Exam 3: Developing the Role of Leader

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?

Miles is interested in leadership positions within his nursing organization.Although 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 Miles,it would be important to

During a discussion of concern about approaches used with aggressive patients in the emergency department,several staff members express concern for their safety.It is important for the nurse manager to

The nurse manager in the emergency department needs to implement new staffing patterns.As a transformational leader,the nurse manager should

As a senior executive,you are keen to develop your hospital as a learning organization.Part of your purpose in translating this vision into practice is to