Exam 3: Developing the Role of Leader

The director of nursing has been observing staff interactions in a 20-bed coronary care unit.Based on her observations,which of the following staff members is an obvious leader?

Becky graduated five years ago and is keenly interested in pursuing leadership opportunities.She has been active in learning about leadership through workshops and Internet research and recently began a graduate degree program with a focus on nursing administration.She has excellent clinical skills and eagerly accepts responsibility for various projects on the unit.Her sarcastic and sometimes aggressive behavior tends to alienate other staff members on the unit.In coaching Becky,you:

After a newly hired director of nursing has reviewed the hospital's strategic plans,she develops a timeline for achieving those plans.The new leader is:

During a discussion of concern about approaches used with aggressive patients in the Emergency Department,several staff members express concern for their safety.As a leader,the nurse manager should:

Susan,a new graduate on the dialysis unit,appears to take Kari's remarks very seriously and works even harder,often volunteering for extra assignments.She also is often in Kari's office,advising of successes with her patients and of the extra effort that she is committing.This behavior suggests that Susan:

Kari,a head nurse on the dialysis unit,has been informed during budget planning meetings that budget cuts are likely.She discusses this at the next unit meeting and tells staff members that unless they do their jobs well,their positions may be terminated,and there will be no replacement.Kari is enacting which management style?

As the clinical director of 24 employees,you have been asked to explain to staff members why they are not getting a raise this year,even though they have been working short-handed for many months and patient satisfaction scores have never been higher.Because you believe yourself to be a transformational leader,you will approach this problem by:

Recruiting among the emerging workforce (18- to 35-year-olds)is a challenge for healthcare agencies.Marketing brochures should address the leadership and vision of the healthcare agency.Which of the following workplace environments will attract applicants in the emerging workforce?

A nurse executive is hired to restore a unit's productivity,which has decreased as the result of low staff morale.The nurse executive utilizes which of the following leadership principles?

While explaining the importance of developing leadership skills among nurses to a group of first-year nursing students,Natalie,a nursing unit manager,emphasizes that:

The new head nurse on G Unit has been the subject of a great deal of discussion and complaining during breaks.She is a competent nurse of tremendous integrity with approximately 30 years' experience.Her predominant method of problem solving and communication is through meetings,which can go over the allotted time.The staff may:

After being interviewed for the unit manager position,the staff nurse reflects on the interview process.The staff nurse is aware that leadership begins:

The hospital administration is discussing the possibility of closing hospital beds in your unit because of a nursing shortage and the increased amount of overtime required to care for patients.As the leader on the unit,which of the following examples best demonstrates your transformational leadership style?

A nurse executive who considers herself a Baby Boomer will have the challenge of convincing the emerging workforce of the necessity of committee meetings.One of the primary reasons that the Baby Boom generation appears to have so many meetings in the work environment is that:

In working with Cheryl,her mentor suggests that it is really important for Cheryl to engage in self-appraisal and to know her strengths.This observation is based on an understanding that:

A group of managers is meeting to discuss ideas related to the successful implementation of evidence-based practice on their units.Susan has been asked by the director of care to assume leadership of these discussion groups.After two such sessions,Susan expresses disappointment to her mentor that the group seems disinterested in her ideas and that they are listening to Ken,who has much less experience with leadership.In discussing this with Susan,the mentor understands that leadership:

John is interested in leadership positions within his nursing organization.Al-though he has been on the same unit for 10 years,he has attended two workshops during that time and has steadfastly refused opportunities to engage in leadership development opportunities or other learning offered as part of the hospital's succession planning strategy.He says that he is interested in a leadership role primarily because it will give him a more stable work schedule and will enable him to spend more time with his family.In coaching John,it would be important to:

The senior executive praises John for the positive patient evaluations that his unit has received.As an effective leader,John:

To retain supervisory staff members,the director of nursing develops a mentoring program.The best person to be a mentor for a new supervisor in a leadership position is someone who has:

The Sunny Long-Term Care Facility has experienced numerous difficulties with staff relationships,despite its success in maintaining financial viability and judicious use of resources.Staff members complain that the primary concerns of the facility include applying policy,saving money,and ensuring that lawsuits are avoided.There is little trust in,and involvement of,staff members.This facility may be: