Nurse Leadership Practice Questions Exam 1 |
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1. What statement is true regarding Ans: C
decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation Feedback: Decision making is a complex
B) It is closely related to evaluation cognitive process often defined as choosing a
C) It involves choosing between particular course of action. Problem solving is
courses of action part of decision making and is a systematic
D) It is dependent upon finding the process that focuses on analyzing a difficult
cause of a problem situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
has a broader scope than decision making and
problem solving.
,1. Which represents the Ans: B
management functions that are
incorporated into the management Feedback:
process?
Management functions include planning,
A) Planning, directing, organizing, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
staffing, and evaluating These are incorporated into what is known as the
B) Planning, organizing, staffing, management process.
directing, and controlling
C) Organizing, planning, staffing,
directing, and evaluating
D) Organizing, staffing, planning,
implementing, and controlling
What is the advantage of recruiting Ans: B
from outside the organization? Feedback: recruiting from outside the
A. Promotes long-term retention of organization provides an opportunity to increase
employees the pool of candidates for positions but is no
B. Tends to increase the number of guarantee that these canddidates will be more
candidates qualified or motivated than those who come from
C. Provides well-motivated within the organization.
candidates
D. Attracts well-qualified candidates
Which information is too much in Ans: A
flux to identify on an organizational Feedback:
chart? The grapevine lines of communication cannot be
A) Grapevine lines of placed on an organizational chart because they
communication are constantly in flux. The remaining information
B) Line and staff authority is stable and so identified on the chart.
C) Span of control
D) Scalar chains
,Which statement best describes Ans: B
mentorship? Feedback:
A) The intensity and duration of The mentor makes a conscious decision to assist
relationships are similar in the protEgE in career development, with the
mentorship and relationship usually lasting several years. The
preceptorship remaining statements are not accurate regarding
B) Staff cannot be assigned to mentorships.
become mentors. It is a role
voluntarily chosen by the mentor
C) "Mentees" must be willing to put
aside their personal goals and
beliefs in an effort to identify more
closely with their mentor
D) Most nurses will have the
opportunity for many mentor
relationships during their careers
What is employee behavior best Ans: C
reinforced by? Feedback: Each person is a unique individual who
A) Praise from a supervisor is motivated by different things. The other options
B) An increase in their pay lack that element of personal value.
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
What is the best combination that Ans: C
characterizes the communication Feedback: The combination that best
process? characterizes the communication process is
A) Sender-receiver-message senderñmessageñreceiver. The other options
B) Receiver-message-sender would result in the likelihood of
C) Sender-message-receiver miscommunication.
D) Message-sender-receiver
, 1. Which is the first step in the time Ans: B
management process? Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the
A. Completing the highest priority manager is to manage by efficiency rather than
task by crisis. The remaining options are steps that
B. Allowing enough time for occur after that planning.
sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new
information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be
accomplished in a day
Max Weber, as part of the scientific Ans: B
management era, contributed Feedback:
immensely to the development of Max Webers theories did not address worker
organizational theory. Which satisfaction. The other options do represent the
statement is not representative of Weber organizational theory.
his beliefs?
A) Bureaucracy could provide a
rational basis for administrative
decisions
B) Worker satisfaction was integral
to productivity
C) Organization charts could depict
the hierarchy of authority
D) Impersonality of interpersonal
relationships should exist in
organizations
When does communication have Ans: A
the greatest likelihood of being Feedback: Using various communication methods
accurately interpreted? in combination increases the likelihood that
A) More than one mode is used everyone in the organization who needs to hear
B) Face-to-face communication is the message actually will hear it. The other
used options are single methods.
C) Written communication is used
D) The sender repeats the message
using the same mode
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Terms in this set (198)
1. What statement is true regarding Ans: C
decision making?
A) It is an analysis of a situation Feedback: Decision making is a complex
B) It is closely related to evaluation cognitive process often defined as choosing a
C) It involves choosing between particular course of action. Problem solving is
courses of action part of decision making and is a systematic
D) It is dependent upon finding the process that focuses on analyzing a difficult
cause of a problem situation. Critical thinking, sometimes referred to
as reflective thinking, is related to evaluation and
has a broader scope than decision making and
problem solving.
,1. Which represents the Ans: B
management functions that are
incorporated into the management Feedback:
process?
Management functions include planning,
A) Planning, directing, organizing, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
staffing, and evaluating These are incorporated into what is known as the
B) Planning, organizing, staffing, management process.
directing, and controlling
C) Organizing, planning, staffing,
directing, and evaluating
D) Organizing, staffing, planning,
implementing, and controlling
What is the advantage of recruiting Ans: B
from outside the organization? Feedback: recruiting from outside the
A. Promotes long-term retention of organization provides an opportunity to increase
employees the pool of candidates for positions but is no
B. Tends to increase the number of guarantee that these canddidates will be more
candidates qualified or motivated than those who come from
C. Provides well-motivated within the organization.
candidates
D. Attracts well-qualified candidates
Which information is too much in Ans: A
flux to identify on an organizational Feedback:
chart? The grapevine lines of communication cannot be
A) Grapevine lines of placed on an organizational chart because they
communication are constantly in flux. The remaining information
B) Line and staff authority is stable and so identified on the chart.
C) Span of control
D) Scalar chains
,Which statement best describes Ans: B
mentorship? Feedback:
A) The intensity and duration of The mentor makes a conscious decision to assist
relationships are similar in the protEgE in career development, with the
mentorship and relationship usually lasting several years. The
preceptorship remaining statements are not accurate regarding
B) Staff cannot be assigned to mentorships.
become mentors. It is a role
voluntarily chosen by the mentor
C) "Mentees" must be willing to put
aside their personal goals and
beliefs in an effort to identify more
closely with their mentor
D) Most nurses will have the
opportunity for many mentor
relationships during their careers
What is employee behavior best Ans: C
reinforced by? Feedback: Each person is a unique individual who
A) Praise from a supervisor is motivated by different things. The other options
B) An increase in their pay lack that element of personal value.
C) A personally valued reward
D) Threat of punishment
What is the best combination that Ans: C
characterizes the communication Feedback: The combination that best
process? characterizes the communication process is
A) Sender-receiver-message senderñmessageñreceiver. The other options
B) Receiver-message-sender would result in the likelihood of
C) Sender-message-receiver miscommunication.
D) Message-sender-receiver
, 1. Which is the first step in the time Ans: B
management process? Feedback: Daily planning is essential if the
A. Completing the highest priority manager is to manage by efficiency rather than
task by crisis. The remaining options are steps that
B. Allowing enough time for occur after that planning.
sufficient daily planning
C. Reprioritizing based on new
information received
D. Delegating work that cannot be
accomplished in a day
Max Weber, as part of the scientific Ans: B
management era, contributed Feedback:
immensely to the development of Max Webers theories did not address worker
organizational theory. Which satisfaction. The other options do represent the
statement is not representative of Weber organizational theory.
his beliefs?
A) Bureaucracy could provide a
rational basis for administrative
decisions
B) Worker satisfaction was integral
to productivity
C) Organization charts could depict
the hierarchy of authority
D) Impersonality of interpersonal
relationships should exist in
organizations
When does communication have Ans: A
the greatest likelihood of being Feedback: Using various communication methods
accurately interpreted? in combination increases the likelihood that
A) More than one mode is used everyone in the organization who needs to hear
B) Face-to-face communication is the message actually will hear it. The other
used options are single methods.
C) Written communication is used
D) The sender repeats the message
using the same mode
