1. In the Neurosurgery Ward, Chief Nurse Sanchez schedules a meeting to seek the suggestions and comments of the ward staff in coming up with a feasible solution to the problem of increasing infection rate among the patients. What is the leadership style of Chief Nurse Sanchez?*1 pointA. DemocraticB. Laissez-faireC. AuthoritarianD. Interactional2. The Head Nurse of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit knows that she has highly skilled and motivated staff. Thus, she allows the nurses to work with minimal supervision and empowers them to make decisions. Determine the Head Nurse’s leadership style.*1 pointA. TransformationalB. DemocraticC. InteractionalD. Laissez-faire

Leadership Competencies and Styles The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) has identified leadership competencies relevant for nurse leaders to guide practice within the health care system. Describe two leadership competencies identified by the AONE that would also be necessary for a nurse to advocate for the legislative solution you have proposed. Discuss how the theory of servant leadership supports these competencies. This section should be addressed in no more than 250 words.

Select a nursing leadership style that you are interested in and would like to know more about and consider:Explore the research to discuss the leadership style you selectedDescribe the advantages and disadvantages this type of leadership may have as it relates to conducting a research study.Describe your search strategies and results to support the bullets above.Please be sure to explain your reasoning using citations and references from peer-reviewed sources.Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references.

In your essay you should: • describe your chosen leadership theory or leadership style including its origins, and • justify its benefits and suitability for current healthcare systems and, to diverse nursing practice settings • discuss the potential challenges to nursing leadership posed by evolving health policies and rapidly changing healthcare systems, and • propose strategies that may help mitigate or overcome these challenges

4. The nurse-manager is starting to receive complaints regarding the impending burnout of some nurses because of the unsafe nurse-patient ratio in their ward. Which of the following actions by the nurse-manager would indicate superior communication skills?*1 pointA. Utilizes assertive communication to explain the reality of situation.B. Dismisses the idea of unsafe nurse-patient ratio because it is not what she sees.C. Listens openly to the concerns of the staff.D. Conducts group meeting to present the factors leading to the problem.15. The charge nurse is to refer a client to the primary physician due to sudden aggression and restlessness during their afternoon shift. Which is the priority action of the charge nurse?*1 pointA. Asserts the immediate problem of the client.B. Introduces self to the physician.C. Recommends further action to perform.D. Relays assessment findings.16. Nurse Ella requests to the head nurse if she could start her shifts for this month as 2 hours earlier than usual. She explains that she needs to get home early to attend to the needs of her children. Which scheduling option is more likely being implemented in the ward?*1 pointA. Float poolsB. Self-schedulingC. FlexitimeD. Shift bidding17. In which step in indoctrination of a newly employed registered nurse would require promotion of belongingness of employee, and the head nurse explains the personnel policies?*1 pointA. InductionB. OrientationC. SocializationD. Staff development18. The following are characteristics of a leader, except:*1 pointA. Has wider/greater rolesB. May not be part of an organizationC. Focuses on inspiring othersD. Has legitimate power through authority19. The following statements correctly describe a laissez-faire leadership style, except:*1 pointA. Involves little or no control from leaderB. Communication between peers/membersC. Requires highly dependent membersD. Effective if the members are skilled and expert in field20. The nurse asks a nursing assistant to administer a preoperative bath to a client using special soap designed to decrease the bacteria count on the client’s skin. The nursing assistant has no experience with this type of preoperative bath and asks the nurse for instructions. The nurse replies, “Just read the directions on the soap bottle. You will figure it out.” Which “right” of delegation did the nurse fail to perform while delegating the preoperative bath to the nursing assistant?*1 pointA. Right taskB. Right circumstancesC. Right person

As the team leader, Nurse Ben distributes the 2 RNs and 3 LPNs under his team to the clients in the ward and supervises them. The care delivery system utilized is ________. *1 pointa. Teamb. Functionalc. Primaryd. Leadership