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GAINING PERSONAL INSIGHT: THE BEGINNING OF BEING A LEADER YODER-WISE: LEADING AND MANAGING IN NURSING, 7TH EDITION CHAPTER 05: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GAINING PERSONAL INSIGHT: THE
BEGINNING OF BEING A LEADER
YODER-WISE: LEADING AND
MANAGING IN NURSING, 7TH EDITION
CHAPTER 05: EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. As a new nurse manager, you are aware of leadership, management, and
followership principles. What is the first step to becoming an effective leader?
a. Being an effective follower
b. Taking a class on leadership
c. Taking a class on management
d. Getting an advanced degree - Answer-ANS: A
Being an effective follower is the first step in becoming an effective leader. A leader may
take classes on leadership and classes on management and secure and advanced
degree. The firststep to effective leadership is effective followership.
2. As a nurse manager, you are a leader in health care and on the unit you manage.
Looking at the larger picture of health care and patient environment on the unit, what is
your primary role when evaluating the care provided on your nursing unit?
a. Focus on cost outcomes.
b. Assess staff for contentment on unit.
c. Ensure quality patient care on unit.
d. Provide education to the staff of the unit. - Answer-ANS: C
Your primary role is a nurse manager is to ensure quality patient care is rendered. You
must also focus on cost outcomes, assess your staff frequently, and provide education
to the staff. However, as a leader in evaluating the larger picture of health care, quality
care is a priority.
3. The chief nursing officer (CNO) is appointed for the local hospital in a rural area. The
nursing committee agreed with the appointment of the new CNO offered the position.
What is this type of leadership position considered?
a. Formal leadership
b. Informal leadership
c. Director leadership
d. Personal leadership - Answer-ANS: A
This position is an appointed/hired position and is one of formal leadership based on the
hiring from the outside and the job description. Formal leadership positions often have a
title and are assigned leadership by the role of the position.
, 4. The core of leadership is awareness. The text by Don Miguel, The Four Agreements,
presents a set of agreements to enhance personal growth and awareness. What is not
one of the four agreements?
a. Be impeccable with your word.
b. Take things personally.
c. Do not make assumptions.
d. Always do your best. - Answer-ANS: B
The four agreements include all with the exception of taking things personally. The
second agreement is to not take things personally. When a person speaks or engages a
leader, it is often from their reality and not reflective of your reality. Listen to their
information, and assess, then formulate decisions.
5. The core of nursing leadership incorporates integration of unique qualities to include
us as individuals. Which is not considered part of leadership integration?
a. Person
b. Leader
c. Nurse
d. Position - Answer-ANS: D
Position is not considered part of leadership integration. The provided model discusses
the use of nurse, person, leader, and integration of the unique personal aspect to form
the integration of leadership.
6. A new graduate nurse has accepted a position in an intensive care unit. The nurse is
assigned a preceptor with several years of experience. The new nurse also notices the
other staff seek this nurse out for answers to questions and as a resource to the unit.
What does the new nurse consider the role of the mentor nurse?
a. A formal leader
b. A positional leader
c. An official leader
d. An informal leader - Answer-ANS: D
Formal leaders, positional leaders, and official leaders hold positions of leadership or
titles. In this scenario, the nurse is the formal leader of the unit. The nurse is noted to be
an informal leader is one who does not hold an actual leadership title, but leads from an
informal position based on experience and behavior.
7. The manager of a nursing unit is having difficulty working with a new graduate nurse.
The new graduate nurse is excited and full of ideas she wants to try. The manager
decides to journal her feelings regarding the new nurse and her feelings. What is the
nurse manager practicing in this situation?
a. Leadership
b. Reflection
c. Knowledge
d. Action - Answer-ANS: B
Using reflection to evaluate her own feelings, the nurse manager is practicing self-
awareness to go beyond the surface and evaluate self for determination of personal
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