Question 1

What should the leader remember when forming committees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Committees work best when there is an adequate supply of workers, with 10 members being the minimum 
B)  Willingness to work hard is the most important criterion for appointment 
C)  Written agendas provide excessive structure and stifle committee creativity 
D)  There should be sufficient expertise among committee members to accomplish the assigned task 
A)  Committees work best when there is an adequate supply of workers, with 10 members being the minimum 
B)  Willingness to work hard is the most important criterion for appointment 
C)  Written agendas provide excessive structure and stifle committee creativity 
D)  There should be sufficient expertise among committee members to accomplish the assigned task D

Question 2

What occurs during implementation of a shared governance model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lines of authority are altered 
B)  Joint practice committees are formed 
C)  Participatory management is initiated 
D)  The roles of first-level managers are stabilized 
A)  Lines of authority are altered 
B)  Joint practice committees are formed 
C)  Participatory management is initiated 
D)  The roles of first-level managers are stabilized B

Question 3

Which would suggest that flattening of the organization is occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a collective spirit 
B)  There is reduction in the administration levels 
C)  There are shared work goals across units 
D)  There are formal and informal systems are in place to address conflicts 
A)  There is a collective spirit 
B)  There is reduction in the administration levels 
C)  There are shared work goals across units 
D)  There are formal and informal systems are in place to address conflicts B

Question 4

Which characteristics are associated with a constructive culture?
1) Affiliative norms
2) Self-actualization
3) Encouragement of humanism
4) Perfectionist norms

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4 
A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4

Question 5

What does the term "optimum span of control" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  It defines the manager's decision-making authority 
B)  It identifies the manager's abilities and responsibilities 
C)  It refers to a line-and-staff organizational structure model 
D)  It is the number of subordinates and manager is responsible for 
A)  It defines the manager's decision-making authority 
B)  It identifies the manager's abilities and responsibilities 
C)  It refers to a line-and-staff organizational structure model 
D)  It is the number of subordinates and manager is responsible for

Question 6

Which information is too much in flux to identify on an organizational chart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grapevine lines of communication 
B)  Line and staff authority 
C)  Span of control 
D)  Scalar chains 
A)  Grapevine lines of communication 
B)  Line and staff authority 
C)  Span of control 
D)  Scalar chains

Question 7

Research supports that organizational restructure affects nursing in what manner?

Accepted Answer

A)  It decreases nursing autonomy 
B)  It decreases nursing's formal authority 
C)  It increases the effectiveness of patient care 
D)  It increases patient autonomy 
A)  It decreases nursing autonomy 
B)  It decreases nursing's formal authority 
C)  It increases the effectiveness of patient care 
D)  It increases patient autonomy

Question 8

What does the term unity of command mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of individuals directly reporting to a manager 
B)  Having a limited number of top-level managers 
C)  Each employee having only one boss 
D)  A flexible structure that encourages participative decision making 
A)  The number of individuals directly reporting to a manager 
B)  Having a limited number of top-level managers 
C)  Each employee having only one boss 
D)  A flexible structure that encourages participative decision making

Question 9

How does decentralized organizational structure promote decision making?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allows problems to be solved at the level at which they occur 
B)  Encourages decisions to be made by top-level hierarchy 
C)  Limits communication to managers at various levels 
D)  Assigns responsibility at the highest practical level 
A)  Allows problems to be solved at the level at which they occur 
B)  Encourages decisions to be made by top-level hierarchy 
C)  Limits communication to managers at various levels 
D)  Assigns responsibility at the highest practical level

Question 10

Which component is considered a part of an organizational structure? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Group formation 
B)  Lines of communication 
C)  Decision-making process 
D)  Channels of legitimate authority 
A)  Group formation 
B)  Lines of communication 
C)  Decision-making process 
D)  Channels of legitimate authority

Question 11

What is needed to change a unit culture that has become firmly entrenched?

