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jlmhmf · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse manager has had to interact with a particularly difficult physician who is demanding as well as demeaning.

Through this situation, the nurse manager has learned that assertiveness, accuracy, and honesty are attributes of which skill necessary for managers? 1. Critical thinking
2. Communication
3. Networking
4. Responsibility

Question 2

The mother of a young child with cerebral palsy is pregnant and asks the nurse if her second child is likely to have cerebral palsy as well.

The nurse explains some of the risk factors associated with cerebral palsy, including which of the following? (Select all that apply.) 1. Father over the age of 20
2. Mother's age of 32
3. First-born child
4. Child has meningitis at birth
5. Child is 9 pounds at birth

sabina576 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. Communication

Rationale:
Good communication skills are essential to successful leaders and include assertiveness, clear expression of ideas, accuracy, and honesty. Critical thinking is a creative process that includes problem solving and decision making. Networking is a process whereby professional links are established through which people can share ideas, knowledge, and information; offer support and direction to each other; and facilitate accomplishment of professional goals. Responsibility is one of the principles of management, not a management skill.

Answer to Question 2

3. First-born child
4. Child has meningitis at birth

Rationale:
Neonatal sepsis and the first-born child are risk factors for the development of CP. Father's age of 20 years or less is also a risk. The infant may be at risk if the mother is under 20 or over 40. The low birth weight infant is at risk for CP.