A newly appointed nurse manager observes that the unit she is supervising functions in a manner that suggests the previous manager used a laissez-faire approach to supervision
Select the prac-tice that indicates that more direction is required in the leadership style.
a. The experienced nurses work through lunch breaks.
b. Most tasks are being performed by new graduates.
c. Nurses from the float pool are assigned to the low-acuity clients.
d. Staff members are resistant to proposed changes.
B
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A. True B. False
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1. constant, ongoing process occurring along a continuum. 2. change or stimulus that evokes a response. 3. uneasy feeling, the source of which is nonspecific, accompanied by physical sensations. 4. uncomfortable feeling caused by psychological pressures and accompanied by cognitive changes.
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