A Nurse Is Working in a Unit with Several Less-Experienced

question 28

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working in a unit with several less-experienced nurses. Which attribute displayed by the senior nurse would make the leadership of the less-experienced nurses most effective?

• A) Strong belief that the leader is accountable for actions taken by those working on the unit
• B) Authority to carry out actions necessary to move the work of unit staff forward
• C) Efficiency in actions and in words
• D) Ability to inspire the others to commit to the team's goals

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Definitions:

Parallel Distributed Processing

A computational approach in cognitive science that models mental processes as occurring across networks of simple units working in parallel, simulating how information is processed in the brain.

Connectionist Model

A cognitive model based on the concept that mental phenomena can be described by interconnected networks of simple units.

Interaction Model

A conceptual framework that describes how entities (such as individuals, groups, or systems) influence each other within a process or context.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.