Chapter 24 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 8th Edition By Sullivan

Chapter 24 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 8th Edition By Sullivan

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Question 1

Type: MCSA

The nurse manager is educating staff about the collective bargaining process. Who should this nurse say controls collective bargaining in health care?

1. The judicial system
2. Individual hospitals
3. Nurses’ unions
4. Federal laws

Correct Answer: 4

Rationale 1: The judicial system has ruled on some collective bargaining laws but does not write the law.

Rationale 2: Individual hospitals are participants in collective bargaining but do not govern it.

Rationale 3: Nurses’ unions are participants in collective bargaining but do not govern it.

Rationale 4: Laws have been enacted by Congress to guide and control labor relations between employees and employers.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 24-1: Discuss the laws that govern collective bargaining.

Question 2

Type: MCMA

The nurses of a hospital have given notice of their desire to unionize. The nurse executive is meeting with all nurse managers to discuss their role. Which information should the executive provide for these managers?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. “We need to stop this if at all possible. I am counting on you to discourage nurses from joining the union.”
2. “If the nurses on your unit want to organize, do not interfere.”
3. “You cannot say anything about the union, but your actions can speak for you.”
4. “We are not going to participate in this.”
5. “I will keep you posted as we move through this process.”

Correct Answer: 2,5

Rationale 1: Encouraging or discouraging union membership by a manager is an unfair labor practice.

Rationale 2: Interference with the right to organize is an unfair labor practice.

Rationale 3: Any act of domination or indication of preference regarding the union is an unfair labor practice.

Rationale 4: Refusal to bargain collectively is an unfair labor practice.

Rationale 5: The managers must be kept apprised of the process.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 24-2: Describe the nurse manager’s role in collective bargaining.

Question 3

Type: MCSA

Nurses in a hospital are working to establish a union. Which finding will these nurses be interested in seeing?

1. Thirty percent of eligible hospital nurses have signed a card indicating interest.
2. Seventy percent of hospital employees have said they are interested.
3. Fifty percent of staff nurses and management nurses must vote.
4. Thirty percent of all nurses working for the agency must vote.

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: Before an election can be held, the union must demonstrate interest by 30 percent of eligible hospital nurses signing an authorization card.

Rationale 2: Interest in establishing a union must be demonstrated by those who will be establishing the union—in this case, nurses.

Rationale 3: Management nurses are not considered eligible employees when interest in a union is measured.

Rationale 4: Eligible employees include staff nurses but not managers and supervisors.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome: 24-1: Discuss the laws that govern collective bargaining.