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Chapter 04: Developing the Role of Manager
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1 Role theory has its underpinnings in management theory Management
theories influence managers’ leadership styles Which would a nurse manager
be most likely to follow when redesigning the staffing schedule?
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2 A nurse manager has worked rapidly to persuade the staff to accept changes
in the unit’s mission, so that downsizing can be avoided, through innovative use of technology This nurse manager is displaying
and reinforce their technologic skills
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3 The nurse manager, as the leader of the unit’s “customer (patient) first” initiative, has asked the staff nurses to develop and administer a survey to
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4 A nurse manager is encountering considerable conflict among staff members because of weekend staffing coverage During a called staff meeting, the nurse manager asks the disgruntled staff to meet as a group and determine the best staffing practices In doing this, the nurse manager is using the concept of collaboration to
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strategy
will escalate when staffing the unit on weekends
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5 A nurse manager’s responsibility for financial management involves making budgetary decisions Budgets that enable the nurse manager to allocate resources at the unit level allow
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6 Which represents one of the Canadian Nurses Association’s top six
competencies of a good nurse manager?
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7 Whenever a staff nurse asks Sue, the nursing manager, about the best way to perform a new procedure, Sue immediately goes to the computer with the staff nurse and searches for online best practices related to the procedure in question What is Sue demonstrating?
own, rather than involve the manager
system
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ANS: B
Nurse managers can help staff use research evidence in their practice making by valuing research, role modelling, providing encouragement, ensuring policies are based on research and are up to date, and monitoring practice and patient outcomes
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11 While interviewing for a nurse manager position, Ann is asked to give an example of a situation in which she demonstrated leadership Which of the following examples exemplifies leadership?
and practice-based evidence, she proposed a change
to management of incontinence in elderly patients
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infusions were implemented consistently within her
team
policies, she readily and patiently interpreted policies
to facilitate quality care
effectively in providing nursing care
maximizing and coordinating resources to accomplish the vision of meeting
established goals and objectives Leaders propose changes and inspire other people
to follow this vision
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12 Budgeting and protection of revenues is a function of
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ANS: B
One of the six competencies of a good nursing manager is accountability for
professional practice; clarity of roles and responsibilities enhances accountability
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delivery of patient care
ANS: D
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15 On the first day of every month, the nursing manager on the surgical unit posts a staff nurse’s name on the bulletin board with the caption “Look what this great nurse did this month” and outlines nursing behaviours that were displayed by that particular nurse This is an example of
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16 As a nurse manager, you determine that a shift in nursing care models might decrease workplace violence Members of the hospital administration are reluctant to adopt this new approach to care To leverage your ideas, you
encouraging consideration of your option
meeting, so you can tell him what you are planning
institutional board about the lack of openness of the
administration
group with similar ideas and request an opportunity
to meet with administration members to discuss
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17 During staff meetings, you make it a regular practice to encourage shared problem solving and to recognize employees who go beyond basic roles and responsibilities to contribute to a positive team environment and to quality patient care This practice exemplifies
managers communicate their commitment to staff members by expressing the value
of their work in accomplishing the mission, purpose, and priorities of the institution
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18 The successful integration of informatics into health care settings is key to
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management of resources
practices
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in care By becoming an early adopter of technology, staff members, particularly older staff, who may be less comfortable with technologic advances, are encouraged
to value its use in care delivery and management
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20 A manager who is concerned with ensuring that patients on her surgical unit have the necessary information to make informed choices is
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revenues
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ANS: B
Encouragement of shared decision-making, coordination of resources, and interface between internal and external factors and a unit are all associated with effective management but could be performed by a manager from any discipline The nurse manager’s unique role is modelling professional behaviour
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22 In developing an orientation program, the hospital educator breaks essential organizational information down into chunks, which she develops as online modules This is an application of which of Peter F Drucker’s functions of management?
ANS: D
Organizing the information into online modules is an application of Drucker’s
organizational analysis and the division of activities, decisions, and relations into manageable tasks
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23 Julia is a staff nurse who works on a rehabilitation unit Julia tells you that the assistants are experiencing difficulty with the new lift and wonders what your thoughts on organizing an educational session would be Julia is
necessary to use the lift
and conceding authority for solution to you
ANS: D
Communication of a vision and risk taking are leader traits, whereas coordination is
a manager trait Taking responsibility while conceding authority to the leader is depicted in the example
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1 A nurse manager is discussing with unit staff the repeated lack of staff
compliance in documenting exercise activity for patients who have
undergone cardiac surgery The unit’s licensed practical/vocational nurses are responsible for ensuring that patients carry out the prescribed exercise regimen and that the activity is documented According to Drucker’s five basic functions of a manager, which of the following are appropriate functions for
the nurse manager to use when addressing this situation? (Select all that
apply.)
so that patients adhere to the exercise regimen
decide who is accountable for them
team, and communicate effectively with the
responsible staff members
responsible staff members, and communicate these
findings to staff management
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