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Study Guide 4 Flashcards

1
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What is an informal leader and give an example?

A

A competent staff nurse.

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2
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What is the function of a nurse manager?

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Determines employees schedules

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What does the use of “I” message by a nurse mean they have developed.

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Be assertive

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4
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What will happen if a nurse gets in a power struggle with an autocratic leader?

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Your individual needs will be met

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5
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What often is the end result of a laissez-faire leader?

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High level of dissatisfaction due to lack of guidance, caring and instructions. Usually out of synchronizing with the rest of the organization.

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6
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Which historical change has had the most impact on increasing the managers role of LPN’s?

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Clinton administration healthcare reform

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7
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Which type of leadership style do most people prefer initially?

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Multicratic or participative

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8
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What type of leadership do most people try to avoid?

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Laissez-Faire

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9
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What is the primary origin of personal scripts that guide a nurses action?

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Lifetime of learning

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10
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What is the difference between a formal and informal nursing leader.

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Formal has been hired into a position of power

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What type of leadership style would be most effective for the nurse to assume during CPR.

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Autocratic

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12
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Staff nurses consider their manager effective when they have which skills?

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Interpersonal relationship skills, understanding of the organization and how it works, ability to establish goals and objectives.

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13
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What type of leadership positions can an LVN potentially obtain?

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Director of nursing for long term facilities
Charge nurse of long term care units and staff educator at the long term care facility

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14
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Who historically are viewed as nursing leaders and managers?

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Florence Nightingale
Lillian D. Wald
Mary Brewster

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15
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How would you best describe honest conversation?

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Non verbal communication

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16
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What type of communication is often hard for nurses?

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Assertive Communication

17
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What type of skills is it necessary to develop in nursing?

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Assertiveness

18
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What do passive communication result in?

A

Failure to move up in the Maslow’s Hierarchy

19
Q

How is passive aggressive behavior demonstrated?

A

Gossips about other people, constantly complains during shift report, complains to everyone except the right person.

20
Q

What action is critical to communication?

A

Listening carefully to your staff member as he or she shares a problem

21
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What are some forms of communication that are used by the LVN?

A

Charting on the nurses notes, reading the patients charts, taking notes during a staff meeting.

22
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What is one of the strongest forms of communication a student can have in any setting?

A

Listening to

23
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When does communication occur?

A

Both sender and the receiver have understood the meaning of communication?

24
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What is necessary when the LVN student communicates with a patient and thier family in the clinical setting?

A

Quite and Gentle

25
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What commonly happens when communication has failed?

A

A mind tape results, which plays over and over to justify what was done. The reason for the failed communication is determined quickly and dismissed.

26
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What are some examples of communication blocks?

A

Preconceived opinions, physical disabilities

27
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What are some examples that would indicate you are a good listener?

A

Others come to you for advice, you listen both with ears and visually

28
Q

What is the growth number of elderly population due to?

A

Advances in preventative healthcare, immunizations, improved nutrition and advancements in pharmaceutical science

29
Q

The majority of North Americans belong to what cultural group?

A

European

30
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What action by the nurse would depict culturally competent care?

A

Acceptance of the beliefs and characteristics of a patient.

31
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Describe the concept of ethnocentrism?

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A belief that one’s own way of viewing and experiencing the world as superior to others perspectives

32
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What is cultural imposition?

A

Imposing one’s culture on another persons culture

33
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Knowing that African American’s are higher risk for hypertension and educating them about it would be what kind of awareness?

A

Race

34
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How do you become cultural competent

A

Learn about your own cultural background

35
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How can you best learn about your patients cultural preferences?

A

Ask the patient

36
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You demonstrate cultural competence when you include what components of cultural understanding?

A

Integration, communication, sensitivity and acceptance .

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