NURSE EXECUTIVE ADVANCED
CERTIFICATION NEA BC 2026
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ Trait Theory. Answer: a leadership theory that holds that effective
leaders possess a similar set of traits or characteristics
◉ Behavioral Theory. Answer: What leaders do or how they behave
◉ Contingency Theory. Answer: based on the premise that a leader's
effectiveness is contingent on the extent to which a leader's style fits or
matches characteristics of the situation at hand
◉ autocratic leader. Answer: acts in unilateral command-and-control
fashion
◉ democratic leader. Answer: a leader who shares control and makes
decisions in consultation with others
◉ Permissive leader. Answer: see Laissez-faire leader, hands-off
approach. Assumes people can make their own decisions and complete
work without direction.
, ◉ Bureaucratic leader. Answer: Assumes that employees are motivated
by external forces. Relies on policies and procedures to direct goals and
work processes
◉ Leadership factors that influence outcomes. Answer: 1) Manager-
follows relationships 2) Task structure 3) Position power
◉ Models to move the agenda. Answer: Leadership Styles: S1(telling),
S2 (selling), S3 (participating), S4 (delegating)
◉ Leadership style S1-Telling (high task/low relationship). Answer: The
leader tells the worker what to do and provides close supervision
◉ Leadership style S2-Selling (high task/high relationship). Answer:
The leader makes decisions and coaches followers and provides
opportunity for clarification
◉ Leadership style S3-Participating (Low task/high relationship).
Answer: Both leader and follower participate in projects and decisions
◉ Leadership style S4-Delegating (low task/low relationship). Answer:
The leader give subordinates freedoms to make decisions and carry out
plans
CERTIFICATION NEA BC 2026
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ Trait Theory. Answer: a leadership theory that holds that effective
leaders possess a similar set of traits or characteristics
◉ Behavioral Theory. Answer: What leaders do or how they behave
◉ Contingency Theory. Answer: based on the premise that a leader's
effectiveness is contingent on the extent to which a leader's style fits or
matches characteristics of the situation at hand
◉ autocratic leader. Answer: acts in unilateral command-and-control
fashion
◉ democratic leader. Answer: a leader who shares control and makes
decisions in consultation with others
◉ Permissive leader. Answer: see Laissez-faire leader, hands-off
approach. Assumes people can make their own decisions and complete
work without direction.
, ◉ Bureaucratic leader. Answer: Assumes that employees are motivated
by external forces. Relies on policies and procedures to direct goals and
work processes
◉ Leadership factors that influence outcomes. Answer: 1) Manager-
follows relationships 2) Task structure 3) Position power
◉ Models to move the agenda. Answer: Leadership Styles: S1(telling),
S2 (selling), S3 (participating), S4 (delegating)
◉ Leadership style S1-Telling (high task/low relationship). Answer: The
leader tells the worker what to do and provides close supervision
◉ Leadership style S2-Selling (high task/high relationship). Answer:
The leader makes decisions and coaches followers and provides
opportunity for clarification
◉ Leadership style S3-Participating (Low task/high relationship).
Answer: Both leader and follower participate in projects and decisions
◉ Leadership style S4-Delegating (low task/low relationship). Answer:
The leader give subordinates freedoms to make decisions and carry out
plans
