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fasfsadfdsfa · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Newly hired nurses were having difficulty in delegating tasks to the nursing assistants. They approached the nurse manager about setting up a leadership laboratory. The nurse manager decided that the key component that needed to be taught was:

a. How to take care of one's body
b. How to accept feelings
c. How to engage in responsible decision making
d. How to be successful

Question 2

The charge nurses inform the nurse manager that the newly hired nurses are having difficulty with decision making and delegating. The best way for the nurse manager to handle this situation is to send the charge nurses to:

a. A conflict management course
b. A self-management course
c. A stress management course
d. Supervisory training

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Bar-On and Parker identified key components to be taught as (1) awareness of self and others; (2) positive attitudes and values; (3) responsible decision making; (4) communication skills; and (5) social skills.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Cherniss and Adler described several model programs for promoting emotional intelligence, such as training in conflict management, self-management, stress management, emotional competence, empathy, and human relations; achievement motivation programs; supervisory training; caregiver support programs; executive coaching; and leadership laboratories.