NCLEX Sample Questions For Leadership, Management, Bioethics And Research 2- (Practice Mode) Www.Rnpedia.Com

1. Katherine is a young Unit Manager of the Pediatric Ward. Most of her staff nurses are senior to her, very articulate, confident and sometimes aggressive. Katherine feels uncomfortable believing that she is the scapegoat of everything that goes wrong in her department. Which of the following is the best action that she must take?

Identify the source of the conflict and understand the points of friction

Disregard what she feels and continue to work independently

Seek help from the Director of Nursing

Quit her job and look for another employment.

This involves a problem solving approach, which addresses the root cause of the problem.

Explanation

This involves a problem solving approach, which addresses the root cause of the problem.

2. Kathleen knows that one of her staff is experiencing burnout. Which of the following is the best thing for her to do?

Advise her staff to go on vacation.

Ignore her observations; it will be resolved even without intervention

Remind her to show loyalty to the institution.

Let the staff ventilate her feelings and ask how she can be of help.

Reaching out and helping the staff is the most effective strategy in dealing with burn out. Knowing that someone is ready to help makes the staff feel important; hence her self-worth is enhanced.

Explanation

Reaching out and helping the staff is the most effective strategy in dealing with burn out. Knowing that someone is ready to help makes the staff feel important; hence her self-worth is enhanced.

3. Which of the following variables will he likely EXCLUDE in his study?

Competence of nurses

Caring attitude of nurses

Salary of nurses

Responsiveness of staff

Salary of staff nurses is not an indicator of patient satisfaction, hence need not be included as a variable in the study.

Explanation

Salary of staff nurses is not an indicator of patient satisfaction, hence need not be included as a variable in the study.

4. He plans for his sampling method. Which sampling method gives equal chance to all units in the population to get picked?

Random

Accidental

Quota

Judgment

Random sampling gives equal chance for all the elements in the population to be picked as part of the sample.

Explanation

Random sampling gives equal chance for all the elements in the population to be picked as part of the sample.

5. Raphael is interested to learn more about transcultural nursing because he is assigned at the family suites where most patients come from different cultures and countries. Which of the following designs is appropriate for this study?

Grounded theory

Ethnography

Case study

Phenomenology

Ethnography is focused on patterns of behavior of selected people within a culture

Explanation

Ethnography is focused on patterns of behavior of selected people within a culture

6. Katherine tells one of the staff, “I don’t have time to discuss the matter with you now. See me in my office later” when the latter asks if they can talk about an issue. Which of the following conflict resolution strategies did she use?

Smoothing

Compromise

Avoidance

Restriction

This strategy shuns discussing the issue head-on and prefers to postpone it to a later time. In effect the problem remains unsolved and both parties are in a lose-lose situation.

Explanation

This strategy shuns discussing the issue head-on and prefers to postpone it to a later time. In effect the problem remains unsolved and both parties are in a lose-lose situation.

7. Ms. Valencia prepares the process standards. Which of the following is NOT a process standard?

Initial assessment shall be done to all patients within twenty four hours upon admission.

Informed consent shall be secured prior to any invasive procedure

Patients’ reports 95% satisfaction rate prior to discharge from the hospital.

Patient education about their illness and treatment shall be provided for all patients and their families.

This refers to an outcome standard, which is a result of the care that is rendered to the patient.

Explanation

This refers to an outcome standard, which is a result of the care that is rendered to the patient.

8. She decides to have a decentralized staffing system. Which of the following is an advantage of this system of staffing?

Greater control of activities

Conserves time

Compatible with computerization

Promotes better interpersonal relationship

Decentralized structures allow the staff to solve decisions by themselves, involve them in decision making; hence they are always given opportunities to interact with one another

Explanation

Decentralized structures allow the staff to solve decisions by themselves, involve them in decision making; hence they are always given opportunities to interact with one another

9. She plans of assigning competent people to fill the roles designed in the hierarchy. Which process refers to this?

Staffing

Scheduling

Recruitment

Induction

Staffing is a management function involving putting the best people to accomplish tasks and activities to attain the goals of the organization.

Explanation

Staffing is a management function involving putting the best people to accomplish tasks and activities to attain the goals of the organization.

