Leadership
Strong control
Communication flows downward
Decision making does not involve others
Criticism in punitive
What is authoritarian leader?
Standards
Education takes place in college or university
Accountability, responsibility, autonomy
Unique body of knowledge that members are responsible for
Regulates itself
What are characteristics of a profession?
Unfreeze, movement, refreeze
What are the steps of Lewin's change theory?
Locate, compare, analyze local, national, & global data through one access point
Improve quality
Strengthen relationship between nurses and patients
What are some advantages of informatics in healthcare?
Assess the patient, the situation, and the appropriateness for delegation.
What is the first step in the delegation process?
Others are directed through suggestions and guidance
Communication flows up and down
Decision making involves others
Criticism is constructive
What is democratic leadership?
Provides ethical guidance for the nursing profession
What is the ANA Code of Ethics?
Forces that keep a group from reaching the goal.
What are restraining forces?
Allows patients to view or make changes to health record
Enforces confidentiality and privacy of health information
What is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act?
Authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide optimal care.
What is provision 4 of the Code of Ethics.
Permissive, with little or no control
Provides little or no direction
Disperses decision making throughout the group
Does not criticize
What is laissez-faire leadership style?
The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of integrity and character, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth.
What is provision 5 of the Code of Ethics.
Change should be achieved through connections among change agents
Adaptation to uncertainty instead of predicting
Value differences
Patterns in one part of the organization are repeated in another part
What is complex adaptive systems approach to change?
Decrease in health errors
Alerts providers to clinical problems
Streamlines workflow
Provides standardized plan following best practices
What are some benefits of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
Right task
Right circumstances
Right person
Right direction/communication
Right level of supervision
What are the five rights of delegation?
Focuses on management tasks
Directive and results-oriented
Does not identify shared value
Examines causes
What is a transactional leader?
Massage the dilemma
Outline options
Review criteria and resolve
Affirm position and act
Look back
What is MORAL decision-making model in an ethical dilemma?
Must see big picture
Flexibility
Confidence
Tenacity
Be a role model
Possess vision through insights and versatile thinking
What are qualities a leader should possess in order to facility planned change?
Internal
Personal or individual
Medical Identity Theft
What are threats to a patient's protected health information?
Legal document composed by the state legislature and enforced by the state Board of Nursing
What is the Nurse Practice Act
Identifies common values
Is a caretaker
Inspires others with a vision
Has long-term vision
Looks at effect
Empowers others
What is a transformational leader?
Define objectives clearly
Gather data carefully
Take the time necessary
Generate many alternatives
Think logically
Choose and act decisively
What are critical elements in decision making?
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
What are stages of a modern change model?
Accurate
Timely
Consistent
Accessible
Confidential
What are some characteristics of electronic health information?
Noninvasive treatments
Ambulation and positioning
Feeding
Transportation
Socialization activities
Activities of daily living
What are some common tasks generally considered appropriate to delegate to a nursing assistive personnel?