The nurse manager of a unit has lost many staff members, and the unit is now staffed with a large number of agency and traveling nurses. She knows that the agency and traveling nurses are all contracted to stay on the unit for the next 3 months.
One way to improve morale and decrease stress in the unit would be to: a. Plan a social event and include the agency and traveling nurse staff members.
b. Plan unit-based social events for your re-maining permanent staff members.
c. Request hospital-based floating nurses to substitute for the temporary staff.
d. Implement team nursing.
Question 2What are some of the advantages to group work related to problem solving (select all that apply)?
a. There is greater sharing of knowledge and information.
b. Individuals are less likely to accept a so-lution.
c. Complex problems are more manageable in a group.
d. Groups discourage individual expression.
e. Group decision making is cost effective.
Question 3Primary nursing is a type of care delivery in which the nurse ____.
a. Cares for a patient 24 hours a day
b. Is responsible for the client's daily care
c. Monitors care from admission to discharge
d. Provides total care for the patient
Question 4An action plan:
a. breaks a strategic plan into manageable parts.
b. details a futuristic view of the institution.
c. outlines the steps in performing a proce-dure.
d. provides a strategic plan for actualizing the mission.
Question 5To build a cooperative and effective team, leaders should
A) never show their true feelings.
B) always empathize with followers.
C) be able to identify emotions in themselves and others.
D) always show their true feelings.
Question 6Functional nursing ____.
a. Divided and distributed nursing tasks
b. Enhanced client-oriented care
c. Provided a smooth care delivery system
d. Was expensive once implemented
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