10. She conducts a 6-month performance review session with a staff member. Which of the following actions is appropriate?

She asks another nurse to attest the session as a witness.

She informs the staff that she may ask another nurse to read the appraisal before the session is over.

She tells the staff that the session is manager-centered.

The session is private between the two members.

The session is private between the manager and the staff and remains to be so when the two parties do not divulge the information to others.

Explanation

The session is private between the manager and the staff and remains to be so when the two parties do not divulge the information to others.

11. Aubrey thinks about primary nursing as a system to deliver care. Which of the following activities is NOT done by a primary nurse?

Collaborates with the physician

Provides care to a group of patients together with a group of nurses

Provides care for 5-6 patients during their hospital stay.

Performs comprehensive initial assessment

This function is done in team nursing where the nurse is a member of a team that provides care for a group of patients.

Explanation

This function is done in team nursing where the nurse is a member of a team that provides care for a group of patients.

12. He checks if his instruments meet the criteria for evaluation. Which of the following criteria refers to the consistency or the ability to yield the same response upon its repeated administration?

Validity

Reliability

Sensitivity

Objectivity

Reliability is repeatability of the instrument; it can elicit the same responses even with varied administration of the instrument

Explanation

Reliability is repeatability of the instrument; it can elicit the same responses even with varied administration of the instrument

13. Ms. Valencia develops the standards to be followed. Among the following standards, which is considered as a structure standard?

The patients verbalized satisfaction of the nursing care received

Rotation of duty will be done every four weeks for all patient care personnel.

All patients shall have their weights taken recorded

Patients shall answer the evaluation form before discharge

Structure standards include management system, facilities, equipment, materials needed to deliver care to patients. Rotation of duty is a management system.

Explanation

Structure standards include management system, facilities, equipment, materials needed to deliver care to patients. Rotation of duty is a management system.

14. When she presents the nursing procedures to be followed, she refers to what type of standards?

Process

Outcome

Structure

Criteria

Process standards include care plans, nursing procedure to be done to address the needs of the patients.

Explanation

Process standards include care plans, nursing procedure to be done to address the needs of the patients.

15. Which of the following terms refer to the degree to which an instrument measures what it is supposed to be measure?

Validity

Reliability

Meaningfulness

Sensitivity

Validity is ensuring that the instrument contains appropriate questions about the research topic

Explanation

Validity is ensuring that the instrument contains appropriate questions about the research topic

16. She tries to design an organizational structure that allows communication to flow in all directions and involve workers in decision making. Which form of organizational structure is this?

Centralized

Decentralized

Matrix

Informal

Decentralized structures allow the staff to make decisions on matters pertaining to their practice and communicate in downward, upward, lateral and diagonal flow.

Explanation

Decentralized structures allow the staff to make decisions on matters pertaining to their practice and communicate in downward, upward, lateral and diagonal flow.

17. The nursing theorist who developed transcultural nursing theory is

Dorothea Orem

Madeleine Leininger

Betty Newman

Sr. Callista Roy

Madeleine Leininger developed the theory on transcultural theory based on her observations on the behavior of selected people within a culture

Explanation

Madeleine Leininger developed the theory on transcultural theory based on her observations on the behavior of selected people within a culture

18. Kevin is a member of the Nursing Research Council of the hospital. His first assignment is to determine the level of patient satisfaction on the care they received from the hospital. He plans to include all adult patients admitted from April to May, with average length of stay of 3-4 days, first admission, and with no complications. Which of the following is an extraneous variable of the study?

Date of admission

Length of stay

Age of patients

Absence of complications

An extraneous variable is not the primary concern of the researcher but has an effect on the results of the study. Adult patients may be young, middle or late adult.

Explanation

An extraneous variable is not the primary concern of the researcher but has an effect on the results of the study. Adult patients may be young, middle or late adult.

19. As a young manager, she knows that conflict occurs in any organization. Which of the following statements regarding conflict is NOT true?

Can be destructive if the level is too high

Is not beneficial; hence it should be prevented at all times

May result in poor performance

May create leaders

Conflicts are beneficial because it surfaces out issues in the open and can be solved right away. Likewise, members of the team become more conscientious with their work when they are aware that other members of the team are watching them.

