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Grohar-Murray Chapter 1: The Health Care System: Environment for Nursing Leadership Learning Objective 1 Identify the major forces dominating the health care system today. 1. When planning client care, the nurse must be aware that current changes in health care […]

• Uninsured Americans • Government policies • Market initiatives © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition the decreased numbers of nurses), and the public’s need for accessible, quality, and […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 14: Managing Resources: The Staff Learning Objective 1 Explain the staffing process. 1. The nurse manager examines data to assist in determining the correct staffing plan for the night shift. Which of the following information will be […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 10: Motivation in the Work Setting Learning Objective 1: Give examples of dissatisfiers and satisfiers in Herzberg’s theory. 1. Examples of satisfiers include which of these rewards? Select all that apply. 1. Salary 2. Satisfaction 3. Recognition […]

working conditions, agency policy, and interpersonal relations with peers and supervisors. Negative perceptions about these factors dissatisfy some workers, referred to as maintenance seekers. Improvement in the factors results in a neutral state, and not in improved motivation. © 2011 […]

for both the organization and individuals. Developing an effective system is expensive, and requires time, space allocation, and qualified personnel. In nursing departments, it is designed to protect clients by insuring competent practitioners who meet professional standards, nurses’ rights and […]

Grohar-Murray Chapter 11: Monitoring and Improving Performance Learning Objective 1 Describe the appraisal system. 1. The nurse manager is conducting a performance appraisal interview with the nurse. Which of the following questions posed by the nurse manager yields the most […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition Describe the reasons for becoming familiar with workplace laws. overtime c. Health care institutions and agencies employ racially and ethnically diverse workers, […]

1. Nurse A has been employed full-time with the organization for 3 years, and is preparing for the placement of a foster child in the home. 2. Nurse B has been employed full-time with the organization for 10½ months, and […]

Grohar-Murray Chapter 12: Legal Issues in the Workplace Learning Objective 1 Describe the reasons for becoming familiar with workplace laws. 1. The nurse has been assigned to care for eight high-acuity clients during the scheduled shift. The normal nurse-to-client ratio […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition c. Innovation: outcome of creativity and originality d. Strategies: techniques designed to achieve a specific purpose during the change process; frequently used […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 13: Managing Change Learning Objective 1 Explain the theoretical perspective of change. 1. The nurse managers are meeting with the nurse supervisor to discuss unit-specific and organization issues. Which of the following statements by a nurse manager […]

Nurses Association (ANA). The JCAHO has standards for the number of competent staff the organization needs to meet client needs. The ANA recommends organizations focus on the level of competency of the staff to provide quality client care. which documents […]

management by providing complete and appropriate information. Explicit and correct instructions must be given to the nurse leader to ensure correct action of subordinates. Errors can lead to wasted time and the useless expenditure of energy. importance so that the […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 15: Managing Resources: Time Learning Objective 1 Examine basic principles of time management. 1. The nurse manager scheduled a meeting with a nurse who works on the unit. The nurse enters the nurse manager’s office while talking […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition structure that supports strategic objectives, including those of individual operating units. b. Establish a uniform set of internal financial controls across the […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 16: Managing Resources: Budget Learning Objective 1 Identify the purpose of a budget. 1. The nurse supervisor is speaking to the nurse managers regarding the organization’s budget. Which of the following statements by a nurse manager indicates […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition most up-to-date information. Nursing information systems can assist in this process by identifying service demands for data to assist in care and […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 17: Informatics in Nursing Learning Objective 1 Define Informatics. 1. The nurses are discussing how nursing informatics can be used to assist nurses with their work. Which of the following statements indicates that a nurse requires more […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 2: Leadership Theory Learning Objective 1 Identify major leadership theories. 1. A nursing faculty member is mentoring a graduate student in writing a thesis. Which type of leadership according to the behavioral school would be best in […]

leader if certain traits are exhibited. But successful leadership traits varied between situations, so no exhaustive list of traits was documented. © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition situational […]

composed of tone of voice and nonverbal behavior, which ultimately becomes more important than the actual words, especially because words can mean different things to different people. © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 3: Interactive Processes of Leadership Learning Objective 1 Define the communication process. 1. The nurse manager is planning a meeting for the staff. Place the steps in this communication process in the order in which they will […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition disposal for accomplishing its task b. Identifications: Mesh the sub-goals of components of an organization with the whole organization; intangible, psychological loyalties […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 4: Decision Making and Conflict Management Learning Objective 1: Define the decision-making process. 1. Which statement indicates understanding of how a nurse could improve decision-making skills? 1. “We should gather a group together to make important unit […]

challenged to meet needs of clients and their families. Not all difficult situations are purely ethical; some might have ethical aspects but be primarily an organizational, communication, or legal problem. An example is a client with a valid advance directive […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 5: The Ethical Responsibility of the Nurse Leader Learning Objective 1: Understand basic concepts and principles related to ethics in nursing and health care. 1. The nurse is caring for a client with cancer pain. The client […]

an individual’s participation in society. A system is an organized combination of united parts or events forming a complex whole that is coordinated to accomplish a set of goals. Groups of people are thought about in terms of systems that […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 6: An Overview of Organizations and Management Learning Objective 1: Describe the differences between general systems theory and classical theory. 1. Using the classical organizational theory model, which would be the most appropriate method for the nurse […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition organization; management must decide on tall or flat structure. b. Horizontal differentiation: Results from the need to separate activities for more efficient […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 7: Overview of Nursing Management Learning Objective 1: Explain the traditional management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, and controlling. 1. In nursing management, which function is most important? 1. Planning 2. Staffing 3. Directing 4. […]

© 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Grohar-Murray/Langan, Instructor’s Resource Manual for Leadership and Management in Nursing, 4th edition • Uses coordinated and differentiated efforts of others to meet goals. • A manager’s success depends on how work is assigned and […]

Answer: 1 Rationale: The purpose of delegation is to ensure that the right person does the right task. It is important for the nurse manager to manage and not do nursing responsibilities such as triage on a routine basis. It […]

elements, qualities, or characteristics used to measure the extent to which a standard is met. If criteria cannot be written because the standards cannot be measured, indicators are used to show that in all probability standards were met. Commission, a […]

Grohar-Murray TIF Chapter 9: Special Responsibilities of the Manager Learning Objective 1: Define key terms associated with standards. 1. Which statement is an example of the overall goal of quality management in today’s health care activities? 1. The administrator walks […]