Lewins Change Theory
Where old behaviors are questioned and readiness for change is developed.
Unfreezing
This leadership style is useful to use during a code blue.
What is authoritarian?
Passed in March 2010, this law aimed to reduce the number of uninsured individuals, increase access to coverage for those with preexisting conditions, and mandated health insurance provision by employers.
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
his planning tool is used in nursing and healthcare to map out resources, processes, and desired outcomes, showing how each component is connected to achieve program goals.
What is a logic model?
These theorists proposed that full-range leaders blend transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire styles—adapting their approach to fit the situation.
Who are Bass and Avolio?
This stage involves actively implementing the new process or behavior.
What is Changing or Moving?
This leadership style is effective for a self-motivating and experienced team.
What is the Laissez-Faire leadership style?
A nurse manager demonstrates this trait when they manage their own emotions and respond effectively to staff concerns, helping to build a cooperative and high-functioning team.
What is emotional intelligence?
What is the first step in the integrated ethical problem solving model?
1.DETERMINE whether there is an ethical issue or/and dilemma.
This process includes planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, and is essential for nurse leaders to achieve organizational goals and maintain quality patient care.
Whta is the management process?
This stage of Lewin’s theory, where the new change is stabilized and becomes the new norm.
What is Refreezing?
This leadership style s useful to use when long-term cooperation is necessary, or in situations where input and feedback are needed.
What is Democratic?
This type of capital represents the capability of the individual and can be supported by leaders through tuition reimbursement and flexible scheduling.
What is Human Capital?
What is the Nurisng Process/ AKA Problem solvong and Decision Making Model?
1.Assess
2.Diagnose
3.Plan
4.Implement
5.Evaluate
This classical management theory emphasizes efficiency and productivity through systematic task analysis and standardization of work.
What is Scientific Management Theory?
A nurse manager shares fall rate data with staff to create urgency for implementing hourly rounding. Which stage is being demonstrated?
What is Unfreezing?
This leadership level is characterized by knowledge with open communication, the ability to help groups achieve goals, and a willingness to demonstrate humility.
What is a Level 5 Leader?
This type of capital reflects what a group can accomplish together, and leaders can foster it by encouraging team-building activities.
What is social capital?
1.Identify the problem.
2.Gather data to identify the causes and consequences of the problem.
3.Explore alternative solutions.
4.Evaluate each alternative.
5.Select appropriate solution.
6.Implement the solution.
7.Evaluate the results.
This leadership theory states that no single leadership style is ideal for all situations and emphasizes factors like the leader-member relationship, task structure, and leader’s position power.
What is Fielder's Contingency Model?
After successfully implementing bedside handoff, a policy is written and peer evaluations are included to ensure long-term compliance. Which stage is this?
What is Refreezing?
This leadership style inspires change and vision but may fall short without transactional skills or operational management abilities—making balance critical.
What is Transformational Leadership?
A nurse manager is preparing a budget proposal to purchase a new bladder scanner for $18,000. It is not used daily, has a lifespan of over 5 years, and is considered a major piece of equipment. In which budget should this purchase be included?
what are capital budgets?
This tool helps you visualize decisions easier- i.e. for staffing a unit.
A decision making tree
A nurse manager notices high turnover on the night shift. After identifying the problem and desired outcome (Step 1) they begin the second step in the Managerial Decision Making Model which is what?
What is researching and identifying potential solutions to address the issue.