QUESTION A nurse manager has been employed in the same facility for 20 years and has held the same position. This career style is known as: a. Linear. b. Spiral. c. Steady state. d. Entrepreneurial/transient. ANSWER: ANS: C Career styles that are marked by selecting and staying in a role throughout a career are […]
QUESTION An example of role stress occurs when: a. The director of the ICU and the manager of the surgical unit wish to hire the same new employee. b. Two part-time staff members are hired to work in a unit, but the job expectations for them are not clear, and the head nurse expresses disappointment […]
QUESTION In a job interview for a nursing position, Marley can be assured that which of the following will occur? a. Both eustress and distress b. Only eustress c. Only distress d. Neither eustress nor distress ANSWER: ANS: A Eustress is defined as stress that is pleasant in nature, and distress is defined as […]
QUESTION Which one of the following statements has been proven to be true? a. Recent research has found that women do not have a unique physiologic response to stress. b. Both men and women interpret the same stressor in the same manner without regard to past experiences. c. Stress influences the immune system in one […]
QUESTION Which of the following statements would best define stress? Stress is: a. The comfortable gap between how we like our life to be and how it actually is. b. Everyday life, both the highs and the lows. c. A consequence or response to an event or stimulus that can be positive or negative. d. […]
QUESTION Sources of occupational stress in nursing include all except which of the following? a. Authoritarian leadership b. Concern about moral wrongdoing by colleagues c. Multiple changes in a short time d. Rotating shifts ANSWER: ANS: A Ethical distress, complexity compression, rotating shifts, high acuity levels, rotating shifts, and workload are all sources of […]
QUESTION A staff nurse approaches the unit manager and indicates to her that because of her father’s death in the previous month, she is now finding it very difficult to do her work effectively. This would be considered a(n) ________ stress. a. Internal source b. Familial c. Burnout d. External ANSWER: ANS: D External […]
QUESTION Mr. T. Jones and Mr. R. Smith are both going to become residents in Sunny Haven Lodge. Mr. Jones views it as an opportunity to socialize and meet new friends. Mr. Smith views this as abandonment by his family and is worried that the care will be inadequate. Each senior perceives the situation differently. […]
QUESTION Sarah is a nursing graduate of 5 years who is very confident in her clinical skills. She has taken some certificate courses in leadership and management and has considered beginning a graduate degree with this focus. She is excited about being able to use Before beginning her new position, Sarah spends time with her […]
QUESTION After several months in the role of manager of a dialysis unit, Maryanne finds herself still questioning the gap in expectations between her and her staff and management and is also questioning if she can reconcile her concerns about quality care with the strong cost containment orientation of the facility. a. Internalization b. Acceptance […]