Maryville NURS406 August 2022 Week 15 Quiz Latest

NURS406 LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

Chapter 15 Quiz 

Question 1Job descriptions ___.

  have been used historically as a vehicle for delineating role functions, tasks, and activities of the nurse.

  do not always match the dynamic nature of the work of nursing.

  are written so that they fit all possibilities in the work environment.

  A and B.

  All of the above are true.

 Question 2Leadership must create an organizational context that doesn't impede membership and ownership of the work. For this to happen, the following circumstances and conditions need to be present: ___.

  Professional ownership implies that the ownership of the work belongs to the profession, not to the workplace.

  Contemporary research on the orientation of the professional/knowledge worker suggests that the traditional incentives often seen in employee-driven models do not succeed to motivate the action of this worker.

  Leaders must on-board new professionals through the use of well-identified professional processes, such as granting privileges instead of hiring, and peer-based selections of incoming members instead of management hiring practices.

  All of the above are true.

 Question 3Performance evaluations review the worker within the context of the capacity to function and ___.

  the ability to do the work

  the ability to get the job done

  the ability to get along with others who are doing their jobs

  all of the above are true

 Question 4The central characteristics of accountability that are nonnegotiable for the profession represent the following principles ___.

  Accountability generally reflects the individual professional commitment to performance and to action.

  Accountability demands a dynamic convergence between ownership, action, impact, and outcome.

  Individual accountability cannot be sustained if the system structure does not allow it to be legitimately expressed by those who own it.

 All of the above are true.

 Question 5The following is true about teams ___.

  Teams can't be constructed simply because people want to meet or work together.

  Teams are purposeful.

  Accountable teams are relational bodies.

  The work of teams is the sum total of its members contributions.

  A, B, and C.

  All of the above are true.

 Question 6For professionals ____ is the definitive foundation for work.

  accountability

  responsibility

  competence

  functionalism

 Question 7The following is true ---.

  The relationship between the individual and the workplace unfolds through the lens of job categorization.

  The job is the contextual framework for the relationship between the individual and the workplace.

  Creating a job context for work cannot produce professional outcomes.

  All of the above are true.

 Question 8Value is about ___.

  doing the right work rather than doing a good job

  work that is informed by purpose

  the product of a measured and defined relationship between effective process and meaningful outcome

  all of the above are true

 Question 9Critical elements of professional ownership include ___.

  The individual nurse values his or her specific gifts, talents, and skills and agrees to commit to the full application of them in undertaking the work of the profession.

  The individual professional member of the staff recognizes that his or her competence depends on continuous and dynamic lifelong learning.

  Competency and skill enhancement depends on the individual's commitment to membership.

  All of the above are true.

 Question 10The obligation for social accountability represents the social contract between the society that licenses the profession and ___.

  those who practice a profession

  the persons who act in the best interests of the society

  employees of a healthcare institution

  none of the above