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Leadership & Management Quiz 1-4 Exam Question and Answers
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Leadership & Management Quiz 1-4Exam Question and Answers
Which statement is true regarding decision making?
Select one:
a. Past experience has little to do with the quality of the decision.
b. Decisions are greatly influenced by each person's value system.
c. Scientific methods provide identical decisions by different individuals for
the same problems.
d. Personal beliefs can be adjusted for when the scientific approach to
problem solving is used. - -b. Decisions are greatly influenced by each
person's value system.
Values, life experience, individual preference, and individual ways of thinking
will influence a person's decision making. No matter how objective the
criteria will be, value judgments will always play a part in a person's decision
making, either consciously or subconsciously. It is not possible for a nurse to
fully "set aside" personal beliefs when making a decision, even if the nurse
applies the principles of self-reflection.
- The nurse manager of a short-staffed unit needs to make a decision about
a nurse's request for an unpaid leave of absence. In order to increase the
chance of making a good decision, the manager should:
Select one:
a. involve as many people in the decision-making process as possible.
b. begin the decision-making process by presuming the status quo to be the
best option.
c. generate as many different alternatives as possible.
d. prioritize the option that is most innovative. - -a. involve as many people
in the decision-making process as possible.
- A nurse-manager has realized that the data-gathering process before a
recent decision may have been influenced by confirmation bias. How can the
manager best reduce the risk of this in the future?
Select one:
a. Delegate data gathering to a trusted colleague who has different values
b. Make attempts not to prioritize information that supports the manager's
beliefs
c. Consider all of the implications of an alternative before making a decision
d. Collect only the minimum quantity of data before making a decision - -b.
Make attempts not to prioritize information that supports the manager's
beliefs
, - The unit manager has created a decision grid in order to assist with a
difficult staffing decision that will affect many nurses. The decision grid will
allow the manager to:
Select one:
a. examine alternatives visually and compare each against the same criteria.
b. ensure that the decision is made objectively rather than subjectively.
c. plot the outcomes of a decision over time and evaluate the decision-
making process.
d. predict when events must take place to complete a project on time - -a.
examine alternatives visually and compare each against the same criteria.
- How can a manager best implement the principles of situational or
contingency leadership theory?
Select one:
a. By avoiding punitive consequences when addressing workers' lack of
performance
b. By deferring to employees for day-to-day management decisions
c. By establishing rules and norms that can be applied the same way in all
conditions in the organization
d. By adapting his or her leadership style to a particular circumstance - -d.
By adapting his or her leadership style to a particular circumstance
- A nurse leader has set a goal of becoming a more transformational leader.
What outcome will best indicate progress toward achieving this goal?
Select one:
a. The nurse's subordinates demonstrate respect and loyalty.
b. The nurse provides praise for good work performances.
c. The nurse maximizes efficiency when allocating scarce resources.
d. The nurse empowers others to reach their full potential - -d. The nurse
empowers others to reach their full potential
- The manager of a busy emergency department is primarily concerned with
the practical, day-to-day operations of the department. This manager is most
clearly demonstrating what type of leadership?
Select one:
a. Interactional
b. Transactional
c. Transformational
d. Bureaucratic - -b. Transactional
- Which statement best depicts leadership?
Select one:
a. Strong leaders can coerce people into following them.
b. People will follow a person in a leadership position only by choice.
c. A leadership position has a narrower scope than a management position.
, d. Leadership requires meeting organizational goals - -b. People will follow a
person in a leadership position only by choice.
- The nurse-manager who seeks to exemplify emotional intelligence should:
Select one:
a. regulate his or her own emotions and those of others.
b. prioritize emotion over reason when making decisions.
c. effectively manipulate the emotions of others to achieve goals.
d. attempt to remove emotion from decision making - -a. regulate his or her
own emotions and those of others.
- A new leader-manager is planning to implement the principles of
strengths-based leadership after being hired for a new position. What action
will best facilitate this plan?
Select one:
a. Creating a team with diverse abilities and talents
b. Appraising team members on a scale that runs from "weaker" to
"stronger"
c. Identifying his or her personal strengths and utilizing them
d. Organizing the flow of work to match his or her strength - -a. Creating a
team with diverse abilities and talents
- Which response is most characteristic of a servant leader?
Select one:
a. "I'll personally handle this situation."
b. "Do whatever it takes to get it done fast."
c. "I don't think you have the skills necessary to be effective."
d. "Let me think about that request for 24 hours and get back to you." - -d.
"Let me think about that request for 24 hours and get back to you."
- A nurse-manager has proposed a change in the skills mix on a hospital
unit, with fewer registered nurses and more nursing assistants. What
outcome best demonstrates that the nurse is applying the principles of
thought leadership?
Select one:
a. Individuals who oppose the plan have become isolated by their peers.
b. Nurses and nursing assistants will both participate in the operations
planning.
c. Skeptics of the plan have begun to see it as innovative and beneficial.
d. The ultimate decision on the matter will be based on rational ideas rather
than emotions. - -c. Skeptics of the plan have begun to see it as innovative
and beneficial.
- A nurse is applying the ethical principle of justice when providing care for
clients. What action best exemplifies this principle?
Select one:
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