NURS 233 FINAL EXAM. COMPREHENSIVE
TEST BANK WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS. ALREADY
GRADED A+
What's the most consistent concern of the nurse manager? (2:05)
a. To develop long-range career goals
b. To coordinate patient care while meeting the agency goals
c. To maintain harmony within the agency
d. To organize the subordinates to meet agency goals - ✔ ANSWER
✔ b. To coordinate patient care while meeting the agency goals
What action would be an appropriate first step for the nurse to take
toward becoming an effective manager? (2:42)
a. Learn how to effect and direct the change process.
b. Assess individuals' sources of power.
c. Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
d. Implement effective nursing care plans. - ✔ ANSWER ✔ c.
Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
What do the responsibilities of the nurse manager include? (3:00)
a. Planning and organizing how nursing care can most effectively be
delivered on the nursing unit
,b. Establishing the nursing care standards to be implemented on the
unit
c. Developing educational programs to assist staff to meet licensure
requirements
d. Assisting staff to adhere to organizational policies and procedures
- ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. Planning and organizing how nursing care can
most effectively be
delivered on the nursing unit
The nursing staff on a busy unit enjoys autonomy and needs minimal
direction for patient care. Which leadership style would be most
effective on this unit? (3:28 implied)
a. Democratic
b. Authoritarian
c. Laissez-faire
d. Bureaucratic - ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. democratic
Which statement best describes effective leadership by the nurse
manager? (4:25)
a. Directs a staff nurse to modify his or her communication skills
b. Fosters behavior changes in one staff member that have positive
effects on the nurse manager and his or her peers
c. Encourages behavior changes through the annual evaluation
process
d. Uses the group process to determine what behavior is distressing
to staff - ✔ ANSWER ✔ b. Fosters behavior changes in one staff
member that have positive effects on the nurse manager and his or
her peers
, A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The
new nurse is in the honeymoon phase of role transition when making
which of the following statements? (5:40)
a. "I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse."
b. "This will be a great learning experience."
c. "I can't wait to have a steady paycheck."
d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way." - ✔
ANSWER ✔ d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own
way."
The nurse manager is beginning the process of problem solving.
Which action should be taken first? (6:31)
a. Define the problem.
b. Gather information.
c. Analyze the information.
d. Consider the alternatives. - ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. Define the problem.
Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse is an
inappropriate methodology to recover from reality shock? (7:16)
a. Networking
b. Obtaining a mentor
c. Returning to school
d. Joining a support group - ✔ ANSWER ✔ c. Returning to school
A nurse is using the decision-making process. Which action should
be taken first? (8:05)
TEST BANK WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS. ALREADY
GRADED A+
What's the most consistent concern of the nurse manager? (2:05)
a. To develop long-range career goals
b. To coordinate patient care while meeting the agency goals
c. To maintain harmony within the agency
d. To organize the subordinates to meet agency goals - ✔ ANSWER
✔ b. To coordinate patient care while meeting the agency goals
What action would be an appropriate first step for the nurse to take
toward becoming an effective manager? (2:42)
a. Learn how to effect and direct the change process.
b. Assess individuals' sources of power.
c. Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
d. Implement effective nursing care plans. - ✔ ANSWER ✔ c.
Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
What do the responsibilities of the nurse manager include? (3:00)
a. Planning and organizing how nursing care can most effectively be
delivered on the nursing unit
,b. Establishing the nursing care standards to be implemented on the
unit
c. Developing educational programs to assist staff to meet licensure
requirements
d. Assisting staff to adhere to organizational policies and procedures
- ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. Planning and organizing how nursing care can
most effectively be
delivered on the nursing unit
The nursing staff on a busy unit enjoys autonomy and needs minimal
direction for patient care. Which leadership style would be most
effective on this unit? (3:28 implied)
a. Democratic
b. Authoritarian
c. Laissez-faire
d. Bureaucratic - ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. democratic
Which statement best describes effective leadership by the nurse
manager? (4:25)
a. Directs a staff nurse to modify his or her communication skills
b. Fosters behavior changes in one staff member that have positive
effects on the nurse manager and his or her peers
c. Encourages behavior changes through the annual evaluation
process
d. Uses the group process to determine what behavior is distressing
to staff - ✔ ANSWER ✔ b. Fosters behavior changes in one staff
member that have positive effects on the nurse manager and his or
her peers
, A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The
new nurse is in the honeymoon phase of role transition when making
which of the following statements? (5:40)
a. "I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse."
b. "This will be a great learning experience."
c. "I can't wait to have a steady paycheck."
d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way." - ✔
ANSWER ✔ d. "This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own
way."
The nurse manager is beginning the process of problem solving.
Which action should be taken first? (6:31)
a. Define the problem.
b. Gather information.
c. Analyze the information.
d. Consider the alternatives. - ✔ ANSWER ✔ a. Define the problem.
Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse is an
inappropriate methodology to recover from reality shock? (7:16)
a. Networking
b. Obtaining a mentor
c. Returning to school
d. Joining a support group - ✔ ANSWER ✔ c. Returning to school
A nurse is using the decision-making process. Which action should
be taken first? (8:05)
