A nurse manager has ordered equipment for a new unit. The company has sent two notices that the equipment is on back order.
The nurse manager is debating whether to wait for the equipment on back order or to cancel the order and go with another company. She discusses this issue with another nurse manager. This is an example of: a. incrementalism.
b. optimizing.
c. mixed scanning.
d. strategic planning.
Question 2Jane has transferred from the ICU to the CCU. She is very set in the way she makes assignments and encourages her new peers to adopt this method without sharing the rationale for why it is better.
This is a good example of a process and procedure that creates which type of conflict? a. Organizational
b. Intrapersonal
c. Interpersonal
d. Disruptive
Question 3The Sunny Long-Term Care Facility has experienced numerous difficulties with staff relation-ships, despite its success in maintaining financial viability and judicious use of resources.
Staff members complain that the primary concerns of the facility include applying policy, saving money, and ensuring that lawsuits are avoided. There is little trust in, and involvement of, staff members. This facility may be: a. Well managed and well led.
b. Overly managed and not well led.
c. Poorly managed and well led.
d. Overly led and overly managed.
Question 4Using a philosophy of centralized decision making, power distribution usually results in a _____ span of control, with _____ levels of management.
a. narrower; fewer
b. narrower; more
c. wider; fewer
d. wider; more
Question 5Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney are:
a. examples of advance directives.
b. best not spoken of in front of patients, for fear of upsetting or offending them.
c. legal documents initiated by next-of-kin after the death of a loved one.
d. usually shared by most patients with their health-care providers.
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