Exam 3: Developing the Role of Leader

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

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:

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 effective leadership style?

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:

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?

Susan,a new graduate on the dialysis unit (Question 18 above),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:

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:

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?

John 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 John,it would be important to:

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:

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:

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:

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

Which of the following nurses is MOST likely to inspire others to do their best?

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:

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:

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?

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?