QUESTION The education consultant at St. Joseph’s Hospital is giving a workshop on cognitive reframing. The consultant explains that cognitive reframing reduces stress by: a. Aiding individuals in identifying positive stressors. b. Helping people realize that negative thinking causes emotional distress. c. Eliminating negative stressors. d. Replacing positive self-statements with negative irrational beliefs. ANSWER: […]
QUESTION Social stressors are considered a major factor in the stress nurses experience in the healthcare system. Which of the following is not considered to be a social stressor? a. High amounts of stress in the nursing home environment b. Changes in the current healthcare system such as nursing strategies c. Disruptive behavior coming from […]
QUESTION After several months of heavy patient loads in the Emergency Department and inability to secure sufficient and experienced staff, the department is especially taxed by a train accident that brings in many seriously injured individuals. You observe that Rama ignores the requests of several of the injured, even when time is available to care […]
QUESTION As a unit manager, you chair the unit meetings. For each meeting, you consider and establish the purpose of the meeting. Second, you prepare an agenda. Arrange the following steps in an order that would make the meetings productive and successful. 1. Distribute an agenda. 2. Distribute minutes. 3. Select team members. 4. Start […]
QUESTION The nurse manager is implementing a shared governance model to help with communication and decision making. Although staff members like the concept, change is difficult. Staff nurses feel: a. More empowered. b. More communicative. c. Less stressed. d. More powerless and devalued. ANSWER: ANS: D Change can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed […]
QUESTION Time management is very essential for the nurse manager. Which of the following is not a good time-management technique? a. Decide what not to do. b. Learn to say “No.” c. Learn to delegate. d. Break down your workload into large manageable tasks. ANSWER: ANS: D To manage time successfully, it is important […]
QUESTION The staff development educator presents a series of programs on stress management to the nurse managers. Research has indicated that an individual’s ability to deal with stress is moderated by psychological hardiness. Psychological hardiness is a composite of: a. Commitment, control, and challenge. b. Commitment, powerlessness, and passivity. c. Commitment, control, and passivity. d. […]
QUESTION A new graduate is seeking a new position in nursing and wants to “sell” herself effectively. The best strategy is to: a. Create a résumé. b. Practice interviewing. c. Call the personnel offices. d. Create a curriculum vitae. ANSWER: ANS: A A résumé provides a customized overview of details of your professional background […]
QUESTION The chief nursing officer listens to nurse managers verbalize their feelings of internal stress. One common source of internal stress seems to be: a. The death of a loved one. b. Perfectionism. c. Getting married. d. Losing a job. ANSWER: ANS: B Losing a job, the death of a loved one, and getting […]
QUESTION The nurse executive at the local hospital began working there 20 years ago and has risen to the highest designation in nursing. This career style is known as: a. Linear. b. Spiral. c. Steady state. d. Entrepreneurial/transient. ANSWER: ANS: A The linear career style, as described by Friss (1989), refers to vertical advancement […]
