LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
FULL SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ The management process. Answer: planning-> organizing->
leading-> controlling
◉ Planning. Answer: Encompasses determining philosophy, goals,
objectives, policies, procedures, and rules; carrying out long- and
short-range projections; determining a fiscal course of action; and
managing planned change
◉ Organizing. Answer: Includes establishing the structure to carry
out plans, determining the most appropriate type of patient care
delivery, and grouping activities to meet unit goals
Other functions involve working within the structure of the
organization and understanding and using power and authority
appropriately.
◉ Staffing. Answer: Consists of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and
orienting staff. Scheduling, staff development, employee
,socialization, and team building are also often included as staffing
functions.
◉ Directing. Answer: Usually entails human resource management
responsibilities, such as motivating, managing conflict, delegating,
communicating, and facilitating collaboration
◉ Controlling. Answer: Includes performance appraisals, fiscal
accountability, quality control, legal and ethical control, and
professional and collegial control
◉ Contingency Leadership Styles #1. Answer: Autocratic or
authoritarian(relating to a ruler who has absolute power)
Democratic or participative (members of the group take a more
participative role in the decision-making process)
Laissez-faire, permissive, or free rein ( an attitude of trust and
reliance on their employees. They don't micromanage or get too
involved, they don't give too much instruction or guidance)
◉ Contingency Leadership Styles #2. Answer: Contingency
leadership suggests that no one leadership style is ideal for every
situation.
, ◉ Transactional Leader. Answer: -Focuses on management tasks
-Is directive and results oriented
-Uses trade-offs to meet goals
-Does not identify shared values
-Examines causes
-Uses contingency reward
◉ Transformational leader. Answer: -Identifies common values
-Is a caretaker
-Inspires others with vision
-Has long-term vision
-Looks at effects
-Empowers others
◉ Ethics # 1. Answer: The systematic study of what a person's
conduct and actions should be with regard to self, other human
beings, and the environment
The justification of what is right or good and the study of what a
person's life and relationships should be, not necessarily what they
are
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
FULL SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ The management process. Answer: planning-> organizing->
leading-> controlling
◉ Planning. Answer: Encompasses determining philosophy, goals,
objectives, policies, procedures, and rules; carrying out long- and
short-range projections; determining a fiscal course of action; and
managing planned change
◉ Organizing. Answer: Includes establishing the structure to carry
out plans, determining the most appropriate type of patient care
delivery, and grouping activities to meet unit goals
Other functions involve working within the structure of the
organization and understanding and using power and authority
appropriately.
◉ Staffing. Answer: Consists of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and
orienting staff. Scheduling, staff development, employee
,socialization, and team building are also often included as staffing
functions.
◉ Directing. Answer: Usually entails human resource management
responsibilities, such as motivating, managing conflict, delegating,
communicating, and facilitating collaboration
◉ Controlling. Answer: Includes performance appraisals, fiscal
accountability, quality control, legal and ethical control, and
professional and collegial control
◉ Contingency Leadership Styles #1. Answer: Autocratic or
authoritarian(relating to a ruler who has absolute power)
Democratic or participative (members of the group take a more
participative role in the decision-making process)
Laissez-faire, permissive, or free rein ( an attitude of trust and
reliance on their employees. They don't micromanage or get too
involved, they don't give too much instruction or guidance)
◉ Contingency Leadership Styles #2. Answer: Contingency
leadership suggests that no one leadership style is ideal for every
situation.
, ◉ Transactional Leader. Answer: -Focuses on management tasks
-Is directive and results oriented
-Uses trade-offs to meet goals
-Does not identify shared values
-Examines causes
-Uses contingency reward
◉ Transformational leader. Answer: -Identifies common values
-Is a caretaker
-Inspires others with vision
-Has long-term vision
-Looks at effects
-Empowers others
◉ Ethics # 1. Answer: The systematic study of what a person's
conduct and actions should be with regard to self, other human
beings, and the environment
The justification of what is right or good and the study of what a
person's life and relationships should be, not necessarily what they
are
