How can the LPN/LVN charge nurse meet needs for affiliation
among staff on their shift?
arrange a social gathering for the staff on shift
For an LPN/LVN to motivate staff members to meet the goals of
the organization, it is helpful if the nurse
understands work motivators
The charge nurse tells the LPN/LVN "I need you to place the
patient on a non-rebreather mask now." The charge nurse has
little regard for the LPN/LVN's input at this time. The charge
nurse is displaying what leadership style?
, autocratic
Which of the following is an example of objective, rational
thinking rather than subjective, irrational thinking about nursing
assistants whom the LPN/LVN charge nurse supervises?
"I want nursing assistants to be on time for report"
A nursing assistant states, "I have never learned how to transfer
a resident with end-stage Parkinson's disease from the bed to the
chair." The nursing assistant refuses to transfer the resident at
this time. Which action would the LPN/LVN charge nurse
implement?
arrange to teach the nursing assistant how to transfer the resident
Assuming all the following are staff members on the unit, to
whom should the LPN/LVN charge nurse assign a newly
admitted 65-year-old resident with left hemiplegia and a large
sacral decubitus requiring a sterile dressing change?
LPN/LVN with 2 years of experience
does not seek input from employees/tells employees what tasks
to do
autocratic
seeks input from employees and encourages problem solving
democratic
