NSG 230 Quizzes – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Revision Notes
A nursing supervisor has been told to ensure that the hospital's new electronic records system is
properly implemented on the nursing unit. Which actions by the supervisor are the best use of
exercising the managerial role? Select all that apply.
A. Creating a "buddy" system that pairs staff members who are more technologically
comfortable with staff members who may require more assistance with the new system
B. Providing regular training sessions in the new system
C. Informing staff that the new system is optional
D. Establishing a regular spot check of each staff member's effective use of the system
E. Continuing to use paper records until the staff is completely comfortable with the new system
- correct answer ✔✔A. Creating a "buddy" system that pairs staff members who are more
technologically comfortable with staff members who may require more assistance with the new
system
B. Providing regular training sessions in the new system
D. Establishing a regular spot check of each staff member's effective use of the system
The unit nurses describe the unit nurse manager as someone who encourages them to be
involved in decision making and discussions about matters concerning the unit. Which types of
leadership style is the nurse manager exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian and participative
B. Democratic and laissez-faire
C. Laissez-faire and autocratic
D. Bureaucratic and democratic - correct answer ✔✔B. Democratic and laissez-faire
The nurse manager encourages the nurses on the unit to attend educational offerings to stay
current by providing a small stipend and time off to attend one offering a year. Which
management responsibility is the nurse manager fulfilling through this provision?
A. Enhancing employee performance
, B. Managing time
C. Managing resources
D. Holding nursing staff accountable - correct answer ✔✔A. Enhancing employee performance
A managed care facility is attempting to increase participation by nursing staff in decision
making throughout the organization. Which model should the facility leadership select to best
achieve this outcome?
A. Team nursing
B. Shared governance
C. Case management
D. Managed care - correct answer ✔✔B. Shared governance
The nurse manager is interested in initiating self-scheduling on the medical-surgical unit. Which
are stages of the planning process for the initiative that the nurse manager will use? Select all
that apply.
A. Establish objectives (goals).
B. Evaluate the present situation and predict future trends and events.
C. Formulate a planning statement (means).
D. Coordinate the work to be done.
E. Convert the plan into an action statement. - correct answer ✔✔A. Establish objectives (goals).
B. Evaluate the present situation and predict future trends and events.
C. Formulate a planning statement (means).
E. Convert the plan into an action statement.
The nurse is sitting in on a meeting for clients on a behavioral health unit. Which of the
following characteristics of the group indicate that the group is functioning effectively? Select all
that apply.
The expertise of group members is being used.
A nursing supervisor has been told to ensure that the hospital's new electronic records system is
properly implemented on the nursing unit. Which actions by the supervisor are the best use of
exercising the managerial role? Select all that apply.
A. Creating a "buddy" system that pairs staff members who are more technologically
comfortable with staff members who may require more assistance with the new system
B. Providing regular training sessions in the new system
C. Informing staff that the new system is optional
D. Establishing a regular spot check of each staff member's effective use of the system
E. Continuing to use paper records until the staff is completely comfortable with the new system
- correct answer ✔✔A. Creating a "buddy" system that pairs staff members who are more
technologically comfortable with staff members who may require more assistance with the new
system
B. Providing regular training sessions in the new system
D. Establishing a regular spot check of each staff member's effective use of the system
The unit nurses describe the unit nurse manager as someone who encourages them to be
involved in decision making and discussions about matters concerning the unit. Which types of
leadership style is the nurse manager exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian and participative
B. Democratic and laissez-faire
C. Laissez-faire and autocratic
D. Bureaucratic and democratic - correct answer ✔✔B. Democratic and laissez-faire
The nurse manager encourages the nurses on the unit to attend educational offerings to stay
current by providing a small stipend and time off to attend one offering a year. Which
management responsibility is the nurse manager fulfilling through this provision?
A. Enhancing employee performance
, B. Managing time
C. Managing resources
D. Holding nursing staff accountable - correct answer ✔✔A. Enhancing employee performance
A managed care facility is attempting to increase participation by nursing staff in decision
making throughout the organization. Which model should the facility leadership select to best
achieve this outcome?
A. Team nursing
B. Shared governance
C. Case management
D. Managed care - correct answer ✔✔B. Shared governance
The nurse manager is interested in initiating self-scheduling on the medical-surgical unit. Which
are stages of the planning process for the initiative that the nurse manager will use? Select all
that apply.
A. Establish objectives (goals).
B. Evaluate the present situation and predict future trends and events.
C. Formulate a planning statement (means).
D. Coordinate the work to be done.
E. Convert the plan into an action statement. - correct answer ✔✔A. Establish objectives (goals).
B. Evaluate the present situation and predict future trends and events.
C. Formulate a planning statement (means).
E. Convert the plan into an action statement.
The nurse is sitting in on a meeting for clients on a behavioral health unit. Which of the
following characteristics of the group indicate that the group is functioning effectively? Select all
that apply.
The expertise of group members is being used.
