LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE FOR NURSES STUDY QUESTIONS
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE FOR NURSES STUDY QUESTIONS
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE FOR NURSES STUDY QUESTIONS
LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT Answer: (C) Servant leader
Servant leaders are open-minded, listen
1. Ms. Castro is newly-promoted to a deeply, try to fully understand others and
patient care manager position. She not being judgmental
updates her knowledge on the theories in
management and leadership in order to 3. On the other hand, Ms. Castro notices that
become effective in her new role. She the Chief Nurse Executive has charismatic
learns that some managers have low leadership style. Which of the following
concern for services and high concern for behaviors best describes this style?
staff. Which style of management refers to A. Possesses inspirational quality that
this? makes followers gets attracted of him and
A. Organization Man regards him with reverence
B. Impoverished Management B. Acts as he does because he expects that
C. Country Club Management his behavior will yield positive results
D. Team Management C. Uses visioning as the core of his leadership
D. Matches his leadership style to the situation
Answer: (C) Country Club Management at hand.
Country club management style puts
concern for the staff as number one priority Answer: (A) Possesses inspirational quality
at the expense of the delivery of services. that makes followers gets attracted of him
He/she runs the department just like a and regards him with reverence
country club where every one is happy Charismatic leaders make the followers
including the manager. feel at ease in their presence. They feel that
they are in good hands whenever the
2. Her former manager demonstrated leader is around.
passion for serving her staff rather than
being served. She takes time to listen,
prefers to be a teacher first before being a
leader, which is characteristic of
A. Transformational leader
B. Transactional leader
C. Servant leader
D. Charismatic leader
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,4. Which of the following conclusions Answer: (A) Recognizes staff for
of Ms. Castro about leadership going beyond expectations by giving
characteristics is TRUE? them citations
A. There is a high correlation between Path Goal theory according to House and
the communication skills of a leader and associates rewards good performance so that
the ability to get the job done. others would do the same
B. A manager is effective when he has the
ability to plan well. 6. One leadership theory states that
C. Assessment of personal traits is a reliable “leaders are born and not made,” which
tool for refers to which of the following theories?
predicting a manager’s potential. A. Trait
D. There is good evidence that certain B. Charismatic
personal qualities favor success in C. Great Man
managerial role. D. Situational
Answer: (C) Assessment of personal traits is a Answer: (C) Great Man
reliable Leaders become leaders because of their
tool for predicting a manager’s potential. birth right. This is also called Genetic theory
It is not conclusive that certain qualities or the Aristotelian theory
of a person would make him become a
good manager. It can only predict a 7. She came across a theory which states
manager’s potential of becoming a good that the leadership style is effective
one. dependent on the situation. Which of the
following styles best fits a situation when
5. She reads about Path Goal theory. Which the followers are self-directed, experts and
of the following behaviors is manifested by arematured individuals?
the leader who uses this theory?
A. Recognizes staff for going beyond
expectations by giving them citations
B. Challenges the staff to take individual
accountability for their own practice
C. Admonishes staff for being laggards.
D. Reminds staff about the
sanctions for non performance.
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, A. Democratic 9. Ms. Castro learns that some leaders are
B. Authoritarian transactional leaders. Which of the following
C. Laissez faire does NOT characterize a transactional
D. Bureaucratic leader?
A. Focuses on management tasks
Answer: (C) Laissez faire B. Is a caretaker
Laissez faire leadership is preferred when C. Uses trade-offs to meet goals
the followers know what to do and are D. Inspires others with vision
experts in the field. This leadership style is
relationship-oriented rather than task- Answer: (D) Inspires others with vision
centered. Inspires others with a vision is characteristic
of a transformational leader. He is focused
8. She surfsthe internet for more more on the day- to-day operations of the
information about leadership styles. She department/unit.
reads about shared leadership as a practice
in some magnet hospitals. Which of the 10. She finds out that some managers have
following describes this style of leadership? benevolent- authoritative style of
A. Leadership behavior is generally management. Which of the following
determined by the relationship between behaviors will she exhibit most likely?
the leader’s personality and the specific A. Have condescending trust and
situation confidence in their subordinates
B. Leaders believe that people are B. Gives economic or ego awards
basically good and need not be closely C. Communicates downward to the staff
controlled D. Allows decision making among subordinates
C. Leaders rely heavily on visioning and
inspire members to achieve results Answer: (A) Have condescending trust and
D. Leadership is shared at the point of care. confidence in
Answer: (D) Leadership is shared at the
point of care. Shared governance allows the
staff nurses to have the authority,
responsibility and accountability for their
own practice.
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