According to the _____ organizational approach, organizations are logical and predictable with identifiable and scientifically measurable characteristics that can be predicted, observed, or manipulated.

An experienced critical care nurse left a CCU staff nurse position to finish a master’s degree. Periodically, he would return to work as a per diem nurse in the CCU. The staff was impressed with the nurse’s performance; however, one staff member complained that he was unfamiliar with the new telemetry monitors when he first returned to work several months ago. This comment showed up in his evaluation, resulting in a poorer overall evaluation from the nurse manager compared with previous evaluations. This is an example of:

Traditionally, nurses have worked in strong, hierarchical institutions with centralized decision making and clear authority structures, rigid approval mechanisms, and extensive policies and procedures that have resulted in barriers to creating a shared governance system. One such barriers is:

Which of the following is true about team nursing?

The nursing manager wants to change the culture of the nursing unit. Some of the older nurses are bullying the newer nurses, which seems to be affecting self-confidence in their new nursing roles. Which of the following strategies would be helpful in this endeavor?

The nurse manager determines that communication style is contributing to problems with delegation on her unit. What tool is used to teach principles of communication, leadership, situation monitoring, and mutual support?

A health care system’s ability to rapidly expand beyond normal capacity to meet an increased demand for qualified personnel, beds, and medical care services in the event of a large-scale emergency or disaster is known as:

According to McHugh et al. (2008), a major barrier to the recruitment of IENs has been related to:

A White nurse from the United States is assigned to care for a Vietnamese woman who speaks little English, had a baby 2 months ago, and is 1 day postoperative after fibroid removal. The nurse knows that traditional Vietnamese women will avoid drinking or eating “sour” foods such as lime Jell-O or other citrus types of liquids after surgery. She confirms her patient’s values and beliefs. The nurse is exhibiting characteristics of:

Which of the following is true about team nursing?