Yoost 12 Online Only Review Questions Flashcards
According to Mintzberg’s 1994 model, what are the three levels of management?
Information, people, and action
The nurse manager of a nursing unit monitors the actual number of missed medications on her unit each month and compare this number with the expected results. This is an example of which function of management?
Controlling
Your patient is preparing for discharge. In discussing one of the discharge medications ordered, he mentions that he doesn’t know how he will pay for such an expensive drug. What is your best course of action as the patients advocate?
Contact the social worker to assist with checking prescription benefits and applications for subsidized prescription programs
The nurse is speaking to a UAP about Mr. Seo, an Asian immigrant for whom they are caring. The UAP states, “I dont trust him. He never looks you in the eye. He must be lying about something.” What must the nurse recognize in order to effectively manage the situation?
The UAP is unaware of the cultural tradition of Mr. Seo, who views eye contact as disrespect
You are the nurse in charge of a care team consisting of a new graduate, a male UAP and an LPN. You are caring for Mr. P, a patient with renal failure and congestive heart failure. Mr. P is bedridden and weighs 227 kilograms. He must be turned every 2 hours. In making out assignments, what is your best approach?
Take Mr. P as your own assignment and assign the other staff to assist with turns every 2 hours
Bob is a staff nurse in the critical care unit. He routinely assists with calling staff to find coverage for the next shift and volunteers to coordinate policy and procedure revision and deployment on the unit. Which type of leadership is Bob demonstrating?
Informal
A nurse manager receives two vacation requests from staff for the same days off. Unit policy states that only one person may be off at a time. The manager decides to allow the staff the time off anyway. What type of leadership is the manager demonstrating?
Laissez-faire
A nurse is making outpatient assignments for the day. One of the LPNs is newly returned from a medical leave due to a back injury. Which patient would be most appropriate to assign to this nurse?
Mr.D, a confused patient who is ambulatory and requires assistance with feeding
A nurse in an oncology unit has used the available resources. She has also considered other relevant factors such as specific isolation requirements when determining who can care for this patient. This is a demonstration of what right of delegation?
Right circumstance
Which of the following are examples of the planning function of management?
Goal setting
Assessing the present situation
Setting the plan
