Question 1

What is the primary drawback to using the trait theory of management in developing management skills?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not take into account how the person responds in specific situations. 
B) A person has to have all the traits in order to be an effective manager. 
C) Only persons with many years of experience can master the required traits. 
D) It is not reflective of the traits that are required for management. 
A) It does not take into account how the person responds in specific situations. 
B) A person has to have all the traits in order to be an effective manager. 
C) Only persons with many years of experience can master the required traits. 
D) It is not reflective of the traits that are required for management.

Question 2

The hospital administration has just notified all the unit managers that the care delivery model is to be changed from team nursing to modular nursing because of budget restraints. Identify the action by the unit managers that is essential to the successful implementation of the modular nursing care model.

Accepted Answer

A) Hire nurses who are self-directed and concerned with consistency of care. 
B) Obtain the cooperation and input from the respiratory therapy, radiology, dietary, and laboratory departments and other support services. 
C) Develop total quality management (TQM) studies to determine risk areas. 
D) Initiate a training program for ancillary health workers, such as nurse aides and orderlies. 
A) Hire nurses who are self-directed and concerned with consistency of care. 
B) Obtain the cooperation and input from the respiratory therapy, radiology, dietary, and laboratory departments and other support services. 
C) Develop total quality management (TQM) studies to determine risk areas. 
D) Initiate a training program for ancillary health workers, such as nurse aides and orderlies.

What is the primary drawback to using the trait theory of management in developing management skills?

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

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The Process of Educating Nurses

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Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

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Exam 13: Principles of Leadership and Management

What is the primary drawback to using the trait theory of management in developing management skills?

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

Filters