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jrubin

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Nurse managers can best be described as people who
 
  a. develop institutional goals based on staff suggestions.
  b. develop institutional goals based on a personal theory.
  c. motivate staff to meet institutional goals through positional power.
  d. inspire staff to meet institutional goals through personal power.

Question 2

Which nursing actions demonstrate the role of management in nursing?
 
  a. Encouraging autonomous decision making
  b. Observing the documentation of appropri-ate charges to patients
  c. Assisting in a code
  d. Asking the patient/family about advance directives



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Managers motivate staff to make changes. Options A and B are incorrect because nurse managers usually do not make institutional goals. Option C is incorrect because leaders inspire, not manag-ers.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Managers are responsible for the budget of their units. The other options are incorrect because those are leadership or mentoring roles.





 

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