Management Correct Answer- Process of planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the work
within an organization
Leadership Correct Answer-
... [Show More] Ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome
Authoritative leadership Correct Answer- makes decisions for the group
motivates by coercion
Good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings
effective for employees with little or no formal education
Democratic leadership Correct Answer- Includes the group
motivates by supporting staff achievements
good when cooperation and collaboration are necessary
Laissez-faire Correct Answer- Makes very few decisions
effective with professional employees
Contemporary leadership theory Correct Answer- supports the belief that leaders can develop the
necessary skills
Transformational leaders Correct Answer- empowers followers to assume responsibility for a communal
vision and personal development is a secondary outcome
Transactional leaders Correct Answer- focus on immediate problems, maintaining status Quo and using
rewards to motivate followers
Emotional intelligence Correct Answer- ability of an individual to perceive and manage the emotions of
self and others
5 management functions Correct Answer- Planning
Organizing
staffing
directing
Controlling
clinical reasoning Correct Answer- mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical
situation and using analysis to make a decision
prioritization Correct Answer- Systemic before local
Acute before chronic
actual before potential
Maslows heirarchy Correct Answer- Self actualization
self esteem
love and belonging
safety and security
physiological
Priority interventions Correct Answer- Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
Assigning Correct Answer- process of transferring the authority, accountability, and responsibility of a
client care to another member of the health care team
Delegating Correct Answer- process of transferring of authority and responsibility ti another team
member to complete a task
Supervising Correct Answer- process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of tasks
by another member of health care
5 rights of delegation Correct Answer- Right task
Right circumstance
Right person
Right direction and communication
Right supervision and evaluation
Socialization Correct Answer- person learns a new role and the values and culture of the group within
which that role is implemented
Novice nurse Correct Answer- students or newly licensed nurse with minimal clinical experience
theoretical perspective
Advance beginner Correct Answer- Most new nurses
practice independently
can make some clinical judgements
Competent nurse Correct Answer- 2-3 years
increasing levels of skills and proficiency
ability to organize and plan care using abstract and analytical thinking
anticipate long term outcomes
proficient nurse Correct Answer- significant amount of experience
conceptualizes situations more holistically
recognize and respond to unexpected changes
Expert nurse Correct Answer- view situations holistically and process information efficiently
do not need to rely on rules to comprehend a situation and take action [Show Less]