A staff nurse was asked by the nurse manager to be the charge nurse because of the staff nurse's long history of effective decision making. The staff nurse attributed her effective decision making to:
a. Minimal knowledge
b. The nurse manager's modeling of effective decision making
c. Good decision making by the physician
d. Supportive hospital personnel
ANS: B
Problem solving is a skill that can be learned, and because staff nurses can learn by observing their leaders, good decision making by the leader may do more than solve immediate problems. More important for the long term, it can foster good decision making by staff nurses.
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