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A.
Identify who is to blame for an error.
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B.
Understand the fundamental, underlying reasons why an adverse event occurred.
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C.
Analyze the financial cost of an error.
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D.
Quickly fix the surface-level problem without further investigation.
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In an email to the entire team.
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B.
In a public setting so others can learn.
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C.
Privately and respectfully.
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D.
During a busy and stressful time.
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A.
Communicate frequently, provide support, and manage any problems that arise.
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B.
Announce the change and then disappear.
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C.
Revert back to the old system if there is any resistance.
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D.
Focus on punishing those who are slow to adapt.
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A.
The nurse's personal feelings about the family.
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B.
The principle of patient/family confidentiality in this specific situation.
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C.
The hospital's policy on visiting hours.
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D.
The need to finish her shift on time.
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A.
Punish any nurse who suggests a new idea that fails.
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B.
Encourage critical thinking and create a safe environment for staff to pilot new, evidence-based ideas.
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C.
Stick rigidly to all old procedures and forbid any changes.
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D.
Wait for the administration to mandate all innovations.
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Urgency and Importance
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Difficulty and Time Required
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D.
What you like to do vs. what you dislike
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A.
Use the grapevine to spread official hospital policy.
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B.
Try to eliminate the grapevine completely.
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C.
Listen to the grapevine to understand staff concerns, but use formal channels for official communication.
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D.
Believe everything she hears on the grapevine.
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A.
Strictly enforce the policy and have security remove the family.
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B.
Understand the cultural importance of family, and work to find a compromise, such as allowing one or two family members to stay on a rotational basis.
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C.
Ignore the policy and allow the entire family to stay, causing disruption.
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D.
Tell the family their cultural practices are wrong.
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A.
Leaders are made, not born.
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B.
Anyone can be a leader with the right training.
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C.
Leaders are born with innate heroic qualities.
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D.
Leadership depends entirely on the situation.
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A.
Isolate the complainer from the rest of the team.
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B.
Agree with all of their complaints to pacify them.
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C.
Address the complainer privately, listen to their specific issues, and redirect them toward constructive solutions.
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D.
Fire the complainer immediately.
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A.
Spend all the money as quickly as possible.
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B.
Advocate for adequate resources while ensuring they are used efficiently and effectively.
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C.
Hide the budget details from her staff.
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D.
Refuse to spend any money to get a bonus.
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A.
The safety of her staff with the duty to care for patients.
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B.
The hospital's profits with patient care.
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C.
Her personal life with her professional life.
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D.
The media's demands with patient privacy.
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A.
Giving staff the authority, resources, and autonomy to do their work effectively.
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B.
Controlling all aspects of the staff's work.
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C.
Making staff feel powerless.
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D.
Withholding important information from the team.
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"To improve patient satisfaction."
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B.
"To reduce medication errors on the medical ward by 25% within six months."
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C.
"To make the nurses happier."
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D.
"To provide better care to all patients."
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A.
Acts as a formal supervisor and evaluator.
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B.
Provides guidance, advice, and support to a less experienced colleague (the mentee).
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C.
Delegates all of their most difficult tasks to the mentee.
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D.
Competes with the mentee for promotions.
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A lack of clinical knowledge.
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B.
Hierarchies, interpersonal conflicts, and a lack of structured communication tools.
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C.
Having too many staff members.
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D.
The use of electronic health records.
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A.
Focus only on the negative aspects of the nurse's performance.
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B.
Compare the nurse to her colleagues.
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C.
Use objective criteria and provide specific examples of both strengths and areas for improvement.
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D.
Conduct the appraisal in the middle of a busy hallway.
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The legal system and courts.
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B.
The fair allocation of resources and treatment among all patients.
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C.
The patient's right to make their own decisions.
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D.
The duty to do good.
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A.
Adding another line to her CV.
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B.
Contributing to the advancement of the nursing profession.
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C.
Getting time off from work.
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D.
Following orders from her manager.
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