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Is it difficult for you to delegate to others? If so, do you know why? Are you more apt to under delegate, over delegate, or delegate improperly?
Informally survey nurses in the agency in which you work or do clinical practicums. How many of them have received formal education on delegation principles?
You are the team leader for 10 patients. An experienced LVN/LPN and nurse’s aide are also assigned to the team.
You are a new charge nurse working on a surgical unit and have one of the recently hired Filipino travel nurses working on your unit.
You are the supervisor of the oncology unit. One of your closest friends and colleagues is Paula, the supervisor of the medical unit.
You are the charge nurse on the 7 AM to 3 PM shift in an oncology unit. Immediately after report in the morning, you are overwhelmed.
Interview a middle- or top-level manager of a local healthcare agency. Determine the staffing mix at his or her agency.
Which of the following tasks would you be willing to delegate to an NAP? Use your state’s NPA or a decision tree created by the NCSBN.
Which communication modes do you use most frequently? Which is your preferred mode and why? Which modes are the most difficult for you to use and why?
Compile a list of the various groups with which you are currently involved. Describe the stage of each one.
You are an RN employed by an insurance company that provides workers’ compensation coverage for large companies.
Memo to Chief Executive Officer Leads to Miscommunication Carol White, the coordinator for the multidisciplinary mental health outpatient.
You are the evening charge nurse of a medical unit. The staff on your unit has voiced displeasure in how requests for days off are handled.
Determines the appropriate communication mode or combination of modes for optimal distribution of information in the organizational hierarchy.
Have you ever been employed in a large organization? Was the communication within that organization clear and timely?
Assume that you are the project director of a small family planning clinic. You have just received word that your federal and state funds.
You are a county public health coordinator. You have grown concerned about the behavior of one of the new RNs assigned to work in the agency.
A Nursing Officer’s Dilemma You are the chief nursing officer of County Hospital. Dr. Martin Jones, a cardiologist.
You are a nurse in a long-term care facility. The facility barely meets minimum licensing standards for professional nursing staffing.
You are a school nurse and have worked in the same school for 2 years. Before that time, you were a staff nurse at a local hospital.
Think back to when you were a child. What rewards did your parents use to promote good behavior? Was your behavior more intrinsically or extrinsically motivate
List six goals that you hope to accomplish in the next 5 years. Identify which goals are most related to achievement needs, affiliation needs.
Identify the greatest motivator in your life at this time. Has it always been the strongest motivator?
You are serving on an ad hoc committee to examine ways to improve the continuity of patient assignments because your unit is thinking about switching.
You are the staffing coordinator for a small community hospital. It is now 12:30 PM, and your staffing plan for the 3 to 11 PM.