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11.Explain why the following rights of delegation
are important when deciding whether or not
to delegate a nursing intervention.
a.The right task:b.The right circumstance:c. The right person:d.The right direction/communication:e.The right supervision:APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
1.Imagine you are the team leader on a busy
intensive care unit. After giving the team
members their patient assignments for the
day, you notice that several RNs and float
nurses are upset with their assignments. The
unit is currently understaffed, and all team
members are required to take on more respon-
sibility than usual in order to keep the unit
running efficiently. You overhear one RN say
she’d rather quit than start taking on
additional duties.
a.As a leader, how would you handle this
situation?
b.What type of leadership style would you
feel most comfortable using?
c.How might your response to this situation
be different depending on whether you
were working in a magnet hospital or a
nonmagnet hospital?2.Review the leadership styles of the people who
have been authority figures in your life. What
makes them effective or ineffective leaders?
Which leadership styles have you tried?
Which do you feel will be most helpful to you
as you try to help patients/families and health-
care teams achieve health goals?REFLECTIVE PRACTICE USING CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
Use the following scenario from Chapter 23 in
your textbook to answer the questions below.
Scenario:Rehema Kohls is a college sophomore
who comes to the healthcare center requesting
information about sexually transmitted infec-
tions (STIs). She says, “So many of my friends
are concerned about STIs. They all say we
should start a group on campus to discuss this
problem, and they want me to set it up and be
the leader. But I wouldn’t know where to start
or what to do!”
1.How might the nurse empower Ms. Kohls with
the knowledge and ability to be a leader of her
peers?2.What would be a successful outcome for
Ms. Kohls?3.What intellectual, technical, interpersonal,
and/or ethical/legal competencies are most
likely to bring about the desired outcome?4.What resources might be helpful for Ms. Kohls?LWBK696-C23_p129-133.qxd 9/2/10 9:34 AM Page 133 Aptara Inc