Exam 3: Developing the Role of Manager

A nurse manager has worked rapidly to persuade the staff to accept changes in the unit's mission,through innovative use of technology,to avoid downsizing.This nurse manager is displaying:

Management practices when instituting complex organizational change include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse manager is encountering considerable conflict among staff members because of weekend staffing coverage.During a called staff meeting,the nurse manager asks the disgruntled staff to meet as a group and determine the best staffing practices.In doing this,the nurse manager is using the concept of collaboration to:

Whenever a staff nurse asks Sue,the nursing manager,about the best way to perform a new procedure,Sue immediately goes to the computer with the staff nurse and searches for online best practices related to the procedure in question.What is Sue demonstrating?

Managers must understand generational differences related to the nursing work environment.Job satisfaction is crucial to a healthy work environment.Which of the following identifies as having the most job satisfaction?

Julia is a staff nurse who works on a rehabilitation unit.Julia tells you that the assistants are experiencing difficulty with the new lift and wonders what your thoughts on organizing an educational session would be.Julia is:

A nurse manager's responsibility for financial management involves making budgetary decisions.Budgets that enable the nurse manager to allocate resources at the unit level allow:

The most important aspect of budgeting for the nurse manager is:

In orienting a 25-year-old nurse,the unit manager understands that this worker probably

Which of the following is important in a positive work environment?

In developing an orientation program,the hospital educator breaks essential organizational information down into chunks,which she develops as online modules.This is an application of which one of Peter F.Drucker's functions of management?

As a nurse manager,you embrace the usefulness of resources such as Smart Bed.This behaviour is important in:

Nurses on Unit 4 are unhappy and frustrated with their nurse manager.They complain that "nothing is ever good enough for him." Such statements suggest that the nurse manager's goals may be:

Role theory has its underpinnings in management theory.Management theories influence managers' leadership styles.Which would a nurse manager be most likely to follow when redesigning the staffing schedule?

The nurse manager,as the leader of the unit's "customer (patient)first" initiative,has asked the staff nurses to develop and administer a survey to every patient before discharge.In asking the staff nurses to accomplish this task,the nurse manager is demonstrating

Budgeting and protection of revenues is a function of:

The successful integration of informatics into health care settings is key to:

A manager who is concerned with ensuring that patients on her surgical unit have the necessary information to make informed choices is:

During staff meetings you make it a regular practice to encourage shared problem solving,and to recognize employees who go beyond basic roles and responsibilities to contribute to a positive team environment and to quality patient care.This practice exemplifies:

The Code of Ethics for Canadian Registered Nurses ensures that nurses are accountable for patient care.This framework also includes the following aspects within a professional role.(Select all that apply.)