Chapter 11 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 8th Edition

Chapter 11  Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 8th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

Question 1
Type: MCSA
A newly hired nurse is asked to join a group working on unit protocols. This nurse is verbal and dominates the conversation of the group. The group leader identifies the disruption this nurse causes as being from which phenomenon?
1. Status incongruence
2. Group isolates
3. Emergence
4. Deviation
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Status incongruence means that the status of the newly hired nurse is not congruent with being a dominant player in the group. Status in the group is determined by conforming to group norms that often include higher status for those who have worked in the group for a longer time.
Rationale 2: Isolates are generally those who have a higher external status than others in the group and who do not fit the group profile.
Rationale 3: Emergence is not a word used to describe these group dynamics.
Rationale 4: Deviation is not a word used to describe these group dynamics.
Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 11-1: Describe how groups and teams function.

Question 2
Type: MCSA
The nurse manager asks staff members to work as a group in planning the activities for Nurses’ Week. The nurse manager should report to the supervisor that which type of group has been formed?
1. Command group
2. Task group
3. Competing group
4. Informal group
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: A command group accomplishes routine tasks in an organization and is designed to meet a specific mission of the organization. This group is a legitimate organizational entity.
Rationale 2: The purpose of a task group is to deal with specific issues involving a specific need within a given time limit. Because this group is working on “Nurses’ Week,” the project is time limited.
Rationale 3: A competing group’s members compete with each other for resources to perform their tasks or compete for recognition.
Rationale 4: An informal group evolves naturally from social interactions and is not defined by an organizational structure.
Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 11-1: Describe how groups and teams function.

Question 3
Type: MCSA
While providing continuing education about group dynamics and team building, the nurse manager attempts to explain the difference between a group and a team. Which statement by the manager is most effective?
1. A team is bigger than a group.
2. Teams have authority; groups may be informal.
3. A group has similar goals, whereas a team’s goals are dissimilar.
4. Groups are formally designated by the organization, while teams are generally informally organized.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Size is not the deciding factor between a group and a team.
Rationale 2: Teams have a designated task and line authority. Groups may be either formal or informal.
Rationale 3: Teams have similar goals. Groups may have similar goals or may consist of individuals who perform tasks independently of each other.
Rationale 4: Teams are created by the organization. Groups may be formally created by the organization or may be informal and not recognized by the organization.
Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 11-1: Describe how groups and teams function.

Question 4
Type: MCSA
The chairperson of the nursing faculty leads the monthly meetings of the curriculum committee. This permanent group, which is designed to meet organizational goals, is which type of group?
1. Competing group
2. Command group
3. Task force
4. Informal group
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: In a competing group, members compete with each other for resources to perform their tasks or compete for recognition.
Rationale 2: The purpose of a command group is to accomplish tasks in an organization, and these groups are recognized as legitimate organizational entities.
Rationale 3: A task force has a focus with a specific time-limited assignment.
Rationale 4: An informal group evolves from social interactions that have no organizational structure.
Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 11-1: Describe how groups and teams function.