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daltonest1984

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The nurse manager wants to ensure that consensus has been reached at the monthly staff meeting. Consensus occurs when the committee members agree that they can live with the decision even if it is not the decision they would prefer.
 
  One way for the nurse manager to help build consensus among the committee members is to:
  a.
  Help them understand their responsibilities
  b.
  Evaluate their work
  c.
  Implement their decisions
  d.
  Involve them in critical and creative thinking

Question 2

Three charge nurses were assigned by the nurse manager to develop a method for keeping the crash cart stocked after each shift. What type of structure would best accomplish this assignment?
 
  a. Task force
  b. Ad hoc committee
  c. Informal committee
  d. Line committee


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
To build consensus, the nurse manager (or chairperson) listens to all committee members, uses the ideas, and gets people onto the team by involving them in critical thinking, creative thinking, and realistic critiquing of ideas.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Ad hoc committees are generally most useful when appointed for a specific purpose. A committee appointed to collect data, analyze it, and make recommendations is an ad hoc committee.


daltonest1984

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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Wow, this really help

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