MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT CARE 3RD EDITION BY
MOTACKI RN MSN, KATHLEEN, BURKE RN PHD,
KATHLEEN
,CH 01: Leadership and Management
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Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE OY
1. A nursing attendants can be leaders without being manag
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ers. Which nursing actions demonstrate leadership?
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a. Assisting a new nursing attendant with enteral tube feedings
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b. Counseling a new nursing attendant regarding attendance OY OY OY OY OY OY
c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick
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d. Calling a physician for new order clarification
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
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Reasoning:-
>>>Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are
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wrong because they are management responsibilities and not leadership roles
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DIFFICULT:Cognitive Level: Application REF: PG 6 OY OY OY OY
2. Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
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a. Encouraging autonomous decision making OY OY OY
b. Observing the documentation of appropriate charges to hospital patients
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c. Assisting in a code OY OY OY
d. Asking the hospital patient/family about advance directives
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
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Feedback :- O Y
>>>Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other o
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ptions are wrong because those are leadership or mentoNriUngRrSolIesN
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive Level: Application REF:PG 6
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3. Much like a politician, a nursing attendant manager must exhibit leadership that
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inspires and motivates. In which instance is a nursing attendant demonstrating l
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eadership qualities? OY
a. A staff nursing attendant becomes aware of increased infection r
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ates following cardiac surgery. The nursing attendant takes it upo
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n herself to research the possible causes and prevention measure
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s and to make suggestions to better protect hospital patients.
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b. A staff nursing attendant acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her hospit
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al patient. OY
c. A staff nursing attendant notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled”
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today.
, d. A new nursing attendant volunteers to work when another sta
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ff member must leave work because her child is ill.
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
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Feedback :- OY
>>>Nursing attendant leaders are interested in changing practice based on ev
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idence. Options B and D are wrong because they are actions taken by nursing
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attendants as part of the functional structure of the unit. Option C is wrong be
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cause it is an action taken by a manager.
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DIFFICULT: O Y O Y Cognitive Level: Analysis REF:PG 6OY OY OY
4. A nursing attendant manager must exhibit qualities of efficiency and or
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ganization. Which nursing attendant is demonstrating the qualities nec
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essary for a manager?
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a. A nursing attendant becomes aware of increased infection rates following card
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iac surgery. The
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, nursing attendant takes it upon herself to research the possible causes a
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nd prevention measures and to make suggestions to better protect hos
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pital patients. OY
b. A nursing attendant acts quickly when a cardiac arrest is called on her hospital pat
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ient.
c. A nursing attendant notifies another staff member that she is being “pulled” today
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.
d. A nursing attendant volunteers to work when another staff me
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mber must leave work because her child is ill.
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-C OY
Feedback :- OY
>>> determining who gets “pulled” is a management decision. Option A is wr
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ong because it is a role taken by a nursing attendant leader. Option B is wrong
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OY because it is an action taken by staff as part of the functional structure of the
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unit. Option D is wrong because it is an action taken by staff as part of the func
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tional structure of the unit.
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DIFFICULT: O Y O Y Cognitive Level: Analysis REF:PG 6 OY OY OY
5. A nursing attendant has accepted a position on a nursing unit where the
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nursing attendant manager promotes autonomy and staff involvement in
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decision making. What would the nursing attendant expect to observe on
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a. Nursing attendant manager mandates changes. OY OY OY OY
b. Staff takes responsibility for assignments.
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c. Staff participates on health center committees.
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d. Nursing attendants are recognized for excellence in practice.
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-C OY
Feedback :- OY
>>> Work environments that promote autonomy and decision making encourag
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e participation on health center committees so that staff may become involved in
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the decisions that are made.
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Option A is wrong because this is not an environment in which staff are encou
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raged to participate OY OY
in decision making. Option BU
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T Gt beBca.OuCse iMt should
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be seen in all environments regardless of autonomy. Option D is wrong because e
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xcellence in practice is not seen solely OY OY OY OY OY OY
in autonomous environments.
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