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rmenurse · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which is a difference between nurses as leaders and nurses as managers?

1. Leaders focus on a specific goal and managers focus on multiple goals.
2. Good leaders are always good managers, but managers are not always good leaders.
3. Leaders have good interpersonal skills while nurses as managers do not.
4. Nurses as leaders are born and nurses as managers is a learned skill.

Question 2

Which nursing interventions would be in line with the chronic care model? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Blood sugar is measured frequently in an attempt to achieve tight glycemic control.
2. The nurse provides the client with the URL for a new website dedicated to self-management of a chronic respiratory disease.
3. The nurse advocates for the client who has decided to forego further dialysis.
4. Client information is entered into an electronic medical record.
5. Information about the operating hours of a community recreation center is provided to the client with coronary artery disease.

yifu223 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Leaders focus on one specific goal and use interpersonal skills to bring others towards the goal.
Managers focus on the many goals of the organization. Good managers are good leaders, but
not necessarily the other way around. Both leaders and managers may have good
interpersonal skills, but do not have to. Both leaders and managers can learn new skills to
become effective as either or both.

Answer to Question 2

2,3,4,5
Rationale 1: The chronic care model manages how care is delivered, not a specific disease.
Rationale 2: Self-management is one of the six components of the chronic care model.
Rationale 3: Decision support is one of the six components of the chronic care model.
Rationale 4: Use of clinical information systems is essential to the chronic care model.
Rationale 5: Use of community resources is one of the six components of the chronic care model.
Global Rationale: