During an evaluation meeting with one of the nurses, the manager compliments the nurse on the excellent care the nurse provided to the family of a terminally ill patient
The manager also indicates that the nurse will be recommended for a promotion. The nurse manager is demonstrating which of the following? a. Reward power c. Coercive power
b. Informational power d. Referent power
A
The nurse manager is demonstrating reward power. The compliment and indication of a promotion are
both types of rewards that nurses may receive.
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A patient has just returned to the floor after undergoing a retinal detachment repair
The following order from the patient's physician is on the chart: Keep patient in upright sitting position, with head over the bed table, until first dressing change. What should the nurse do? A) Call the physician and tell her the order is in error and must be reviewed. B) Follow the order because this position will help keep the retinal repair intact. C) Instruct the patient to do this while awake but sleep lying flat on the unoperated side. D) Assume she should change the dressing at bedtime then allow the patient to lie flat.
The genetic engineering of our food supply has produced varied results. Which foods available in American supermarkets are most likely to have genetically engineered ingredients?
A) Soybean oil, cottonseed oil, and corn syrup B) Fortified wheat and oats C) Tomatoes and corn oil D) Milk and dairy products
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
a. laissez-faire. b. democratic. c. autocratic. d. situational.
The nurse must allow an adequate amount of time to pass after implementing the solution of a problem; then he or she must __________ the situation to determine the appropriateness and effectiveness of the solution, that is, whether the __________ ________
Fill in the blank with correct word