Exam 4: The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse

A case conference is called to plan for a patient who has caused stress in the staff with constant calls and trivial requests.The nurse leader expresses personal views,leads the discussion about approaches to the problem,and then makes the decision for care based on the discussion.This leadership style is an example of:

To meet patient care needs,the LPN/LVN receives authority to delegate care to unlicensed personnel from the:

When staff members complain about being pulled to other areas to work without prior notice,the leader agrees with their request to develop a more effective system and does so with assistance and input from the entire staff.This is an example of leadership theory:

The role of the LPN/LVN as a team leader has been developed to broaden and improve patient care.The statement that reflects this role implementation is which one of the following?

The director of nursing in a nursing home appoints an LPN/LVN to be project head to coordinate a review of end-of-shift reporting times and to develop a new,more timely format for the entire agency to use.This LPN/LVN's role would be as a(n):

The head nurse puts a blank copy of the shift duty schedule on the table in the break room.The staff is permitted to fill in those shifts that they want to work during the next cycle.This example reflects the leadership style of:

On the way to the biohazard disposal closet to dispose intravenous (IV)tubing and a bag used on a patient who is positive for the human immunodeficiency virus,the LPN/LVN drops the IV tubing and bag on the floor,causing a spill.The team leader's most appropriate action would be to do which one of the following?

A 35-year-old patient,newly admitted to the facility,rings the call bell.However,by the time the nurse arrives,he is found unconscious and barely breathing.The charge nurse calls for a "code blue" and directs the staff on what to do without discussion-one staff member calls the physician,and some to go to other rooms to comfort patients.This is an example of the leadership style of:

The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN),as a regular staff member,knows all the patients and anticipates many of their needs.Other staff members are comfortable asking for advice.The advice is given freely with a clear explanation or demonstration or both.This nurse can be said to be acting in the role of a(n):

The team leader is preparing to type the evening shift report.The comment that should be included in the report is that:

The task to which nurse aides may be delegated is:

Some characteristics of both leaders and managers are the same.Such a characteristic is:

An LPN/LVN took the responsibility of working with the equipment company representative to learn about some new equipment coming to the facility.The LPN/LVN then developed and presented in-service teaching to the rest of the staff.This LPN/LVN is managing under management theory ____________________.

To establish an effective team,the team leader must be able to:

A nurse tells the other staff members that she works only for the money and simply wants to "do the job and go home." The leadership style in which this nurse would be most comfortable is:

The recognition and use of the LPN/LVN began because of RN shortages and a reevaluation of LPN/LVNs as team leaders.The approximate date of this change in staffing occurred in the:

Planning,organizing,directing,and controlling are major functions of ____________________.

The leadership style that allows leadership flow among members of the team according to the task at hand is:

The team leader assigns LPN/LVN A to patient care in rooms 123 and 129,explaining some of the special higher level care that these patients will need.Nurse aides G and F are assigned to the rest of the hall,splitting the numbers of patients needing total care versus partial care.Their care duties are discussed in detail.Making assignments according to skill level is an example of:

The process of management for the nurse leader consists of the application of steps similar to those of the nursing process.Which one of the following contains all the steps of the management process?