A charge nurse allows a nurse an additional twenty minutes for his lunch break to take care of a personal matter. The charge nurse agrees to watch his patients for the additional twenty minutes, only if he agrees to help with the end-of-shift drug count. The charge nurse is demonstrating which of the following types of conflict management?

Volunteers in a study are assigned randomly to groups. Some of the volunteers receive an herbal supplement that is reputed to control nausea, and some of the volunteers are assigned to a control group where a placebo is administered. This is an example of a(n):

To help nurse managers better manage their time, the chief nursing officer suggests that they:

A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which of the following statements should the charge nurse make to resolve this conflict?

A manager notes that the incidence of medication errors has increased since the implementation of staffing changes. What strategy should the manager consider to reduce errors?

The chief nursing officer at a local hospital seeking Magnet® status creates staff development classes concerning translation of research into practice (TRIP). What best describes TRIP?

A charge nurse is planning to conduct a performance appraisal of a staff member on her unit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

As a nurse manager, you have to be effective in managing a culturally diverse staff. Which of the following nurse manager attributes would assist you in addressing the cultural needs of your staff? (Select all that apply.)

During a review of back injuries, a unit manager discovers a large number of injuries are occurring in spite of mechanical lifts being used. Furthermore, it is determined that some lifts are outdated. In establishing a quality improvement plan, the unit manager should:

After several months of heavy patient loads in the Emergency Department and inability to secure sufficient and experienced staff, the department is especially taxed by a train accident that brings in many seriously injured individuals. You observe that Rama ignores the requests of several of the injured, even when time is available to care for them and is rude to two older adult patients. You are concerned that Rama is evidencing which state?

A nurse in an acute care setting is serving on a committee whose charge is to use the auditing process to client care. Which of the following aspects of client care is measured by an outcome audit?