Explanation

Conflicts are beneficial because it surfaces out issues in the open and can be solved right away. Likewise, members of the team become more conscientious with their work when they are aware that other members of the team are watching them.

20. Ms. Valencia is responsible to the number of personnel reporting to her. This principle refers to:

Span of control

Unity of command

Carrot and stick principle

Esprit d’ corps

Span of control refers to the number of workers who report directly to a manager.

Explanation

Span of control refers to the number of workers who report directly to a manager.

21. Which of the following statements refers to criteria?

Agreed on level of nursing care

Characteristics used to measure the level of nursing care

Step-by-step guidelines

Statement which guide the group in decision making and problem solving

Criteria are specific characteristics used to measure the standard of care.

Explanation

Criteria are specific characteristics used to measure the standard of care.

22. Which criteria refer to the ability of the instrument to detect fine differences among the subjects being studied?

Sensitivity

Reliability

Validity

Objectivity

Sensitivity is an attribute of the instrument that allow the respondents to distinguish differences of the options where to choose from

Explanation

Sensitivity is an attribute of the instrument that allow the respondents to distinguish differences of the options where to choose from

23. He thinks of an appropriate theoretical framework. Whose theory addresses the four modes of adaptation?

Martha Rogers

Sr. Callista Roy

Florence Nightingale

Jean Watson

Sr. Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model which involves the physiologic mode, self-concept mode, role function mode and dependence mode

Explanation

Sr. Callista Roy developed the Adaptation Model which involves the physiologic mode, self-concept mode, role function mode and dependence mode

24. Which phase of the employment process includes getting on the payroll and completing documentary requirements?

Orientation

Induction

Selection

Recruitment

This step in the recruitment process gives time for the staff to submit all the documentary requirements for employment.

Explanation

This step in the recruitment process gives time for the staff to submit all the documentary requirements for employment.

25. She knows that performance appraisal consists of all the following activities EXCEPT:

Setting specific standards and activities for individual performance.

Using agency standards as a guide.

Determine areas of strength and weaknesses

Focusing activity on the correction of identified behavior.

Performance appraisal deal with both positive and negative performance; is not meant to be a fault-finding activity

Explanation

Performance appraisal deal with both positive and negative performance; is not meant to be a fault-finding activity

26. Which of the following is evidence that the controlling process is effective?

The things that were planned are done

Physicians do not complain.

Employees are contended

There is an increase in customer satisfaction rate.

Controlling is defined as seeing to it that what is planned is done.

Explanation

Controlling is defined as seeing to it that what is planned is done.

27. He plans to use a Likert Scale to determine

Degree of agreement and disagreement

Compliance to expected standards

Level of satisfaction

Degree of acceptance

Likert scale is a 5-point summated scale used to determine the degree of agreement or disagreement of the respondents to a statement in a study.

Explanation

Likert scale is a 5-point summated scale used to determine the degree of agreement or disagreement of the respondents to a statement in a study.

28. He opts to use a self-report method. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about this method?

Most direct means of gathering information

Versatile in terms of content coverage

Most accurate and valid method of data gathering

Yields information that would be difficult to gather by another method

The most serious disadvantage of this method is accuracy and validity of information gathered

Explanation

The most serious disadvantage of this method is accuracy and validity of information gathered

29. She checks the documentary requirements for the applicants for staff nurse position. Which one is NOT necessary?

Certificate of previous employment

Record of related learning experience (RLE)

Membership to accredited professional organization

Professional identification card

Record of RLE is not required for employment purposes but it is required for the nurse’s licensure examination.

Explanation

Record of RLE is not required for employment purposes but it is required for the nurse’s licensure examination.

30. She decides to illustrate the organizational structure. Which of the following elements is NOT included?

Level of authority

Lines of communication

Span of control

Unity of direction

Unity of direction is a management principle, not an element of an organizational structure.

Explanation

Unity of direction is a management principle, not an element of an organizational structure.

31. In a horizontal chart, the lowest level worker is located at the

Left most box

Middle

Right most box

Bottom

The leftmost box is occupied by the highest authority while the lowest level worker occupies the rightmost box.

Explanation

The leftmost box is occupied by the highest authority while the lowest level worker occupies the rightmost box.

