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Nursing Leadership Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 9
Lee, the head nurse in ER, has attempted to meet Jillian, one of her staff RNs, for several days to discuss concerns about Jillian's relationships with her team members. Lee hopes to offer Jillian coaching so that Jillian's relationships can be more satisfying for Jillian and her team members. Each time Lee and Jillian set a time to meet, Jillian phones in sick. In this situation, Lee and Jillian are demonstrating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Jillian's repeated sick calls to dodge meetings show avoidance evading conflict while Lee's coaching offer reflects compromise, trading guidance for better team relations. They differ, not align, in style, and it's not escalation or competition (win-lose). Avoidance delays resolution, compromise seeks balance, fitting their dynamic as Lee persists and Jillian retreats, common in nurse conflicts.
Question 2 of 9
A nurse manager is experiencing conflicts between herself and staff members. She had tried to develop a team by using a shared leadership model to empower the staff. Staff members are functioning:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A team requires unity in purpose and mutual accountability, which a shared leadership model aims to foster. Here, conflicts suggest staff aren't cohesive functioning as a group, a collection of individuals working together but lacking the interdependence or commitment of a team. Independent action implies solo work, not evident in this context, and interdependence requires collaboration, which conflicts disrupt. The staff's disconnection from the manager's vision indicates a group dynamic, not a unified team, highlighting a failure to fully embrace shared leadership's collaborative ethos.
Question 3 of 9
Team Member A and Team Member B engage in heated disagreements on a frequent basis in team meetings. Their behavior is characterized by insistence on their points of view and refusal to back down or to negotiate alternative solutions once their ideas have been expressed. This behavior is characteristic of:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Their rigid, unyielding stance reflects dualism viewing issues as black-or-white, right-or-wrong common in our society, limiting negotiation. This stifles creativity (exploring options), isn't constructive conflict (problem-solving), and isn't autocratic leadership (one-sided control). In meetings, this binary mindset blocks team synergy, mirroring the unit's broader tensions, where flexibility could unlock broader possibilities, but dualism keeps them entrenched.
Question 4 of 9
What is true of a patient classification system (PCS)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: PCS depends on care complexity, not just duration, progress, or all. Nurse managers use this like acuity scoring to allocate staff, contrasting with simple counts. It's critical in healthcare for matching skills to needs, ensuring safety and efficiency, aligning leadership with resource precision.
Question 5 of 9
What are the tasks that should not be delegated to a non-professional employee?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Neurological assessments need RN skill, unlike vital signs, turning, or grooming. Nurse managers retain this like stroke checks contrasting with routine tasks. It's critical in healthcare for accuracy, aligning leadership with scope.
Question 6 of 9
A nurse is providing discharge teaching about home safety to an older adult client and his family. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Older adults face heightened fall risks due to mobility or vision decline, making home safety teaching critical. You should install a handrail on at least one side of the stairs' provides a practical, evidence-based tip handrails reduce falls by offering support, per safety guidelines, addressing a leading injury cause. Dim lighting increases trip hazards, removing all rugs is excessive (non-slip rugs can stay), and a space heater near the bed risks fire or burns, all unsafe. The handrail instruction targets stair safety, a common trouble spot, enhancing independence and preventing fractures, aligning with discharge goals to ensure a secure home environment.
Question 7 of 9
A client with a history of osteoporosis is prescribed alendronate. Which instruction should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For alendronate in osteoporosis, take with a full glass of water, not lying down, with meals, or calcium. Water prevents esophageal irritation lying risks reflux, food or calcium blocks absorption. Leadership teaches this imagine heartburn; it ensures efficacy, aligning with bone care effectively.
Question 8 of 9
Being habitually ___ can contribute to depression and chronic unhappiness.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Private self-consciousness risks depression. Nurse leaders overly introspective might fixate on flaws, like a tough shift, contrasting with balanced regulation. In healthcare, moderation prevents burnout, aligning leadership with mental resilience.
Question 9 of 9
As a staff nurse, you notice that patients often express confusion about their medication schedules post-discharge. You suggest to your nurse manager that staff develop a simplified medication instruction sheet for patients. Your suggestion reflects:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A simplified med sheet tackles patient confusion, showing patient-centered care clear info aids adherence, easing transitions. It's not control, resistance, or shirking staff lead. As a nurse, you prioritize understanding, aligning with care quality, engaging peers to boost post-discharge success, a direct fix to a patient need rooted in clarity and support.