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Management 7th Edition Sally A. Weiss
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Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and
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controllingare considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS: hB, hThe hmanagement hprocess hincludes hplanning, horganizing, hcoordinating, hand hcontrolling. hManagement hroles hinclude
hinformation hprocessing, hinterpersonal hrelationships, hand hdecision hmaking. hManagement hfunctions hinclude hplanning, horganizing,
staffing, hdirecting, hcoordinating, hreporting, hand hbudgeting. hA htaxonomy his ha hsystem hthat horders hprinciples hinto ha hgrouping hor
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2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS: hD, hThe hdecisional hmanagerial hroles hinclude hentrepreneur, hdisturbance hhandler, hallocator hof hresources, hand hnegotiator.
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information hprocessing hmanagerial hroles hinclude hmonitor, hdisseminator, hand hspokesperson. hThe hinterpersonal
hmanagerial hroleshinclude hfigurehead, hleader, h and hliaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the
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organizations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in
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orderto manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
b. Problem solving h
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS: hD, hThe hrole hfunctions hto hmanage hrelationships hare hnetworking, hsupporting, hdeveloping hand hmentoring, hmanaging
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and hteam hbuilding, hmotivating hand hinspiring, hrecognizing, hand hrewarding. hThe hrole hfunctions hto hmanage hthe hwork
hare hplanning hand horganizing, hproblem hsolving, hclarifying hroles hand hobjectives, hinforming, h monitoring, h consulting, hand
hdelegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title
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wouldmost likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager h
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive h h
ANS: hB, hA hmiddle-level hmanager h is hcalled ha hdirector. hA hlow hmanagerial- hlevel hjob his hcalled hthe hfirst-line hmanager. hA hnurse
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executive hlevel hrole his hcalled ha hchief hnurse hexecutive hor hvice hpresident hof hpatient hcare hservices.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most
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likelyfocus on which of the following?
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a. General principles h
b. Positional authority h
c. Labor productivity
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d. Impersonal relations h
ANS: hC, hThe harea hof hfocus hfor hscientific hmanagement his hlabor hproductivity. hIn hbureaucratic htheory, hefficiency his hachieved
hthroughhimpersonal hrelations hwithin ha hformal hstructure hand his hbased hon hpositional hauthority. hAdministrative hprinciple htheory
hconsists hof hprinciples hof hmanagement h that hare h relevant hto hany horganization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
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a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
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b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
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c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
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d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
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ANS: hB, hAccording hto hVrooms hTheory hof hMotivation, hForce hdescribes hthe hamount hof heffort hone hwill hexert hto hreach hones
hgoal. hValence hspeaks hto hthe hlevel hof hattractiveness hor hunattractiveness hof hthe hgoal. h Expectancy his hthe hperceived hpossibility hthat
hthe hgoal hwill hbe hachieved. hVrooms hTheory hof hMotivation hcan hbe hdemonstrated hin hthe hform hof han hequation: hForce h= hValence
hExpectancy h(Vroom, h1964). hThe htheory hproposes hthat hthis hequation hcan hhelp hto hpredict hthe hmotivation, hor hforce, hof han
hindividual has hdescribedhby hVroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
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a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
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d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANS: hD, hMotivation his ha hprocess hthat hoccurs hinternally hto hinfluence hand hdirect hour hbehavior hin horder hto hsatisfy hneeds.
hMotivationh is hnot hexplicitly hdemonstrated hby hpeople, hbut hrather hit his hinterpreted hfrom htheir hbehavior. hMotivation his hwhatever
hinfluences hour hchoices hand hcreates h direction, h intensity, h and hpersistence hin hour hbehavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process
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motivationtheories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory h
b. Hierarchy of needs theory h h h
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory h
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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ANS: hA, hThe hprocess hmotivation htheories hare hequity htheory hand hexpectancy htheory. hThe hcontent hmotivation htheories hinclude
hMaslows hhierarchy hof hneeds htheory, hAldefers hexistence- hrelatedness-growth h(ERG) htheory, hand hHerzbergs hhygiene hmaintenance
factors hand hmotivation hfactors.
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9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. h h h
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. h h
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. h h h h h
d. Ouchis theory Z. h h
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ANS: hB, hThe htwo-factor htheory hof hmotivation hincludes hmotivation hand hmaintenance hfactors. hMaslows hhierarchy hof hneeds
hincludesh the hfollowing hneeds: hphysiological, hsafety, hsecurity, hbelonging, hand hself-actualization. hIn htheory hX, hemployees hprefer
hsecurity, hdirection, hand hminimal hresponsibility. hIn htheory hY, hemployees henjoy htheir hwork, hshow hself-control hand hdiscipline,
hare hable hto hcontribute hcreatively, hand hare hmotivated hby hties hto hthe hgroup, horganization, hand hthe hwork hitself. hThe hfocus hof htheory
hZ his hcollective hdecision hmaking hand hlong-term hemployment hthat hinvolves hslower hpromotions hand hless hdirect hsupervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would
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beconsidered which of the following?
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a. Informal leadership h
b.
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c.
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d. h Management
ANS: hB, hFormal hleadership his hbased hon hoccupying ha hposition hin han horganization. hInformal hleadership his hshown hby han
hindividual hwho hdemonstrates hleadership houtside hthe hscope hof ha hformal hleadership hrole hor has ha hmember hof ha hgroup. hLeadership
his ha hprocess hofhinfluence hwhereby hthe hleader hinfluences hothers htoward hgoal hachievement. hManagement his ha hprocess hto hachieve
horganizational hgoals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three
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fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the
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fundamentalqualities of effective leaders are:
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a. guided vision, passion, and integrity.
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b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity.
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination.
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d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
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ANS: hABennis hand hNanus hlist hguided hvision, hpassion, hand hintegrity has hfundamental hqualities hof heffective hleaders.
hKnowledge hof hself, hhonesty hand hmaturity; hintelligence, h self-confidence hand hdetermination; hself-awareness hand hsociability
hare hall hdesirable htraits hin hleaders h as hwell has hin hothers.
12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
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a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability.
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b. self-confidence, progression of experiences, influence of others, personal life factors, honesty,
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, sociability, honesty.
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d. drive, desire to lead, honesty, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of business.
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ANS: hD, hResearch hby hKirkpatrick hand hLocke hconcluded hthat hleaders hpossess hsix htraits: hdrive, hdesire hto hlead, hhonesty, hself-
hconfidence, hcognitive hability, hand hknowledge hof hthe hbusiness. hWoods hidentified hfive hdominant hfactors hthat hinfluenced
hleadershiph development: hself-confidence, hinnate hqualities, hprogression hof hexperience, hinfluence hof hsignificant hothers, hand
hpersonal hlife hfactors. hStogdill hidentified hthe hfollowing htraits hof ha hleader: hintelligence, hself- hconfidence, hdetermination,
hintegrity, hand hsociability. hMurphy hand hDeBack hidentified hthe hfollowing hleader hcharacteristics: hcaring, hrespectability,
htrustworthiness, hand hflexibility.
13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where
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authorityis delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership
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styles?
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a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
