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Nursing Leadership Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 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 2 of 9
Which of the following female clients is at highest risk for breast cancer?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The 55-year-old with a sister diagnosed at 35 has the highest breast cancer risk, not the runner, twin mom, or 45-year-old. Family history, especially first-degree relatives with early onset, spikes risk BRCA mutations loom large here. Age adds odds; 55 trumps younger clients. Leadership flags this imagine her sister's case; screening intensifies, possibly saving her. This reflects nursing's risk assessment, guiding prevention in oncology effectively.
Question 3 of 9
They maintain friendly, pleasant relations with you, regardless, whether you agree with them or not. Good communicators command your respond and goodwill. You are willing to work with them again, despite their differences. Match the above statement with one of the followings:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Congeniality fits friendly relations, unlike precision, credibility, or control. Nurse leaders like teamwork embody this, contrasting with authority. In healthcare, it fosters collaboration, aligning leadership with goodwill.
Question 4 of 9
Ms. Caputo is newly-promoted to a patient care manager position. She updates her knowledge on the theories in management and leadership in order to become effective in her new role. She learns that some managers have low concern for services and high concern for staff. Which style of management refers to this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Country Club Management prioritizes staff happiness over service delivery, assuming content employees will work harder naturally. Ms. Caputo, transitioning to management, learns this style contrasts with others: Organization Management fosters loyalty but balances tasks, Impoverished Management neglects both staff and production, and Team Management integrates high concern for both. In a hospital, a Country Club manager might focus on nurse morale ensuring breaks or praise while patient care timelines slip, potentially lowering satisfaction scores. This style's emphasis on staff can build rapport but risks neglecting critical outcomes, a lesson for Ms. Caputo in balancing leadership priorities effectively in her new role.
Question 5 of 9
The nurse-manager is applying the decision-making process when addressing a nurse's high rate of absenteeism. This process should result in:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Decision making culminates in a chosen action like mandating attendance reviews addressing this nurse's absenteeism, not universal agreement, guaranteed success, or just understanding. In nursing management, selecting a path (e.g., counseling vs. discipline) resolves issues impacting care continuity, though not everyone may approve, and outcomes aren't certain. Understanding precedes this choice, but action defines the process end. Imagine chronic absences disrupting patient handoffs; a firm decision restores reliability. This leadership step ensures a safe care environment, prioritizing unit function over ideal consensus or flawless results, a practical stance in real-world healthcare challenges.
Question 6 of 9
A client with chronic liver disease is prescribed spironolactone. Which outcome indicates the medication is effective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: For spironolactone in liver disease, reduced ascites shows efficacy, not urine, hemoglobin, or ammonia. It spares potassium, cutting fluid others are indirect or unrelated. Leadership monitors this imagine less bloating; it confirms action, aligning with liver care effectively.
Question 7 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 8 of 9
A client with a new diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is prescribed levodopa/carbidopa. Which side effect should the nurse instruct the client to report immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: With levodopa/carbidopa in Parkinson's, dark urine needs urgent reporting, not nausea, drowsiness, or stiffness. Dark urine flags hemolysis or liver issues rare but serious unlike common nausea or expected drowsiness and stiffness. Leadership stresses this imagine jaundice; it prompts labs, ensuring safety. This reflects nursing's vigilance, aligning with Parkinson's therapy effectively.
Question 9 of 9
A pregnant woman who initiated pregnancy with a BMI of 21 is asking the nurse about dietary recommendations. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse advise?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: For a BMI of 21 (normal), the nurse advises a 500-calorie increase in the third trimester, not 15-25 pounds, protein/fat shift, or doubled calcium. Guidelines suggest 25-35 pounds total gain, but 500 kcal reflects late-pregnancy fetal demands not a fixed lower range, macronutrient tweak, or excessive calcium (800-1000 mg suffices). Leadership offers this imagine a 36-week mom; extra calories fuel growth, ensuring health. This aligns nursing with evidence-based prenatal nutrition, optimizing outcomes effectively.