Which nurse has legitimate leadership authority in the ...

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Which nurse has legitimate leadership authority in the organization? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Staff nurse
  2. Nurse manager
  3. Case manager
  4. Quality improvement coordinator
  5. Education specialist

Question 2

The staff development nurse has elected to use coaching as a staff development technique. Which situation is an example of this technique?
 
  1. Pairing a newly licensed nurse with a nurse who has worked on the unit for 5 years
  2. Matching a newly hired male nurse with a newly hired female nurse
  3. Pairing a nurse with conflict management experience with an employee who has expressed dissatisfaction with the job
  4. Matching nurses who have similar educational and cultural backgrounds when selecting participants for an educational offering

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Staff nurses are not seen as having legitimate leadership authority. Staff nursing is not a management or leadership role.
Rationale 2: Nurse managers have legitimate authority conferred by the organization and described in job descriptions.
Rationale 3: Case managers have legitimate authority conferred by the organization and described in job descriptions.
Rationale 4: The leadership of the quality improvement coordinator is informal and stems from the nurse's knowledge.
Rationale 5: The leadership of the education specialist is informal and stems from the nurse's knowledge.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Pairing a newly licensed nurse with a nurse who has worked on the unit for 5 years more closely describes preceptorship.
Rationale 2: Matching a new male nurse and a new female nurse does not describe coaching.
Rationale 3: Coaching is a strategy suggested to address a nurse's job dissatisfaction.
Rationale 4: Assigning educational offerings on the basis of similar educational and cultural backgrounds does not represent coaching.
Global Rationale: