Registered nurses who are entering the workforce will have expanded leadership responsibilities that include: (Select all that apply.)
a. serving on interdisciplinary care teams.
b. being competent to work in several areas independently when dictated by patient census.
c. attending a meeting to plan advanced training for unlicensed assistive personnel.
d. evaluating outcomes of care that are reported to a standing committee.
e. managing units with higher acuity, shorter length of stay, and more diverse patients and staff.
ANS: A, C, D, E
Correct:
a. The new nurses will be placed in many situations that require leadership and management skills: for example, managing a group of assigned patients, serving on a task force or committee, acting as team leaders or charge nurses, and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel and licensed vocational/practical nurses. Diverse patients have comorbidities and require complex interventions delivered during shorter stays with an ever-increasing diverse staff.
c. The new nurses will be placed in many situations that require leadership and management skills, for example, managing a group of assigned patients, serving on a task force or committee, acting as team leaders or charge nurses, and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel and licensed vocational/practical nurses.
d. The new nurses will be placed in many situations that require leadership and management skills, for example, managing a group of assigned patients, serving on a task force or committee, acting as team leaders or charge nurses, and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel and licensed vocational/practical nurses.
e. The new nurses will be placed in many situations that require leadership and management skills, for example, managing a group of assigned patients, serving on a task force or committee, acting as team leaders or charge nurses, and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel and licensed vocational/practical nurses.
Incorrect:
b. For RNs who are entering the workforce, being competent to work in several areas independently is not a realistic expectation.
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