Examples of management activities would include __________.
a. coaching a soccer team
b. party planning
c. motivational speaking
d. teaching
Question 2A nursing instructor asks a student what discoveries are attributable to Florence Nightingale. The instructor determines that further teaching is needed if the student responds:
a. the need to monitor health care practitioners.
b. the importance of structuring hospitals around care.
c. the importance of collecting and using data for quality assessment.
d. the importance of being informed regarding the activities of government policymakers.
Question 3Registered nurses have certain responsibilities pertaining to delegation and their role as a nurse. Some of these responsibilities are listed below. Which is not necessarily correct for registered nurses?
a. RNs need the support of nursing assistive personnel.
b. RNs are accountable for the provision of nursing care.
c. RNs are responsible for the analysis of comprehensive assessment, nursing diagnosis, implementation, and viability of the patient treatment plan.
d. RNs are responsible for the patient outcome.
Question 4When evaluating the organization, the nurse manager realizes that overall organizational performance is dependent on which of the following?
a. Managers' insight into financial outcomes
b. Staff's insight into quality and financial outcomes
c. Organization's strategic plan
d. Administration's insight into financial outcomes
Question 5Which of the following would not be considered concepts related to leadership?
a. Leaders are change agents.
b. Leadership is relationship-based.
c. Leadership is focused on orderly steps and coordination of details.
d. Leadership involves influencing the thinking and actions of others.
Question 6Which of the following individuals observed that noise, food, rest, light, fresh air, and cleanliness were instrumental in health and illness patterns?
a. W. Edwards Deming c. Isabel Hampton Robb
b. Florence Nightingale d. Dorothea Dix