Test Bank For Leadership And Nursing Care Management 5th Edition By Diane Huber

Test Bank For Leadership And Nursing Care Management 5th Edition By Diane Huber

Test Bank For Leadership And Nursing Care Management 5th Edition By Diane Huber
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Leadership And Nursing Care Management 5th Edition
Leadership And Nursing Care Management

Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles

Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Leadership is best defined as:

a.	an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
b.	delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities.
c.	inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
d.	the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.

ANS: C

Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and support among followers.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: Page 4

TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates of staff satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data?

a.	Effective leadership
b.	Management involvement
c.	Mentoring
d.	Rewards and recognition

ANS: A

Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it being a stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and quality of care.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Page 1

TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the development of care for patients with total knee replacement. Which of the following statements would exemplify leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team meeting?

a.	“Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.”
b.	“Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
c.	“Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.”
d.	“Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”

ANS: B

Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work and depicts some skill at interpersonal relationships.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Pages 3-4

TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies

4. Which of the following is true of management activities?

a.	Inspiring a vision is a management function.
b.	Management is focused on task accomplishment.
c.	Management is more focused on human relationships.
d.	Management is more important than leadership.

ANS: B

Management is focused on task accomplishment.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: Pages 2-3

TOP:Nursing Process: Assessment

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care