Exam 4: Leading, Managing, Following

The nurse manager has been assigned the task of developing and implementing a new staffing system for the emergency department. The nurse has reached the "directing" phase of this project. On which activities would the nurse focus at this point? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A nursing committee has been organized to help plan a new intensive care service at the hospital. Which questions are essential for this committee to consider? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

To address the problem of increasing costs of staffing agencies, a hospital has developed a plan for an internal float pool of nurses to be used when scheduled staff nurses call in sick. What type of planning has the administrative staff done?

The nurse manager is conducting a nurse's annual performance review. Which events from the previous year would be evidence that this nurse is a successful follower? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse executive wishes to hire nurse managers who embody the service leadership mission of the organization. Which specific attributes should this nurse look for in applicants? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse has been asked to assume a first-level management role on the nursing unit. Which statement indicates that this nurse will need further mentoring in the new role?

The nurse manager consistently refocuses the staff on achieving outcomes and directly involves the staff in decision making to achieve those outcomes. How would this style of leadership be described?

Which nurse has legitimate leadership authority in the organization? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

During a discussion of how to proceed on a project, a team member says, "I don't care how we do it. Just tell me what to do and I will get it done." What kind of followership is this nurse exhibiting?

Which leadership activities exemplify a quantum leadership style? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A staff nurse tells the manager, "I don't want to be promoted. I am a much better follower than I am a leader." How should the manager interpret this remark?

A newly promoted nurse manager is fearful that previous coworkers will undermine her efforts to succeed in this new position. The new manager does not share information with these coworkers even though they may need the information to understand changes that are going to occur in the organization. Which emotional intelligence self-management competency is this nurse most clearly violating?

The vice-president for nursing services of a large teaching hospital has been aware that many of the problems in the nursing staff result from poor management at the unit level. What are reasons that nurse managers are sometimes ineffective in their role? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

Shared leadership is based on partnership, empowerment, and understanding boundaries. Which examples exemplify shared leadership in nursing? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse manager is working on a committee whose task is to review and revise job descriptions for nursing employees. In which job description would the committee most likely include the phrase "Management responsibilities include shift-by-shift coordination and promotion of quality client care"?

According to the behavioral view of leadership, how are leaders formed? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse manager is listening to new nurses discussing nurses as managers and overhears one state, "I don't care how long I am a nurse; I will never be a manager." In which ways do nurses manage regardless of their official role? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

An accreditation visitor observes the following situations in a healthcare organization. Which situation would this visitor interpret and document as evidence of the shared governance type of shared leadership?

Staff nurses have been asked to comment on the work of a nurse manager as part of the manager's performance review. Which comments by the staff nurses would indicate to the supervisor that the manager is also a leader? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

What is the most common skill shared by effective nurse leaders in leadership theories or models?