Exam 18: Motivating and Developing Staff

A nurse manager is investigating the application of the principles of equity theory to rewarding staff. Which options are rewards that the manager could influence? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse manager is reviewing the current staff to determine who should precept a newly licensed nurse. Which nurse is the most logical choice?

The staff development nurse has elected to use coaching as a staff development technique. Which situation is an example of this technique?

A nurse manager often uses negative reinforcers as part of operant conditioning in order to inhibit undesirable behaviors. What often results from this action? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The nurse manager tells a newly licensed nurse that having a mentor is a benefit to career development. What should the new nurse expect from a mentor-protégé relationship?

An experienced nurse often answers less experienced nurses' questions about client care and teaches hemodynamics during orientation to the unit. The nurse has also participated in research into hemodynamic monitoring of ICU clients. Which clinical ladder designation does this nurse best exemplify?

A nurse executive says, "I would really like to develop our current nurses so they can take a greater leadership role in the future." Why is this a good management plan? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The hospital has initiated a new fall risk assessment tool. The nurse manager would like to reward those staff members who use the tool regularly. Which method of reinforcement would be most successful in getting long-term compliance?

After the second week of orientation the new nurse witnesses the death of a child in the ED. Which role should this nurse's preceptor focus on at this time?

________ is a technique used to eliminate negative behavior. By ________ a positive reinforcer, undesired behavior is extinguished.

The newly licensed nurse is delighted to have been hired at a Magnet hospital and says, "They even assigned me a mentor." What is erroneous about this statement?

A nurse manager wishes to use a model of job performance to help match employees and tasks to achieve the greatest effectiveness. What should the manager do first?

Reinforcement theory, commonly known as behavioral modification, views motivation as learning. Which of the following is true according to this theory of behavior?

A unit secretary is chronically late returning from breaks. The rest of the secretary's work is excellent and he is always helpful and supportive of nurses and client families. The nurse manager has discussed the lateness with him, but it has not stopped. Thinking this might be an attention-seeking behavior, the manager decides to use extinction as a strategy. What should the manager do? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A nurse executive is trying to convince the hospital management team that a clinical ladder system would work well in nursing. Which points should the nurse include in this argument? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

Which findings associated with an employee are likely to be considered when discussing performance? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A nurse has been asked to teach newly hired nurses how to operate some client care equipment that the unit has just received. The nurse says, "I'd love to do this, but someone else will need to take my clients today." How should the manager respond?

In an attempt to decrease tardiness, a hospital gives employees an extra hour's pay for each wage period that the employee has not been late for work. This incentive program is an example of which theory?

The nurse manager is concerned about the apparent lack of staff motivation to improve client care on a unit. How should this manager use motivational theories to help improve this situation?

A registered nurse is dissatisfied with the wages and health benefits available in his current position and decides to seek other employment. This employee's frustration is most linked to which motivational theory?