Exam 20: Leadership Skills

The LPN/LVN nursing home charge nurse encourages nursing assistants to make suggestions regarding improvement of nursing care and shows concern for the staff.This leadership style is called

The LPN/LVN charge nurse notices that a nursing assistant has not weighed her assigned residents.The best statement by the nurse is

The LPN/LVN reads this statement,"Stress is the body's reaction to the mind's analysis of a situation." The LPN/LVN concludes that the critical factor to teach nursing assistants to help them control their stress levels is to

The LPN/LVN spends time exploring the agency mission statement with the nursing assistants who work that shift.They create a list of ways they can contribute to achieving the agency goals.This process is called

During an emergency,the charge nurse tells the LPN/LVN,"I need you to place the patient on a nonrebreather mask now." The charge nurse has little regard for the LPN/LVNs input at this time.The charge nurse is displaying what leadership style?

Which quality is rarely found in democratic leaders?

In which situation would the LPN/LVN charge nurse be in violation of OBRA provisions?

Which of the following is an example of objective,rational thinking rather than subjective,irrational thinking about nursing assistants whom the LPN/LVN charge nurse supervises?

The LPN/LVN nursing home charge nurse usually tells nursing assistants what to do and offers little opportunity for input or suggestions for how to improve care.This leadership style is called

A new LPN/LVN asks the LPN/LVN charge nurse what continuous quality improvement (CQI)is all about.The charge nurse should explain that the focus of CQI in a health care agency is

Which understanding about leadership would help the LPN/LVN become a more skillful leader?

A nursing instructor has instructed a student nurse to document objectively.The student nurse demonstrates understanding when documenting

Evaluate the following documentation found in the medical record of a resident.It was provided by an LPN/LVN charge nurse relative to an incident that occurred while resident care was being provided by a nursing assistant. July 1,2009,8:10 AM While administering meds on Wing 1,I heard someone sobbing in the shower room on that wing.On entering the shower stall,I found Mrs.Garrity crying and shivering.She was sitting naked on the shower chair and was alone in the room.She stated that Becky,her nursing assistant,told her she had to leave for a phone call.I covered Mrs.Garrity with a bath blanket that was on the shelf in the bathroom.At that point Becky returned and confirmed that she had received a phone call.I think the in-service director needs to review the procedure for showering a resident with Becky and the policy about personal phone calls.Becky and I discussed the discomfort caused to Mrs.Garrity by her actions.She listened to my comments without defensiveness. The documentation should be evaluated as

The action the LPN/LVN charge nurse takes independently that would most likely require conflict resolution at the unit level is

A people-oriented leadership style that focuses on people's feelings but ignores the task at hand and allows people to act without any direction is the

For an LPN/LVN to motivate staff members to meet the goals of the organization,it is helpful if the nurse

During a staff meeting,the charge nurse encourages feedback from staff nurses about improving patient safety.The charge nurse is displaying what leadership style?

A nursing assistant (NA)did an exceptionally good job by encouraging a resident to leave his room and go to an activity.Select the response by the LPN/LVN charge nurse that would best encourage the employee to continue this effort.

The long-term care agency has recently announced that it will soon lay off six LPN/LVNs and hire eight nursing assistants.Today,the RN charge nurse presents the LPN/LVN charge nurse with a certificate recognizing her ability to manage effectively despite short staffing.The LPN/LVN responds somewhat politely but seems more angry than pleased.In terms of the Howlett hierarchy of needs,which of the following is the best explanation for the employee's reaction?

The LPN/LVN notices that the nursing assistants are taking longer breaks than agency policy permits and wishes to change this behavior as quickly as possible.The LPN/LVN's initial actions should be to