Leadership Roles And Management Functions in Nursing Theory And Application by Bessie L Marquis
Leadership Roles And Management Functions in Nursing Theory And Application by Bessie L Marquis
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Chapter 16 Leadership Roles And Management Functions in Nursing Theory And Application
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
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| 1. | Which statement best describes mentorship? | |
| A) | The intensity and duration of relationships are similar in mentorship and preceptorship | |
| B) | Staff cannot be assigned to become mentors. It is a role voluntarily chosen by the mentor | |
| C) | “Mentees” must be willing to put aside their personal goals and beliefs in an effort to identify more closely with their mentor | |
| D) | Most nurses will have the opportunity for many mentor relationships during their careers | |
| Ans: | B | |
| Feedback: | ||
| The mentor makes a conscious decision to assist the protégé in career development, with the relationship usually lasting several years. The remaining statements are not accurate regarding mentorships. | ||
| 2. | What would be the most helpful intervention to take to help a new RN adjust to the professional nursing role? | |
| A) | Advise the new RN to avoid confrontations with doctors whenever possible | |
| B) | Advise the new RN that this is the real world not the textbook one | |
| C) | Be alert to signs and symptoms of the shock phase of role transition | |
| D) | Be alert to signs that the new RN has not shed nursing school values | |
| Ans: | C | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Managers should be alert to signs and symptoms of the shock phase of role transition. Managers should also ensure that some of the new nurse’s values are supported and encouraged so that work and academic values can blend. The remaining options do not address the needs of the new RN appropriately. | ||
| 3. | Which statement best describes the manager’s role in socialization? | |
| A) | Providing the employee with organizational rules and regulations | |
| B) | Providing the new employee with a good preceptor | |
| C) | Ensuring that there are sufficient numbers of good role models | |
| D) | Sharing organizational values, expected attitudes, and history | |
| Ans: | D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| New group members must be socialized into the group, and these socialization efforts are led by the manager. | ||
| 4. | You overhear an experienced nurses say to a new nurse, “Sorry you won’t be able to join us for our weekly get-together at the local yogurt shop. I see you are going to be here charting for a while yet.” What is this an example of? | |
| A) | Behavior that supports positive sanctions | |
| B) | An application of a sanction regarding group norms | |
| C) | Constructive feedback about expected group norms | |
| D) | Role modeling desired behavior | |
| Ans: | B | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Negative sanctions provide cues that enable people to evaluate their performance and modify behavior when needed. In this case, the experienced nurse is letting the new nurse know that the group’s weekly outing is important, and on that day the staff makes sure they finish their work on time. It may also suggest that detailed charting is not valued. | ||
| 5. | Which action would be the most likely to result in encouraging evidence-based practice? | |
| A) | Stress the need to base practice on research findings during orientation of new graduates. | |
| B) | Include a statement of the need for evidence-based practice in the philosophy. | |
| C) | Reprimand nurses who do not use research during the annual evaluations. | |
| D) | Provide a computer program to nurses for access to the latest nursing research. | |
| Ans: | D | |
| Feedback: | ||
| Providing available research for the staff is the most concrete action an organization could take to encourage nurses to incorporate research in practice. None of the remaining options provides the staff with the tools to implement or encourage evidence-based practice. | ||
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