Marcy, the medical surgical unit manager, has promised her staff a pizza party if they reduce their patient fall rates by 10%. This is an example of what type of leadership?
a. Democratic
b. Laissez faire
c. Transactional
d. Transformational
C
Transactional leadership has two major components: contingent reward (reward for an agreed-upon effort) and management by exception (leader intervention only if something goes wrong or standards are not met).
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A nurse has completed a hospital-based educational program that has allowed the nurse to become cross-trained. A nurse who is cross-trained is able to
A) Perform certain non-nursing duties in addition to traditional nursing duties B) Adopt a work schedule that deviates from the normal shift rotation at the hospital C) Orientate new graduates and nursing students to the hospital D) Retire with full benefits at an earlier date than a nurse who is not cross-trained
In January 2000, over 1,500 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss health concerns of the people of the United States. What was the result of this meeting?
a. Healthy People 2000 c. Healthy People 2010 b. the report Crossing the Quality Chasm d. 100,000 Lives Campaign
A client with chronic pain experiences panic when pain is perceived and the muscles become tight and tense. What approach should the nurse instruct the client to use to relax?
1. Taking medication before the pain begins 2. Utilizing a TENS unit 3. Beginning diaphragmatic breathing as soon as pain is perceived 4. Calling the physician
The nurse is teaching a client who is receiving carbamazepine (Tegretol) for chronic trigeminal neuralgia. Which statement indicates that the client correctly understands the teaching?
a. "This drug will prevent seizures, which can occur because of trigeminal disease." b. "I expect to have surgery soon, so I can stop taking this drug now." c. "This medication is very successful in re-lieving pain. I am glad to be taking it." d. "I will avoid drinking alcohol because it can add to the side effects of this medi-cine."