Exam 2: The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leaders

Chaos is considered a positive state for instigating organizational growth and improvement.Use of which of the following frameworks should assist nurses in improving their own leadership abilities and accomplishing their personal and professional visions?

Angela McBride,a significant leader in nursing,has suggested that leadership will move the nursing profession forward.This is similar to what Bennis and Nanus have said about how important it is for leaders to follow their vision,be consistent,have self-respect,and communicate effectively.Nurses will need which of the following to accomplish this?

Nurses are challenged to think critically and in new ways with the constant crises they face at work every day.Experience assists the nurse to evolve from merely reacting to a crisis,such as the nurse had learned to do in school,to actually critically analyzing the situation and creating a solution.This type of growth is termed:

It is always important to evaluate and "work out the kinks" of a new change in practice.Using perspective transformation theory,this process is called:

Leaders using the New Science of Leadership philosophy recommend that nurses:

Which of the following best describes quantum theory with regard to leadership?

It is important for nurses to identify and publicize what the roles of nurses and advanced practice nurses are.During which of the following would it be particularly important for nurses to do so to maximize nurses' participation?

Nurses need to be confident and competent to practice successfully.The Institute of Medicine (IOM)identifies which of the following areas as one of nursing's utmost priority?

The theory that describes the way our life is ordered and emphasizes that it is based on the principles of emergence more so than any other variables is:

Nurses need to develop new ideas and new ways of working with others.One activity that leaders will need to focus on to accomplish this is to:

Which of the following activities is currently one of the most challenging opportunities for nurses in acute care institutions to become involved with?

Nurses need to change practice focus to generating the best patient outcomes rather than being centered on accomplishing tasks.One way to do this is to:

The newest IOM Report was published in 2010 and included which of the following recommendations for the nursing profession?

Nurses need to assess and monitor their patients' abilities and needs frequently.As they plan and intervene for their patients,they need to evaluate the outcomes.Which of the following best reflects this definition?

Co-missioning was developed by Covey to demonstrate that leaders must have a vision as well as a method to evaluate the outcomes of one's visionary plan.This framework of thought is helpful in nursing because our care is always directed to:

The New Science of Leadership focuses most specifically on:

Organizations practicing the New Science of Leadership differ from those using Scientific or Newtonian principles.The Old Newtonian principles fostered which of the following?

Which of the following most closely describes chaos theory?

Which of the following is an example of using the New Science of Leadership framework to schedule staff on a high acuity medical unit?

Serving on a Board of Directors for an agency would afford a good opportunity for a nurse to practice leadership.Which of the following boards would a new graduate nurse,who has worked for 1 year on a neuromedicine unit,might be best able to participate?