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kshipps

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The hospital is opening its first intensive care unit. The nurse executive should plan to staff this unit according to which model of care?
 
  1. Functional nursing
  2. Team nursing
  3. Total patient care
  4. Modular nursing

Question 2

What is the focus of transactional leadership?
 
  1. Interpersonal relationships
  2. Benefits and rewards
  3. Common goals
  4. Pursuit of higher values



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Functional nursing has the disadvantages of less continuity of care and potentially less skilled personnel caring for the client.
Rationale 2: Team nursing has the disadvantage of not having a professional nurse attending to all client care needs.
Rationale 3: In total patient care, one nurse cares for a client and, being totally accountable for the client, can give continuous, holistic, and expert care.
Rationale 4: Modular nursing is somewhat synonymous with team nursing and has the disadvantage of not having a professional nurse to attend to all client care needs.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. In the transactional exchange process between leaders and followers, the focus is on benefits
and rewards. The other three answers are examples of the focus of transformational leadership.



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