Shared governance is a vehicle for engaging organizations and creating the necessary forums and ...

Shared governance is a vehicle for engaging organizations and creating the necessary forums and intersections that assure the decisions and actions remain dynamic and as close to the point of service as possible. Shared governance promotes:
 
  a. dependence.
  b. nonpunitive culture.
  c. horizontal relationships.
  d. executive decision making.

Question 2

Which of the following is a possible result of faulty encoding?
 
  a. The intended message is not received by the receiver.
  b. The content of the message is incomplete.
  c. The receiver of the message distorts the intent.
  d. The sender of the message is unable to receive feedback.

Question 3

The marketing department of a major children's hospital is hosting a fund-raiser for the local Ronald McDonald House. In the past, fund-raisers were successful when scheduled in the spring.
 
  This year, the fund-raiser is scheduled in the fall, when the city and several local organizations have community festivals. The first fund-raiser was scheduled 10 years ago in the fall and raised 50,000, only one eighth of the goal. This depicts an example of which of the following deci-sion-making distortions? a. Confirming evidence trap
  b. Estimating and forecasting trap
  c. Status quo trap
  d. Sunk cost trap

Question 4

In transitioning to a primary nursing model, it is important for a nurse manager who enjoys a high level of control over patient care to understand that his or her decision making at the patient care level:
 
  a. Is increased.
  b. Is decreased.
  c. Is relinquished.
  d. Remains the same.