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Jipu 123 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse manager has had to handle a particularly difficult physician who is demanding as well as demeaning. Through this situation, the nurse manager has learned that accuracy and honesty are attributes of which skill necessary for managers?

1. Critical thinking
2. Communication
3. Networking
4. Responsibility

Question 2

A nurse manager is working on new job descriptions for all nursing units of the hospital. Which management function is this nurse conducting?

1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Directing
4. Coordinating

jesse.fleming · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Critical thinking is a creative process that includes problem solving and decision making.
Rationale 2: Good communication skills are essential to managers and include assertiveness, clear expression of ideas, accuracy, and honesty.
Rationale 3: Networking is a process whereby professional links are established through which people can share ideas, knowledge, and information; offer support and direction to each other; and facilitate accomplishment of professional goals.
Rationale 4: Responsibility is one of the principles of management, not a management skill.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Planning involves assessing a situation, establishing goals and objectives that identify priorities, delineating who is responsible, determining deadlines, and describing how the intended outcome is to be achieved and evaluated.
Rationale 2: Organizing is an ongoing process of management that involves determining responsibilities, communicating expectations (which job descriptions would fall under), and establishing the chain of command for authority and communication.
Rationale 3: Directing is the process of getting the organization's work accomplished. Coordinating is the process of ensuring that plans are carried out and evaluating outcomes.
Rationale 4: Coordinating is the process of ensuring that plans are carried out and evaluating outcomes.