Test Bank for Leadership and Nursing Care
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Management 7th Edition by Diane Huber, M.
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Lindell Joseph
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,Huber: |Leadership |& |Nursing |Care |Management, |7th |Edition
Contents:
Part |I: |Leadership
Chapter |1. |Leadership |and |Management |Principles |Chapter
|2. |Change |and |Innovation
Chapter |3. |Organizational |Climate |and |Culture
Part |II: |Professionalism
Chapter |4. |Managerial |Decision |Making
|Chapter |5. |Managing |Time |and |Stress
|Chapter |6. |Legal |and |Ethical |Issues
Part |III: |Communication |and |Relationship |Building
Chapter |7. |Communication |Leadership
Chapter |8. |Team |Building |and |Working |With |Effective |Groups |Chapter
|9. |Delegation |in |Nursing
Chapter |10. |Power |and |Conflict
|Chapter |11. |Workplace |Diversity
Part |IV: |Knowledge |of |the |Health |Care |Environment
Chapter |12. |Organizational |Structure
Chapter |13. |Decentralization |and |Shared |Governance |Chapter
|14. |Strategic |Management
Chapter |15. |Professional |Practice |Models
Chapter |16. |Case |and |Population |Case |Management
Chapter |17. |Evidence-Based |Practice: |Strategies |for |Nurse |Leaders
|Chapter |18. |Quality |and |Safety
Chapter |19. |Measuring |and |Managing |Outcomes
Part |V: |Business |Skills
Chapter |20. |Prevention |of |Workplace |Violence
|Chapter |21. |Confronting |the |Nursing |Shortage
|Chapter |22. |Staffing |and |Scheduling
Chapter |23. |Budgeting, |Productivity, |and |Costing |out |Nursing |Chapter
|24. |Performance |Appraisal
Chapter |25. |All-Hazards |Disaster |Preparedness
| Chapter |26. |Data |Management |and |Clinical |Informatics
|Chapter |27. |Marketing
,Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
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Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. Leadership |is |best |defined |as:
a. an |interpersonal |process |of |participating |by |encouraging |fellowship.
b. delegation |of |authority |and |responsibility |and |the |coordination |of |activities.
c. inspiring |people |to |accomplish |goals |through |support |and |confidence |building.
d. the |integration |of |resources |through |planning, |organizing, |and |directing.
ANS: | C
Leadership |is |the |process |of |influencing |people |to |accomplish |goals |by |inspiring |confidence |and
|support |among |followers.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remember |(Knowledge)
|TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Assessment
MSC: | Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: |Management |of |Care
2. A |medical-surgical |unit |reports |higher |rates |of |patient |satisfaction |coupled |with |high |rates |of
staff |satisfaction |and |productivity. |Which |of |the |following |is |attributed |to |the |data |findings?
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a. Effective |leadership
b. Management |involvement
c. Mentoring
d. Rewards |and |recognition
ANS: | A
Effective |leadership |is |important |in |nursing |because |of |the |impact |on |nurses’ |work |lives, |it
|being |a |stabilizing |influence |during |change, |and |for |nurses’ |productivity |and |quality |of |care.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Apply |(Application)
|TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Assessment
MSC: | Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: |Management |of |Care
3. A |staff |registered |nurse |(RN) |is |leading |a |multidisciplinary |clinical |pathway |team |in |the
development |of |care |for |patients |with |total |knee |replacement. |Which |of |the |following
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statements |exemplifies |leadership |behaviors |in |a |clinical |pathway |team |meeting?
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a. “Nursing |is |responsible |for |pain |control |of |the |total |knee |replacement |patient.”
b. “Our |pharmacist |has |provided |some |excellent |pain |control |literature.”
c. “Physical |therapy’s |expertise |is |in |rehabilitation, |not |pain |control.”
d. “Total |knee |replacement |patients |require |optimal |pain |control.”
ANS: | B
Leadership |is |the |process |of |influencing |people |to |accomplish |goals |by |inspiring |confidence
|and |support |among |followers. |The |correct |answer |is |supportive |of |a |team |member’s |work |and
|depicts |some |skill |at |interpersonal |relationships.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Apply |(Application)
|TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Assessment
MSC: | Client |Needs: |Physiological |Integrity: |Pharmacological |and |Parenteral |Therapies
, 4. Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |management |activities?
a. Inspiring |a |vision |is |a |management |function.
b. Management |is |focused |on |task |accomplishment.
c. Management |is |more |focused |on |human |relationships.
d. Management |is |more |important |than |leadership.
ANS: | B
Management |is |focused |on |task |accomplishment.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Remember |(Knowledge)
|TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Assessment
MSC: | Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: |Management |of |Care
5. During |a |staff |meeting, |a |group |of |RNs |has |complained |that |medications |are |not |arriving |to |the
unit |in |a |timely |manner. |The |nurse |manager |suggests |that |the |group |resolve |this |issue |through
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|the |development |and |work |of |a |multidisciplinary |team |led |by |one |of |these |RNs. |This |scenario
|demonstrates:
a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship |management.
ANS: | B
Empowerment |is |the |giving |of |authority, |responsibility, |and |the |freedom |to |act. |In |this
|situation, |the |manager |has |given |authority, |responsibility, |and |the |freedom |to |act |in |the
|investigation |and |resolution |of |this |issue.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Apply |(Application)
|TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Assessment
MSC: | Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: |Management |of |Care
6. A |nurse |is |caring |for |an |elderly |patient |who |was |admitted |after |sustaining |a |fall |at |home. |When
creating |a |care |plan |for |the |patient, |she |requests |that |the |doctor |order |a |home |health |visit |to
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|assess |for |home |safety |and |medication |compliance. |In |addition, |the |nurse |is |concerned |about |the
|nutrition |of |the |patient |and |requests |a |dietitian |evaluation. |The |nurse |is |demonstrating |which |of
|the |following |leadership |skills?
a. Care |provider
b. Business |principles
c. Care |coordination
d. Change |management
ANS: | C
Care |coordination |is |the |delivery |of |nursing |services |that |involves |the |organization |and
|coordination |of |complex |activities. |The |nurse |uses |managerial |and |leadership |skills |to |facilitate
|delivery |of |quality |care.
DIF: Cognitive |Level: |Apply |(Application) TOP: | Nursing |Process: |Planning
|MSC: | Client |Needs: |Physiological |Integrity: |Reduction |of |Risk |Potential
7. Interpersonal |communication |and |the |ability |to |apply are |two |critical |skills |every |nurse
needs |to |enhance |professional |practice.
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a. vision