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Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

A staff registered nurse is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the development of care for patients with total knee replacement.

Which of the following statements would exem-plify leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team meeting? a. Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.
b. Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.
c. Physical therapy's expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.
d. Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.

Question 2

Factors that influence the structural design of the organization include which of the following components?

a. Age of the building
b. Brand of computer system
c. Number of employees
d. Square footage of the facility

smrtceo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and support among followers. Answer b is supportive of a team member's work and depicts some skill at interpersonal relationships. Answers a, c, and d discourage teamwork and display a lack of confidence in work of the other disciplines.

Answer to Question 2

C
The age, size, technical systems, and the environment in which the organization functions are factors that influence its structural design. The structure of an organization is defined as the total of the ways in which its labor is divided into distinct tasks and how coordination is achieved among these tasks. Structural design is not the brick and mortar of the facility.