Exam 17: Motivating and Developing Staff

The staff development nurse has elected to use coaching as a staff development technique. Which situation is an example of this technique?

The hospital has initiated a new fall risk assessment tool. The nurse manager would like to reward those staff members who use the tool regularly. Which method of reinforcement would be most successful in getting long-term compliance?

A registered nurse is dissatisfied with the wages and health benefits available in his current position and decides to seek other employment. This employee's frustration is most linked to which motivational theory?

Which findings associated with an employee are likely to be considered when discussing performance?

A nurse manager often uses negative reinforcers as part of operant conditioning in order to inhibit undesirable behaviors. What often results from this action?

An experienced nurse often answers less experienced nurses' questions about client care and teaches hemodynamics during orientation to the unit. The nurse has also participated in research into hemodynamic monitoring of ICU clients. Which clinical ladder designation does this nurse best exemplify?

A nurse has been asked to teach newly hired nurses how to operate some client care equipment that the unit has just received. The nurse says, "I'd love to do this, but someone else will need to take my clients today." How should the manager respond?

In order to develop a succession-planning program as rapidly as possible, the management team has elected to divide the processes up among team members. Which assignments would be expected?

A nurse manager is selecting nurses to serve as teachers in on-the-job instruction. What qualifications should these nurses hold?

A nurse executive says, "I would really like to develop our current nurses so they can take a greater leadership role in the future." Why is this a good management plan?

A newly licensed nurse is considering a job offer at a hospital that offers a residency program. The nurse should expect to be in this program for up to _____ months.

A nurse manager is investigating the application of the principles of equity theory to rewarding staff. Which options are rewards that the manager could influence?

The nurse manager is concerned about the apparent lack of staff motivation to improve client care on a unit. How should this manager use motivational theories to help improve this situation?

The nurse manager has identified physical assessment skills lacking in a new registered nurse. Using goal-setting theory, which statement by the manager would be the most effective in enhancing the nurse's assessment skills?

A staff nurse is not meeting job expectations. The manager has followed some standard strategies such as counseling to try to motivate the nurse, but they have not been successful. When discussing the situation with the supervisor, the manager says, "I think I will try shaping strategies." What can the supervisor expect of the staff nurse's performance?

There is substantial unrest among the staff of an intensive care unit that has resulted in negative client outcomes. Which employee factors should the manager assess first?

The nurse manager is reviewing the current staff to determine who should precept a newly licensed nurse. Which nurse is the most logical choice?

A nurse manager has planned orientation activities for a new registered nurse. The new nurse is required to observe shift report and UAP delegation for a week. Then the new nurse is required to take shift report and delegate UAP assignments for a week. What is the rationale for making this orientation assignment?

A nurse manager has scheduled several on-the-job instruction sessions. Why would the nurse choose this format?

The nursing administration has instituted a "horizontal promotion" system within the nursing department. What benefit is this program to the staff nurse?