Exam 11: Building and Managing Teams

During the first meeting of a newly created task force, the nurse manager notices that individuals tend to cluster with members of their specific nursing units. The nurse manager begins the meeting with an explanation of the focus of this group. These behaviors are characteristic of which stage of Homans's group process?

The group leader often arrives several minutes late to meetings with excuses about workload, telephone calls, or traffic. Today's meeting was scheduled to begin 5 minutes ago and the leader has not arrived. What should the group members do?

Hospital administration has elected to use TeamSTEPPS as a method of team building. What should the nurse manager tell staff about this training?

A nurse manager is focused on team building activities with a group chosen to write new unit policies. As a beginning step in this process, the manager should ask which

The nurse manager asks staff members to work as a group in planning the activities for Nurses' Week. The nurse manager should report to the supervisor that which type of group has been formed?

Which ground rule statements by the leader will help the group meeting stay on task and on time?

A staff nurse is the manager of a command group consisting of other staff nurses, a nurse manager, a physician, and physical therapist. What line authority does the group manager hold?

The chairperson of the nursing faculty leads the monthly meetings of the curriculum committee. This permanent group, which is designed to meet organizational goals, is which type of group?

The work of a task force is completed and the leader has compiled a written report of findings and recommendations. What actions are necessary by this leader?

While providing continuing education about group dynamics and team building, the nurse manager attempts to explain the difference between a group and a team. Which statement by the manager is most effective?