QUESTION What was the earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine? 1. The Code of Hammurabi 2. The writings of Hippocrates 3. The Ebers papyrus 4. The Mosaic Code ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 The earliest documentation of law governing the practice of medicine is the Code of Hammurabi, attributed to the Babylonians […]
QUESTION Providing psychological safety is accomplished by: A. Designing the change to be high quality. B. Allowing time for learning a new procedure. C. Delaying change implementation as long as possible. D. Putting the changes into effect as fast as possible. ANSWER: ANS: B
QUESTION Which statement about values is correct? 1. Most everyone adopts the same values. 2. Once adopted, values are not changed. 3. Values clarification is associated with personal growth. 4. People must have values identified for them. ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Values clarification promotes personal growth by fostering awareness, empathy, and insight. A principle […]
QUESTION Which of the following basic elements is NOT included in Lewin’s Model of Change? A. Refreezing B. Unfreezing C. Unchanging D. Change ANSWER: ANS: C
QUESTION The phenomenon of change is best characterized as: A. A natural occurrence. B. Artificially imposed by administration. C. A man-made occurrence. D. Unpredictable and unmanageable. ANSWER: ANS: A
QUESTION Personal change is best described as: A. Part of one’s development as a leader. B. An entirely different phenomenon from technical change. C. Much more difficult to put into practice. D. Something that happens within a person’s comfort zone. ANSWER: ANS: A
QUESTION The nurse manager of a busy pediatric unit noticed that a new infusion system seemed to be difficult to use. What should the manager do first? A. Call the manufacturer to complain B. Bring in the nurse educator for more training sessions C. Ask the staff if they are having problems with the system […]
QUESTION If change is a natural phenomenon, why does it often provoke resistance? A. People resist doing more work. B. It moves people out of their comfort zone. C. Every change provokes passive resistance. D. Change is never welcome. ANSWER: ANS: B
QUESTION Which of the following situations may cause moral distress for the new graduate? A. A CNA checks off care that was not given B. Patients are asked to provide consent without explanation of the procedure C. Staff are taking long breaks and then requesting payment for overtime D. All of the above ANSWER: […]
QUESTION The three major sources of resistance to change are: A. Technical concerns, psychosocial needs, and threats to a person’s position. B. Staffing concerns, physical needs, and threats to hierarchy needs. C. Prior concerns, social needs, and threats to self-actualization. D. Technology concerns, personal needs, and threats to hospitalized clients. ANSWER: ANS: A
