Management for Nurses and
Nurse Leaders 3rd Edition
Penner Test Bank
Which of Gardner's tasks of leadership describes assisting the staff in interpreting
organizational principles? - ANSWERS--Affirming values
Rationale: The task of affirming values describes leaders assisting the staff in
interpreting organizational values. Managing is assisting the staff with planning,
decision making, and priority setting. Motivating is inspiring the staff to achieve the
organization's goals. Envisioning goals is visualizing client outcomes and creating a
vision to support client care objectives.
Which model of ethics considers broad social issues and involves accountability to
the overall institution? - ANSWERS--Social justice model
Rationale: The social justice model considers broad social issues and is accountable
to the whole institution. An ethics committee follows the autonomy model to facilitate
decision making for a competent client. The paternalistic model is a type of decision-
making style in which the nurse manager decides what to do. The patient-benefit