Nursing 420 - Principles of Leadership and Management » Spring 2024 » Week 2 Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question #1
A nurse-manager has identified the following objective for the care on the unit: “At least 95% of new clients’ health records will contain a completed assessment for intimate partner violence.” How should the manager improve this objective?
A.   Increase the objective to 100% of health records.
B.   Focus on client actions rather than documentation.
C.   Include a time frame in the statement.
D.   Include the rationale for the objective.
Question #2
A nurse is considering applying for employment at a new health care facility. How should the nurse best identify the aims and priorities of the organization?
A.   Speak with as many front-line workers as possible.
B.   Review the organization’s policy and procedures documents.
C.   Review the organization’s mission statement.
D.   Ask interviewers about recent responses to consumer satisfaction surveys.
Question #3
A leader has launched an organizational planning process that requires the development of new policies. How should the leader utilize subordinates during this process?
A.   Ask subordinates to brainstorm alternatives and then have industry experts evaluate each alternative.
B.   Delegate the evaluation phase of organizational planning to subordinates.
C.   Include subordinates early in the process and include them in all aspects of policy formation.
D.   Limit the involvement of subordinates to developing unit-level policies and procedures.
Question #4
A nurse-manager is on a team that is performing a SWOT analysis of the staffing system at a community clinic. What should the manager do when addressing the “S” component of the SWOT analysis?
A.   Identify stakeholders in the current staffing system.
B.   Identify any characteristics of the staffing system that currently help the clinic meet its goals.
C.   Strategize about ways by which the staffing system could possibly be improved.
D.   Examine the factors indicating that a change in the staffing system is necessary.
Question #5
Which statements concerning the role of the leader-manager in organizational planning are true?
A.   The leader-manager has to be willing to take risks.
B.   The leader-manager must evaluate the social climate that affects the organization.
C.   The leader-manager must be future oriented.
D.   All of these
E.   None of these
F.   The leader-manager should possess human resource management skills.

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