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Nursing Leadership and Management (78 NCLEX Qs >
Followed by random questions from final exam prep ppt
PNR 415) Questions With Complete Solutions
Ms. Caputo is newly promoted to a patient care manager
position. She updates her knowledge on the theories in
management and leadership in order to become effective in her
new role. She learns that some managers have low concern for
services and high concern for staff. Which style of management
refers to this?
A. Organization Management
B. Impoverished Management
C. Country Club Management
D. Team Management Correct Answers C
Country club management style puts concern for the staff as the
number one priority at the expense of the delivery of services.
He/she runs the department just like a country club where
everyone is happy including the manager. This leadership style
assumes that if people are happy in their job, they will naturally
work harder.
Her former manager demonstrated 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 Correct Answers C
,Servant leaders are open-minded, listen deeply, try to fully
understand others, and not being judgmental. Servant leadership
is a leadership philosophy in which the goal of the leader is to
serve. A servant leader shares power puts the needs of the
employees first and helps people develop and perform as highly
as possible. Servant leadership inverts the norm, which puts the
customer service associates as the main priority.
On the other hand, Ms. Caputo notices that the Chief Nurse
Executive has a charismatic leadership style. Which of the
following behaviors best describes this style?
A. Possesses inspirational quality that makes followers get
attracted to him and regard him with reverence.
B. Acts as he does because he expects that his behavior will
yield positive results.
C. Uses visioning as the core of his leadership.
D. Matches his leadership style to the situation at hand. Correct
Answers A
Charismatic leaders make the followers feel at ease in their
presence. They feel that they are in good hands whenever the
leader is around. The charismatic leadership style relies on the
charm and persuasiveness of the leader. Charismatic leaders are
driven by their convictions and commitment to their cause.
Which of the following conclusions of Ms. Caputo about
leadership characteristics is true?
,A. There is a high correlation between the communication skills
of a leader and the ability to get the job done.
B. A manager is effective when he has the ability to plan well.
C. Assessment of personality traits is a reliable tool for
predicting a manager's potential.
D. There is good evidence that certain personal qualities favor
success in a managerial role. Correct Answers C
It is not conclusive that certain qualities of a person would make
him become a good manager. It can only predict a manager's
potential of becoming a good one. Successful leaders tend to
have certain traits. Two keys areas of personal growth and
development are fundamental to leadership success: self-
confidence and a positive attitude.
She reads about Path-Goal theory. Which of the following
behaviors is manifested by 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
Correct Answers A
The path-Goal theory according to House and associates rewards
good performance so that others would do the same. The path-
goal theory states that a leader's behavior is contingent on the
satisfaction, motivation, and performance of their employees.
The manager's job is viewed as guiding workers to choose the
, best paths to reach both their goals as well as the corporation's
goals.
One leadership theory states that "leaders are born and not
made," which refers to which of the following theories?
A. Trait
B. Charismatic
C. Great Man
D. Situational Correct Answers C
Leaders become leaders because of their birthright. This is also
called Genetic theory or the Aristotelian theory. This quote sums
up the basic tenet of the Great Man theory of leadership, which
suggests that the capacity for leadership is innate. According to
this theory, you're either a natural-born leader or you're not. The
term "Great Man" was used because, at the time, leadership was
thought of primarily as a male quality, especially in terms of
military leadership.
She came across a theory which states that the leadership style is
effective depending on the situation. Which of the following
styles best fits a situation when the followers are self-directed,
experts, and are matured
A. Democratic
B. Authoritarian
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic Correct Answers C
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