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Test Bank for Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management 7th Edition WeissTest Bank for Essentials of
Nursing Leadership and
Management 7th Edition
Weiss
Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and
Management MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and
controlling are considered which aspect of management?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS: B, The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.
Management roles include information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision
making. Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating,
reporting, and budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into a grouping or
classification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS: D, The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of
resources, and negotiator. The information processing managerial roles include monitor,
disseminator, and spokesperson. The interpersonal managerial roles include figurehead, leader,
and liaison.
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3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the
organizations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations
in orderto manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a
manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem solving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS: D, The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing
and mentoring, managing conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing,
and rewarding. The role functions to manage the work are planning and organizing, problem
solving, clarifying roles and objectives, informing, monitoring, consulting, and delegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses
title would most likely be which of the following?
a. First-line manager
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
d. Chief nurse executive
ANS: B, A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial- level job is called the
first-line manager. A nurse in an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice
president of patient care services.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would
most likely focus on which of the following?
a. General principles
b. Positional authority
c. Labor productivity
d. Impersonal relations
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ANS: C, The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic
theory, efficiency is achieved through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based
on positional authority. Administrative principle theory consists of principles of management
that are relevant to any organization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
ANS: B, According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one
will exert to reach ones goal. Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of
the goal. Expectancy is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved. Vrooms Theory
of Motivation can be demonstrated in the form of an equation: Force = Valence Expectancy
(Vroom, 1964). The theory proposes that this equation can help to predict the motivation, or
force, of an individual as described by Vroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
c. is determined by others choices.
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
ANS: D, Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in
order to satisfy needs. Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is
interpreted from their behavior. Motivation is whatever influences our choices and creates
direction, intensity, and persistence in our behavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process
motivation theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation
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theory?
a. Equity theory
b. Hierarchy of needs theory
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
ANS: A, The process motivation theories are equity theory and expectancy theory. The content
motivation theories include Maslows hierarchy of needs theory, Aldefers existence- relatedness-
growth (ERG) theory, and Herzbergs hygiene maintenance factors and motivation factors.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
a. Maslows hierarchy of needs.
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory.
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y.
d. Ouchis theory Z.
ANS: B, The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors.
Maslows hierarchy of needs includes the following needs: physiological, safety, security,
belonging, and self-actualization. In theory X, employees prefer security, direction, and minimal
responsibility. In theory Y, employees enjoy their work, show self-control and discipline, are
able to contribute creatively, and are motivated by ties to the group, organization, and the work
itself. The focus of theory Z is collective decision making and long-term employment that
involves slower promotions and less direct supervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position
would beconsidered which of the following?
a. Informal
leadershipb.
Formal
leadership c.
Leadership
d. Management
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