Deck 19: Application of Theory in Nursing Practice

Question 1

Which of the following is not a part of the formal framework in the management processes?

A) Provision of chain of command
B) System of communication
C) Method for organizational work completion
D) Identification of specific dates for progression in management

Answer 1

Identification of specific dates for progression in management

Question 2

A nurse working in the role of a cardiac clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an example of what element of organizational design and structure?

A) Work specialization
B) Chain of command
C) Span of control
D) Authority and responsibility

Answer 2

Work specialization

Question 3

An RN working in the ICU is responsible to report to the charge nurse for the shift. The charge nurse is responsible to report to the nurse manager of the ICU. This is an example of what element of organizational design?

A) Work specialization
B) Chain of command
C) Span of control
D) Authority and responsibility

Answer 3

Chain of command

Question 4

A hospital with unit based decision making by a committee of staff nurses describes what element of organizational design?

A) Departmentalization
B) Centralization versus decentralization
C) Authority and responsibility
D) Chain of command

Question 5

In shared governance, which model is based on utilization of councils and subcommittees?

A) Administrative model
B) Congressional model
C) Councilor model
D) Shared model

Question 6

Which of the following is not considered one of the strategies of transformational leadership?

A) Developed vision by leadership through hierarchy
B) Building a social architecture for organizational identity
C) Developing and sustaining organizational trust
D) Attending to self-esteem of other

Question 7

Which of the following is the patient care delivery model that emphasizes care at the bedside and is derived from total quality management/continuous quality improvement?

A) Patient-focused/Patient-centered care
B) Primary nursing
C) Team nursing
D) Total patient care

Question 8

Which of the following nursing organizations was responsible for development of The Magnet Recognition Program?

A) National League of Nursing
B) American Academy of Nursing
C) American Nurses Credentialing Center
D) American Nurses Association

Question 9

Which degree is the recommended minimal educational requirement for a case manager?

A) Associate degree nurse
B) Baccalaureate degree nurse
C) Master degree nurse
D) Doctorate in nursing practice

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the core components to a clinical pathway?

A) Care focused on an acute event
B) Time management
C) Interdisciplinary interventions
D) Expected patient outcomes

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the key elements in quality management?

A) Focus is on the system
B) Process improvement
C) Variance analysis
D) Employee involvement