32. Which of the following statements is NOT true about performance appraisal?

Informing the staff about the specific impressions of their work help improve their performance.

A verbal appraisal is an acceptable substitute for a written report

Patients are the best source of information regarding personnel appraisal.

The outcome of performance appraisal rests primarily with the staff.

The patient can be a source of information about the performance of the staff but it is never the best source. Directly observing the staff is the best source of information for personnel appraisal.

Explanation

The patient can be a source of information about the performance of the staff but it is never the best source. Directly observing the staff is the best source of information for personnel appraisal.

33. Which of the following articles would Kevin least consider for his review of literature?

“Story-Telling and Anxiety Reduction Among Pediatric Patients”

“Turnaround Time in Emergency Rooms”

“Outcome Standards in Tertiary Health Care Institutions”

“Environmental Manipulation and Client Outcomes”

The article is for pediatric patients and may not be relevant for adult patients.

Explanation

The article is for pediatric patients and may not be relevant for adult patients.

34. She wants to ensure that every task is carried out as planned. Which of the following tasks is NOT included in the controlling process?

Instructing the members of the standards committee to prepare policies

Reviewing the existing policies of the hospital

Evaluating the credentials of all nursing staff

Checking if activities conform to schedule

Instructing the members involves a directing function.

Explanation

Instructing the members involves a directing function.

35. The following are basic steps in the controlling process of the department. Which of the following is NOT included?

Measure actual performance

Set nursing standards and criteria

Compare results of performance to standards and objectives

Identify possible courses of action

This is a step in a quality control process and not a basic step in the control process.

Explanation

This is a step in a quality control process and not a basic step in the control process.

36. There are times when Katherine evaluates her staff as she makes her daily rounds. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of conducting an informal appraisal?

The staff member is observed in natural setting.

Incidental confrontation and collaboration is allowed.

The evaluation is focused on objective data systematically.

The evaluation may provide valid information for compilation of a formal report.

Collecting objective data systematically can not be achieved in an informal appraisal. It is focused on what actually happens in the natural work setting.

Explanation

Collecting objective data systematically can not be achieved in an informal appraisal. It is focused on what actually happens in the natural work setting.

37. She notes that there is an increasing unrest of the staff due to fatigue brought about by shortage of staff. Which action is a priority?

Evaluate the overall result of the unrest

Initiate a group interaction

Develop a plan and implement it

Identify external and internal forces.

Initiate a group interaction will be an opportunity to discuss the problem in the open.

Explanation

Initiate a group interaction will be an opportunity to discuss the problem in the open.

38. Which pattern of nursing care involves the care given by a group of paraprofessional workers led by a professional nurse who take care of patients with the same disease conditions and are located geographically near each other?

Case method

Modular nursing

Nursing case management

Team nursing

Modular nursing is a variant of team nursing. The difference lies in the fact that the members in modular nursing are paraprofessional workers.

Explanation

Modular nursing is a variant of team nursing. The difference lies in the fact that the members in modular nursing are paraprofessional workers.

39. Alexandra is tasked to organize the new wing of the hospital. She was given the authority to do as she deems fit. She is aware that the director of nursing has substantial trust and confidence in her capabilities, communicates through downward and upward channels and usually uses the ideas and opinions of her staff. Which of the following is her style of management?

Benevolent –authoritative

Consultative

Exploitive-authoritative

Participative

A consultative manager is almost like a participative manager. The participative manager has complete trust and confidence in the subordinate, always uses the opinions and ideas of subordinates and communicates in all directions.

Explanation

A consultative manager is almost like a participative manager. The participative manager has complete trust and confidence in the subordinate, always uses the opinions and ideas of subordinates and communicates in all directions.

40. St. Raphael Medical Center just opened its new Performance Improvement Department. Ms. Valencia is appointed as the Quality Control Officer. She commits herself to her new role and plans her strategies to realize the goals and objectives of the department. Which of the following is a primary task that they should perform to have an effective control system?

Make an interpretation about strengths and weaknesses

Identify the values of the department

Identify structure, process, outcome standards & criteria

Measure actual performances

Identify the values of the department will set the guiding principles within which the department will operate its activities

Explanation

Identify the values of the department will set the guiding principles within which the department will operate its activities