WGU EXAM 3 NURSING CONCEPTS 30 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWER
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients. -
CORRECT ANSWER Processes used in management parallel the nursing process.
Which sentence describes a nurse using a management principle paralleled with
the nursing process?
a. Planning is demonstrated when the nurse motivates others.
b. Directing is demonstrated when the nurse plans care for the patient.
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
d. Controlling is demonstrated when the nurse tells other staff members what to
do.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which statement most closely reflects the differences between
nurse leaders and managers?
a. Nurse leaders are always in formal positions of authority.
b. Nurse managers use transactional principles to accomplish goals.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals.
d. Nurse managers rely on supervisors for accountability and responsibility.
d. Resource handler - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse manager is monitoring
overtime for the unit. She closely monitors staff hours and does not allow staff to
come in for extra hours if they are over their allotted time per week. This is an
example of which of Mintzberg's decisional roles of the manager?
a. Entrepreneur
, b. Disturbance handler
c. Negotiator
d. Resource handler
b. Democratic - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse manager is trying to improve patient
satisfaction ratings for her area of responsibility. The manager meets with the staff
and forms an ad hoc committee to address the issues around the problem. This is
an example of what style of leadership?
a. Bureaucratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Autocratic
b. Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is volunteering in the community to
educate parents to increase the number of children in the school district who are
immunized. The nurse oversees the activities of a group of volunteers. Which role
best describes the nurse's activity in this situation?
a. Management
b. Leadership
c. Volunteerism
d. Activism
a. The emergency room manager takes a vote on holiday coverage and then
responds to a Code Blue by directing orders at the nursing staff. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which statement is an example of the use of situational leadership?
WITH VERIFIED ANSWER
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients. -
CORRECT ANSWER Processes used in management parallel the nursing process.
Which sentence describes a nurse using a management principle paralleled with
the nursing process?
a. Planning is demonstrated when the nurse motivates others.
b. Directing is demonstrated when the nurse plans care for the patient.
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
d. Controlling is demonstrated when the nurse tells other staff members what to
do.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which statement most closely reflects the differences between
nurse leaders and managers?
a. Nurse leaders are always in formal positions of authority.
b. Nurse managers use transactional principles to accomplish goals.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals.
d. Nurse managers rely on supervisors for accountability and responsibility.
d. Resource handler - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse manager is monitoring
overtime for the unit. She closely monitors staff hours and does not allow staff to
come in for extra hours if they are over their allotted time per week. This is an
example of which of Mintzberg's decisional roles of the manager?
a. Entrepreneur
, b. Disturbance handler
c. Negotiator
d. Resource handler
b. Democratic - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse manager is trying to improve patient
satisfaction ratings for her area of responsibility. The manager meets with the staff
and forms an ad hoc committee to address the issues around the problem. This is
an example of what style of leadership?
a. Bureaucratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Autocratic
b. Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is volunteering in the community to
educate parents to increase the number of children in the school district who are
immunized. The nurse oversees the activities of a group of volunteers. Which role
best describes the nurse's activity in this situation?
a. Management
b. Leadership
c. Volunteerism
d. Activism
a. The emergency room manager takes a vote on holiday coverage and then
responds to a Code Blue by directing orders at the nursing staff. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which statement is an example of the use of situational leadership?
