Which of the Following Is an Example of Using the New

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of using the New Science of Leadership framework to schedule staff on a high acuity medical unit?

• A)Computerized formula that projects the needed staff mix according to patient medical diagnoses
• B)Nurse-generated staffing ratio using current patient acuity status
• C)Nurse supervisor input identified over the last 24 hours
• D)Computerized formula predicting staff needs according to unit full-time equivalent (FTE)allotment

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychology

A psychological approach that emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than its parts, focusing on patterns and objects as perceived in the human mind.

Structuralism

An approach in psychology that analyzes mental and cultural phenomena in terms of their smallest components and the relations between them.

Inner Experience

The personal, subjective component of what individuals perceive, feel, and think, often considered introspective and self-reflective in nature.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.