QUESTION A hospice nurse manager is presenting a new outlook to the hospice team and uses an example from Covey’s work on habits of an effective leader. The term trim tab is used to delineate the small rudder that turns the larger rudder of a ship. Which of the following habits by Covey are suggestive […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When the nurse truly empowers the client, positive outcomes can be the result. Which of the following prerequisites to empowerment include persons who have the freedom to be very true, authentic selves? A) Power by purpose B) Power by reflection C) Power by gestault D) Power by giving ANSWER: B
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Leaders choose how they use power based on their philosophical beliefs while considering specific situations. According to Covey, what describes the overall real test of interpersonal skills in transformational leadership? A) To permit others to validate themselves B) Alignment of goals benefits members C) Mutual learning, mutual influence, mutual benefits D) To make all […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A client has been empowered by the nurse to learn to exercise and eat healthy when discharged to home from the hospital. Which of the following best describes empowered caring in the caregiver’s role as it relates to behavioral changes in the client compared to the use of traditional approaches? A) Well-integrated behavioral changes […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A busy nurse manager on a medical-surgical unit has just read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Which of the following habits of effective leaders was added to the other seven and incorporates periodic analysis of values and beliefs? A) Blending voices to develop shared vision B) Empowering others to use their talents […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Professional nurses assume leadership roles when coordinating care and making recommendations to interprofessional team members. What best describes the feminist approach to leadership? A) Concept of mutuality B) Concept of empowerment C) Concept of “power with” D) Concept of transformation ANSWER: C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A nurse is beginning to plan the teaching activities for a client who is learning how to take care of his wound at home. Which of the following is one of the six pieces of information that highlights the identification of the client’s perspective of the need to learn? A) How the client perceives […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A nurse manager attends a conference on leadership skills and contemplates how he can become a better leader. One of the staff members on the unit recently stated that he did not empower the members of his staff and he was extremely picky about everything. What would be the criteria for effective leadership listed […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A nurse in the geriatric area of a hospital sits with a client and discusses teaching on how to keep the Groshong port clean when she goes home. What strategies for controlling environmental constraints should the nurse keep in mind when working with clients who are geriatric? A) Try to arrange learning experiences when […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A nurse attends a wound-healing conference and brings back information about a change in practice that she believes needs to occur on the unit. The nurse manager encourages the nurse to empower colleagues to provide their thoughts on the changes the nurse believes are in the best interests of the clients on the unit. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
