Leadership Exam 1

make decisions without consulting anyone

• involve people in their decisions, even if they
• make decision

• leader is not usually involved in decision
• making. Other parts are capable and
• motivated to make decisions

• makes max use of participative methods, engages
• people in making decisions and work well at all levels

• the leader uses threats and other fear-based methods to
• achieve conformance

• the leader is concerned for people and forms a
• benevolent dictatorship. Rewards and performance is praised. Decisions delegated but most by leader

• People are born with inherited traits
• Some traits are particularly suited to leadership

• Traditional- determined by power
• Rational- regulation. Legal
• Charismatic- personality
• Rules based on division and accomplishment,
• hierarchy

• People will follow a leader who inspires them
• Has vision and passion, maintains personal integrity
• Injects enthusiasm and energy

Property of a social system, can occur anywhere, is a complex process of mutual influence, is within everyone's grasp, is only one factor influencing organizational performance, and is viewed in context

• all about numbers, research
• efficiency, best use of resources
• Depersonalizes- gets rid of the relationship

• improve work when you know people are watching
• you

• X- bad people, innately lazy, must be threatened or at risk because people are evil.
• Y- good, people are efficient, want to succeed, “people are good at heart” theme.
• Both come from social sciences

• right to choose care
• People who don’t have are children and people deemed unfit

• do good, avoid evil.
• Do what is best for the patient

• first doing no harm.
• Ex. End of life care- does the treatment cause more harm than good

• act results in as much good as other alternatives.
• Ex. Coercion to prevent suicide.

equality

always telling the truth

keeping promises

legal implications

• Get the facts
• Who is affected
• What are the options
• Test your decision

• A wrongful act committed against a person or property in absence of contract
• Unintentional: negligence (omission or commission)
• Intentional: assault, battery, false imprisionment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, client abandonment

• Clients are not allowed to receive money if they contributed to the injury
• Ex. they caused the injury

• Based on the percentage of fault (nurse, physician, client)
• all at risk

If a listed complication occurs after informed consent, the client has assumed that risk

Protected in emergency situations when care is given according to established guidelines and was within scope of education/ practice

Accidents happen without contributions from HCPs

• Nurses followed standards of care
• Standards of care that weren't followed did not result directly in injury
• Ex. dobholf in chest

• Legally separate from advanced directives
• Process of the decision and the specifics of that status should be documented
• DNR status should be communicated and looked up every shift

• Avoid punishment, defer to power (external)
• Doing what is satisfying to self or reciprocal sharing

• Behave so others will approve (don't rock the boat)
• Maintain status quo
• (Do what society thinks is right)

• Contracts with clients about care
• Acts based on universal ethics
• (How I believe, this is whats right)
• (Advocacy)

• Stress is all about perception
• Honeymoon- high expectations
• Balancing Act- cannot be entire life
• Chronic Sx- physical problems, start calling in
• Crisis- H/A, tired
• Enmeshment- CHRONIC mental or physical illness

• Others expectations different from yours
• Letting go- of the old role
• Tuning in- into the new role, be aware of expectations
• Mastering environment- become informed (polices, heirarchy of mgt)
• Using prior skills- bedside manner

• "I can do this"
• Must have incentives- salary
• Must have the resources- environmental
• Must not have social contraints- family structures have an influence

• Use Small Words
• Use Short Sentences
• Credibility is as important as Philosophy
• Consistency Matters
• Novelty: Offer Something New
• Sounds & Texture Matter
• Speak Aspirationally
• Visualize
• Ask A Question
• Provide Context & Explain Relevance