The nature of healthcare requires the development of healthcare ...

[Kthamas]

The nature of healthcare requires the development of healthcare teams and collaboration among its members. Which of the following statements represents an element of this teamwork?
 
  A) Each group member of a team is the leader of the team.
  B) The organization sets the goals for its teams.
  C) Communication patterns in teams flow both up and down.
  D) Team members are not legally responsible for decisions and outcomes.

Question 2

It has been a frantic morning on the hospital unit and the nurse is unsure whether she will be able to complete her required tasks on time before her scheduled lunch break. Which of the following is the nurse's most appropriate response to this problem?
 
  A) Skip lunch or trade her lunch break with a colleague who is scheduled for a later break.
  B) Determine if more of her tasks could be delegated to another member of the care team.
  C) Ask the unit manager for advice.
  D) Explain to a colleague that she will likely be unable to complete her required work.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
Teams may be led by facilitators or coaches, have members who share
responsibility for decisions, setting goals, and achieving outcomes, use communication patterns
that flow both up and down, and have members who share responsibility for decisions and
outcomes. Not every member of the group is in a leadership role and goals may be set
independently. A team may be legally responsible for the decisions its members make.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Delegation is an appropriate and useful strategy for effective time management. This
would be a preferred approach over changing the lunch schedule. The nurse should attempt to
delegate before approaching her manager for a solution or resigning herself to the fact that she
will not complete her work.