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Test Bank for Leadership and Nursing Care
Management 7th Edition by Diane Huber, M.
Lindell Joseph

,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
Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Leadership is best defined as: T T T T



a. an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
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b. delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities.
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c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
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d. the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
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ANS: C T



Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence
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and support among followers.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) T T T T



TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates of
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staff satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data findings?
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a. Effective leadership T



b. Management involvement T



c. Mentoring
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ANS: A T



Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it
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being a stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and quality of care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) T T T T



TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the
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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.”
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b. “Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
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c. “Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.”
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d. “Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”
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ANS: B T



Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence
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and support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work and
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depicts some skill at interpersonal relationships.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) T T T T



TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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, 4. Which of the following is true of management activities?
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a. Inspiring a vision is a management function. T T T T T T



b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. T T T T T



c. Management is more focused on human relationships. T T T T T T



d. Management is more important than leadership. T T T T T




ANS: B T



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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) T T T T



TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. During a staff meeting, a group of RNs has complained that medications are not arriving to
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the unit in a timely manner. The nurse manager suggests that the group resolve this issue
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through the development and work of a multidisciplinary team led by one of these RNs. This
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scenario demonstrates: T



a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. T




ANS: B T



Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In this
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situation, the manager has given authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act in the
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investigation and resolution of this issue. T T T T T




DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) T T T T



TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining a fall at home. When
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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
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the nutrition of the patient and requests a dietitian evaluation. The nurse is demonstrating
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which of the following leadership skills?
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a. Care provider T



b. Business principles T



c. Care coordination T



d. Change management T




ANS: C T



Care coordination is the delivery of nursing services that involves the organization and
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coordination of complex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership skills to
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facilitate delivery of quality care. T T T T




DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
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MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
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7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply T T T T T T are two critical skills every nurse
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needs to enhance professional practice.
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a. vision