Role & Scope Exam 1 Study Guide (25 Questions) NN ch1, 13; LMN ch1, 2, 20, p. 89-97, ATI LM p. 64-65, ch4
NUR 2868 Exam 1 Study Guide
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Define the following: follower, visionary, manager, and leader
o Follower – the person who contributes to a group's outcomes by implementing activities and
providing appropriate feedback
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Followership – those with whom a leader interacts; involves assertive use of
personal behaviors in contributing toward organizational outcomes while still
acquiescing certain tasks to the leader or other team members.
o Visionary – person w/an original idea about a desired future state and thinks about/plans the
future w/imagination or wisdom
o Manager – the person with accountability for a group of people
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Management – the activities needed to plan, organize, motivate, and control the
human and material resources needed to achieve outcomes consistent with the
organization's mission and purpose.
o Leader – the person who demonstrates and exercises influence and power over others
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Leadership – the use of personal traits to constructively and ethically influence pts,
families, and staff through a process in which clinical and organizational outcomes
are achieved through collective efforts
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Define the following: negligence, beneficence, fidelity, nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice,
accountability, veracity
o Negligence - Failure to exercise the degree of care that a person of ordinary prudence,
based on the reasonable person standard, would exercise under the same or similar
circumstances
o Beneficence – care that is in the best interest of the client
o Fidelity – keeping one’s promise to the client about care that was offered
o Nonmaleficence – nurse’s obligation to avoid causing harm to the client
o Autonomy – ability of client to make personal decisions, even when those decisions may not be in
client’s own best interest
o Justice – fair treatment in matters related to physical and psychosocial care and use of resources
o Accountability – expectation of explaining actions and results
o Veracity – nurse’s duty to tell the truth
