Exam 4: The Leadership Role of the Licensed Practical Nurse

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 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:

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:

The professional nurse has the skills and knowledge to direct the care provided by other staff through the nursing care organization of:

Leadership is different from management.Which one of the following definitions best describes this difference?

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):