Exam 8: Team Building and Working With Effective Groups

Team dynamics can become dysfunctional over time. What are some factors that can contribute to team dysfunction? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse manager within a small department has requested that the staff decide department coverage over the holidays. The department is not associated with patient care and serves as a supportive role to the organization. The staff is to present the manager with the coverage plan during the month of December. This is an example of which type of decision?

The hospital's regulatory department is experiencing The Joint Commission survey. The surveyors want to review hospital policies for infection control before they leave for the evening. The regulatory team leader states that she can stay past her regular hours to wait for them and acknowledges that there will be a need for a policy change before the surveyors return the following day. All of the department managers stay to assist the regulatory team leader with the required documentation. This is an example of a:

Effective groups will have a variety of roles. Which of the following are examples of group-building roles? (Select all that apply.)

Group as well as individual accountability exists within a:

Any collection of interconnected individuals working together for the same purpose is known as a(n):

A multidisciplinary committee meets monthly to discuss medication safety issues within the acute care areas. The quality director consistently arrives late for meetings and spends her time in the meeting answering e-mails on her smart phone. What type of disruptive behavior does this exhibit?

What are some of the positive aspects of utilizing teams in a professional setting such as health care? (Select all that apply.)

The critical care unit of a hospital utilizes team huddles at change of shift. This is an opportunity for the clinical supervisors to connect with team members and review the upcoming shift or any quick topics that need to be communicated. This is an example of a(n) _____ meeting.

A group of tenured nursing faculty at a major university votes on whether a faculty member should receive tenured status. This type of decision making is referred to as:

A temporary group of individuals formed to carry out a specific mission or project is known as a:

Group interactions are composed of which of the following elements? (Select all that apply.)

Team building is the process of _____ a group.

A small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable and whose membership should be consistent is known as a:

In nursing, the reason groups form is:

Work group disruption has been shown to be linked to negative outcomes. What are some factors that can contribute to work group disruptions? (Select all that apply.)

In planning for an effective committee meeting, what are some of the roles of the leader? (Select all that apply.)

The stage of group development where control issues arise and disputes or disagreements begin to emerge is the _____ stage.

A type of group that is stable, meets periodically, has an identified purpose, and is part of the organizational structure is called a:

When teams are assigned, but not designed, dysfunction can occur. What are some characteristics of a dysfunctional team? (Select all that apply.)