At the beginning of the shift, the RN charge nurse instructs an RN to care for a particular set of patients. Upon receiving and acknowledging their assignment, the RN assumes:

At a staff meeting, a nurse manager introduces a new, cutting-edge voice communication device that the staff will be required to use in the upcoming months. The staff is hesitant to the change, expressing that the device is too difficult to use. Which of the following strategies and principles should the manager consider to assist with the successful adoption of the proposed change? Select all that apply.

You are supervising a new graduate LPN who is ordered to perform tracheostomy care. The LPN states that she has performed this procedure only a handful of times, and completes the task slowly. Which of the following actions made by you is most appropriate?

Two nurses approach their manager about a conflict regarding the patient assignment. The nurses are talking loudly and at the same time. Which of the following actions made by the manager demonstrates effective negotiation skills?

Resistance is most likely when change:

Read the scenario below and highlight the statement (by clicking the sentence) that does NOT demonstrate shared governance. Select all that apply.

The board of directors of a hospital engages in a strategic planning process for the implementation of a facility-wide change that especially affects the nursing department. The directors insist on hosting regular "closed-door" board meetings, in which affected staff members and stakeholders are prohibited to attend. Information from these meetings are kept confidential, inaccessible to anyone outside the meetings. The directors have scheduled periodic town hall meetings, inviting all stakeholders and employees within the organization to share their thoughts concerning the impending change. After months of planning, the board of directors considers the feedback gathered and makes an unexpected decision to which leaders of the nursing department were largely unaware.

A nurse is instructing a newly licensed nurse about the scope and standards of nursing practice. Which of the following characteristics best describes standards of practice?

A nurse manager is utilizing the strategic planning process to facilitate a planned change. After completing an environmental scan and SWOT analysis, which of the following actions best characterizes the next phase in the strategic planning process?

A charge nurse is observing the actions of an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following actions by the AP is appropriate?

A nurse is teaching a class on ethical principles. The nurse should include that protecting a client's safety by not causing harm refers to which of the following ethical principles?

In the cardiac intensive care unit, a group of nurses is disgruntled by a recent policy change enacted by the new unit manager. The new manager insists that this decision is "right," and for critics to adopt the policy immediately. Though many nurses agree with the change, many others feel the decision was made without their consent, fostering mistrust of the manager and each other. Which of the following statements demonstrates the most probable result of this situation?