Exam 10: Creating and Managing a Sustainable Workforce

A nurse has submitted a self-appraisal to the nurse manager.Upon reviewing the self-appraisal,the nurse manager decides to have a further conversation with the nurse employee if the manager observes which of the following?

The nurse manager has established and implemented a corrective action plan for a staff nurse.The nurse manager has now contacted human resources with regard to this employee to start termination.Which type of violation has occurred based on this information?

Which statements if observed by nursing faculty during a mock interview by nursing students would require the nursing faculty member to intervene? Select all that apply.

A medical-surgical unit has added three new RNs to their night shift.Based on Benner's novice to expert model and observations from the National Council of State Board of Nursing (NCSBN),what would the nurse manager expect to see from these new graduate nurses as they begin their orientation on the nursing unit?

Which option would reflect best practice when a nurse manager is preparing to do a performance appraisal for an annual review of a staff nurse?

A panel of nurses,both staff and management,has been asked to participate on an interview committee for a nursing position that has become available on a medical-surgical unit.Which option would take priority in helping to focus the committee on the task at hand?

A nurse who has been working at a health-care facility for 5 years on a medical-surgical unit is thinking of applying for a transfer to another unit.Which statement would indicate that the transfer application is based on an issue that did not support a healthy work environment?

A nurse manager is going to develop a corrective action plan for a nursing staff member.What is the primary focus of a corrective action plan?

Emerging trends in labor statistics data have reported that nurses are continuing to work as they age.What would nurse managers and leaders suspect based on this information?

A nursing instructor is preparing to use 360-degree feedback to help a group of nursing students gain feedback from their recent clinical experience on a medical-surgical unit.How does 360-degree feedback differ from a traditional peer review process?