Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th Edition Chapter 11: Nursing Leadership, Management, and Collaborative Practice Potter et al Graded A

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Chapter 11: Nursing Leadership, Management, and Collaborative Practice Potter et al: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is a requirement f or a new... nurse in delegating tasks to an unregulated care provider (UCP)? 2. To be able to meet the needs of assigned patients and the responsibilities associated with the position, nurses must be awaNre oRf timIe mGanaBg.emCenMt techniques. A time management skill for the nurse is which of the followUingS? N T O 3. Nursing management in a facility is considering a nursing care delivery model that involves the division of tasks, with each nurse assuming the responsibility for particular tasks. What is this model referred to as? 4. The medical centre has changNeUd RitsSoIvNerGalTl mBa.nCagOemMent philosophy from centralized to decentralized management. What is one advantage of a decentralized management structure over a centralized structure for the nursing units? 5. Which of the following is one of the four elements of decision making? 6. The charge nurse asks an experienced nurse to admit a critically ill patient who arrives in the emergency department. What does this action exemplify? 7. The nursing management team in a facility is investigating a nursing care delivery model that involves staff members working under the direction of an RN leader. What does this model reflect? In team nursing, an RN leads a team that is composed of other RNs, registered psychiatric nurses or licensed practical nurses, and UCPs. The team members provide direct patient care to groups of patients, under the direction of the RN team leader. Primary nursing is a model of care delivery whereby an RN assumes responsibility for a caseload of patients over time. Typically, the RN selects the patients for his or her caseload and cares for those patients during their hospitalization or stay in the health care setting. Functional nursing is task focused, not patient focused; in a functional nursing model, tasks are divided, with each nurse assuming responsibility for specific tasks. In a total patient care model, an RN is responsible for all aspects of care for one or more patients. The RN may delegate aspects of care but retains accountability for care of all assigned patients. DIF: Understand REF: 162 OBJ: Describe the relationships between nursing leadership and healthy practice environments, patient safety, and quality patient care outcomes. TOP: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment 8. Accountability is a critical aspect of nursing care. Which of the following is an example of a specific decision-making process of accountability? a. Selecting the medication schedule for the patient. b. Implementing discharge teaching plans that meet individual patients’ needs. c. Evaluating the patient’s outcomes after implementation of care. d. Promoting participation of all staff members in unit meetings. ANS: C Accountability refers to being answerable for actions. [Show More]

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