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Chapter 12 Leadership and Management
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- Fundamentals of Nursing
- Institution
- Oxford College Of Emory University
Chapter 12 Leadership and Management
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DAWITChapter 12: Leadership and Management
Yoost & Crawford: Fundamentals of Nursing: Active Learning for Collaborative
Practice, 3RD Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse knows while leadership behaviors and management skills often complement each
other they differ in which way?
a. Managers focus on relationships.
b. A manager may not possess leadership traits.
c. Leadership focuses on coordinating and directing others.
d. A manager is a visionary who sets the direction for a group.
ANS: B
A manager may not possess leadership traits, and a leader may lack management skills.
Management is the process of coordinating others and directing them toward a common goal.
Leadership focuses on relationships, using interpersonal skills to persuade others to work
toward a common goal. Leaders are visionaries who set the overall direction for a group or
organization.
DIF: Remembering OBJ: 12.1 TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Leadership
2. The nurse correctly defines leadership when making which statement?
a. ―Leadership is coordinating others toward a common goal.‖
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c. ―Leadership focuses on the task at hand.‖
d. ―Leadership is based in formal authority.‖
ANS: B
Leaders have the ability influence and motivate others while maintaining relationships to
accomplish a goal. Management is the process of coordinating others and directing them
toward a common goal. Management is focused on the task at hand. A manager holds a
formal position of authority in an organization; that position includes accountability and
responsibility for accomplishing the tasks within the work environment. Managers
demonstrate accountability when they are answerable for their own actions and the actions of
those under their direction.
DIF: Understanding OBJ: 12.1 TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Leadership
3. The nurse is acting as a leader in the role of charge nurse and notes that the unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) on the floor are stressed related to their increased workload. The
nurse changes the original planned approach based on the presenting situation. Which theory
of leadership is the nurse implementing with this action?
a. Situational
b. Transactional
c. Transformational
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d. Autocratic
ANS: A
Situational theories suggest that leaders change their approach depending on the situation.
Transactional leaders use reward and punishment to gain the cooperation of followers.
Transformational leaders use methods that inspire people to follow their lead.
Transformational leaders work toward transforming an organization with the help of others.
The authoritarian or autocratic leader exercises strong control over subordinates.
DIF: Understanding OBJ: 12.2 TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Leadership
4. The unit charge nurse uses reward and punishment to gain the cooperation of the nurses
assigned to the unit. What type of leader is this charge nurse?
a. Transformation
b. Autocratic
c. Transactional
d. Situational
ANS: C
Transactional leaders use reward and punishment to gain the cooperation of followers.
Transformational leaders use methods that inspire people to follow their lead.
Transformational leaders work toward transforming an organization with the help of others.
The authoritarian or autocratic leader exercises strong control over subordinates. Situational
theories suggest that leaders change their approach depending on the situation.
DIF: Understanding NURSIN GOBBJ:.1C2.2M TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Leadership
5. The nurse manager of a unit is sharing the most recent results of a patient satisfaction survey
to motivate staff. This approach is a characteristic of what type of nursing leader?
a. Transformational
b. Transactional
c. Situational
d. Autocratic
ANS: A
Transformational leaders use methods that inspire people to follow their lead.
Transformational leaders work toward transforming an organization with the help of others
sharing survey results may work to inspire staff. Transactional leaders use reward and
punishment to gain the cooperation of followers. The authoritarian or autocratic leader
exercises strong control over subordinates. Situational theories suggest that leaders change
their approach depending on the situation.
DIF: Understanding OBJ: 12.2 TOP: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
NOT: Concepts: Leadership
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