NUR3805 Study Guide For Brunner &
Suddarth's Textbook Of Medical-
Surgical Nursing With Questions And
Correct Answers For All The
Chapters
Accessible services - correct answer Refers to providing care that is easiest for
patients to obtain such as offering telephonic access, shorter wait times, and
hours conductive to the patients' needs.
Affidavit of merit - correct answer A sworn document by a like kind of
professional like (a doctor for a doctor defendant and a nurse for a nurse
defendant) who reviews the injured patient's chart, and based upon the
reviewer's education and experience, makes a statement that the case has merit
and should be permitted to go to trial.
Autocratic leadership - correct answer Leader primarily uses directive behaviors.
Decisions of policy are made solely by the leader, who tends to dictate tasks and
techniques to followers. Leaders tell the followers what to do and how to do it.
Emphasis: A high concern for task.
Authoritarian leaders: give orders, hostile, dependency among followers, stifle
creativity and innovation.
Efficiency: Very efficient, especially in a crisis or during a code situation.
,Bureaucratic leadership - correct answer Not as strict as autocratic leaders.
Leaders tend to strictly enforce regulations and statuses in the hierarchy.
Emphasis: Maintain status quo.
Leaders: Carry out policies and procedures.
Efficiency: Effective in complex healthcare and safety environments or where
there is a high risk and stability is desire.
Change and Innovation - Chapter 2 - correct answer
Change and Innovation - correct answer
Chaos theory - correct answer Suggest that simple systems may give rise to
complex behavior, and complex systems may exhibit simple behavior.
Chaotic behavior - correct answer Systems that have a behavior with certain
regularity yet defy prediction based on that regularity. This unpredictability was
puzzling.
Chapter 7 - Legal and Ethical Issues - correct answer
Charismatic leadership - correct answer Leaders: Have an infectious presence that
attracts followers and motivates their team to follow their lead.
Efficiency: Effective in high-energy work environments that need a lot of positive
motivation and team morale.
"Danger if cult of personalities are followed as opposed to critical thinking."
Compatibility - correct answerThe degree to which a change is perceived as
difficult to use and understand.
, Complexity theory - correct answerExplains the behavior of the whole system.
Complex systems are networks of people exchanging information and are self-
organizing.
Comprehensive care - correct answerProviding care that is inclusive of both
physical and mental health care, wellness, prevention, and illness care.
Confidentiality - correct answerProhibits some disclosure of some information
gained in certain relationships to some third parties without the consent of the
original source of the information.
Contingency theory - correct answerConsidered a leadership theory, but it also
applies to management.
Principle: Managers need to consider the situation and all its elements when
making a decision.
Control/Evaluation - correct answerEnsuring that the flow and processes of work,
as well as goal accomplishment, proceed as planned.
Coordinated care - correct answerCoordinates information across all levels and
sites of care.
creative accounting - correct answerIllegal or unethical activities.
Cross-examination - correct answerThe opportunity for the attorney to ask
questions in court of a witness who has testified in trial on behalf of the opposing
party.
Democratic leadership - correct answerPolicies are a matter of group discussion
and decision.
Leader: Encourages and assists discussion and group decision-making.
Cons: It is slow as opposed to the autocratic leadership style due to a group
consensus and facilitation, the needs of disenfranchised minority groups must be
balanced, It is difficult to get people with different professional backgrounds to
Suddarth's Textbook Of Medical-
Surgical Nursing With Questions And
Correct Answers For All The
Chapters
Accessible services - correct answer Refers to providing care that is easiest for
patients to obtain such as offering telephonic access, shorter wait times, and
hours conductive to the patients' needs.
Affidavit of merit - correct answer A sworn document by a like kind of
professional like (a doctor for a doctor defendant and a nurse for a nurse
defendant) who reviews the injured patient's chart, and based upon the
reviewer's education and experience, makes a statement that the case has merit
and should be permitted to go to trial.
Autocratic leadership - correct answer Leader primarily uses directive behaviors.
Decisions of policy are made solely by the leader, who tends to dictate tasks and
techniques to followers. Leaders tell the followers what to do and how to do it.
Emphasis: A high concern for task.
Authoritarian leaders: give orders, hostile, dependency among followers, stifle
creativity and innovation.
Efficiency: Very efficient, especially in a crisis or during a code situation.
,Bureaucratic leadership - correct answer Not as strict as autocratic leaders.
Leaders tend to strictly enforce regulations and statuses in the hierarchy.
Emphasis: Maintain status quo.
Leaders: Carry out policies and procedures.
Efficiency: Effective in complex healthcare and safety environments or where
there is a high risk and stability is desire.
Change and Innovation - Chapter 2 - correct answer
Change and Innovation - correct answer
Chaos theory - correct answer Suggest that simple systems may give rise to
complex behavior, and complex systems may exhibit simple behavior.
Chaotic behavior - correct answer Systems that have a behavior with certain
regularity yet defy prediction based on that regularity. This unpredictability was
puzzling.
Chapter 7 - Legal and Ethical Issues - correct answer
Charismatic leadership - correct answer Leaders: Have an infectious presence that
attracts followers and motivates their team to follow their lead.
Efficiency: Effective in high-energy work environments that need a lot of positive
motivation and team morale.
"Danger if cult of personalities are followed as opposed to critical thinking."
Compatibility - correct answerThe degree to which a change is perceived as
difficult to use and understand.
, Complexity theory - correct answerExplains the behavior of the whole system.
Complex systems are networks of people exchanging information and are self-
organizing.
Comprehensive care - correct answerProviding care that is inclusive of both
physical and mental health care, wellness, prevention, and illness care.
Confidentiality - correct answerProhibits some disclosure of some information
gained in certain relationships to some third parties without the consent of the
original source of the information.
Contingency theory - correct answerConsidered a leadership theory, but it also
applies to management.
Principle: Managers need to consider the situation and all its elements when
making a decision.
Control/Evaluation - correct answerEnsuring that the flow and processes of work,
as well as goal accomplishment, proceed as planned.
Coordinated care - correct answerCoordinates information across all levels and
sites of care.
creative accounting - correct answerIllegal or unethical activities.
Cross-examination - correct answerThe opportunity for the attorney to ask
questions in court of a witness who has testified in trial on behalf of the opposing
party.
Democratic leadership - correct answerPolicies are a matter of group discussion
and decision.
Leader: Encourages and assists discussion and group decision-making.
Cons: It is slow as opposed to the autocratic leadership style due to a group
consensus and facilitation, the needs of disenfranchised minority groups must be
balanced, It is difficult to get people with different professional backgrounds to