Accepted Answer

A)  New leadership 
B)  A change agent with management skills 
C)  Identification with a unit that is not entrenched 
D)  Administration support 
A)  New leadership 
B)  A change agent with management skills 
C)  Identification with a unit that is not entrenched 
D)  Administration support

Question 12

During a strategic planning committee meeting to develop futuristic technology goals, several unit managers spend a considerable amount of time discussing current staffing problems. What is the primary action of the chairperson of this committee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take the remainder of the meeting time to discuss staffing with all members 
B)  Adjourn the meeting and reschedule at a time when there are no staffing problems 
C)  Request that committee members return to discussing items on the agenda 
D)  Excuse those discussing staffing from the remainder of the meeting 
A)  Take the remainder of the meeting time to discuss staffing with all members 
B)  Adjourn the meeting and reschedule at a time when there are no staffing problems 
C)  Request that committee members return to discussing items on the agenda 
D)  Excuse those discussing staffing from the remainder of the meeting

Question 13

Which term is used to identify having official power to act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Responsibility 
B)  Authority 
C)  Accountability 
D)  Leadership 
A)  Responsibility 
B)  Authority 
C)  Accountability 
D)  Leadership

Question 14

What is an institutional grapevine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational gossip 
B)  An informal channel of communications 
C)  An institution's informal authority chain 
D)  The connecting format used on an organizational chart 
A)  Organizational gossip 
B)  An informal channel of communications 
C)  An institution's informal authority chain 
D)  The connecting format used on an organizational chart

Question 15

What is the primary responsibility of the committee chairperson during a committee meeting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Keeping members on task 
B)  Asking questions 
C)  Resolving conflicts 
D)  Providing information on each agenda item 
A)  Keeping members on task 
B)  Asking questions 
C)  Resolving conflicts 
D)  Providing information on each agenda item

Question 16

Which statement is true concerning a bureaucratic organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is commonly referred to as a line organization 
B)  It is typically found in large health-care organizations 
C)  They resemble Weber's original design of organization 
D)  Its authority is represented by its staff organizational chart 
A)  It is commonly referred to as a line organization 
B)  It is typically found in large health-care organizations 
C)  They resemble Weber's original design of organization 
D)  Its authority is represented by its staff organizational chart

Question 17

Which characteristics are associated with Magnet hospital status?
1) Centralized environment
2) Open, participatory management
3) Improved patient outcomes
4) Higher staff nurse satisfaction

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4 
A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 2, 4 
C)  1, 3, 4 
D)  2, 3, 4

Question 18

What is the leadership role when a unit is attempting to overcome the decentralization of patient care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Determining what changes will be made to the plan of care 
B)  Facilitating the group's work 
C)  Identifying the patient care problems 
D)  Selecting solutions to problems 
A)  Determining what changes will be made to the plan of care 
B)  Facilitating the group's work 
C)  Identifying the patient care problems 
D)  Selecting solutions to problems

Question 19

Which statement is true regarding depiction of staff positions on an organizational chart?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are depicted as unbroken lines 
B)  They are represented by double dotted lines 
C)  They are shown as a solid, vertical line 
D)  They are identified with a dotted line. 
A)  They are depicted as unbroken lines 
B)  They are represented by double dotted lines 
C)  They are shown as a solid, vertical line 
D)  They are identified with a dotted line.

Question 20

Which statement about organizational centrality is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the decision-making structure in an organization 
B)  It occurs when there is consonance of subunit cultures in the organization 
C)  It is a position on the organizational chart where types of communication occur 
D)  It occurs primarily in line relationships 
A)  It refers to the decision-making structure in an organization 
B)  It occurs when there is consonance of subunit cultures in the organization 
C)  It is a position on the organizational chart where types of communication occur 
D)  It occurs primarily in line relationships

Exam 12: Organizational Structure

What should the leader remember when forming committees?

What occurs during implementation of a shared governance model?

Which would suggest that flattening of the organization is occurring?

Which characteristics are associated with a constructive culture? 1) Affiliative norms 2) Self-actualization 3) Encouragement of humanism 4) Perfectionist norms

What does the term "optimum span of control" mean?

Which information is too much in flux to identify on an organizational chart?

Research supports that organizational restructure affects nursing in what manner?

What does the term unity of command mean?

How does decentralized organizational structure promote decision making?

Which component is considered a part of an organizational structure? Select all that apply.

What is needed to change a unit culture that has become firmly entrenched?

During a strategic planning committee meeting to develop futuristic technology goals, several unit managers spend a considerable amount of time discussing current staffing problems. What is the primary action of the chairperson of this committee?

Which term is used to identify having official power to act?

What is an institutional grapevine?

What is the primary responsibility of the committee chairperson during a committee meeting?

Which statement is true concerning a bureaucratic organization?

Which characteristics are associated with Magnet hospital status? 1) Centralized environment 2) Open, participatory management 3) Improved patient outcomes 4) Higher staff nurse satisfaction

What is the leadership role when a unit is attempting to overcome the decentralization of patient care?

Which statement is true regarding depiction of staff positions on an organizational chart?

Which statement about organizational centrality is true?

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