Nursing Leadership & Management – Chapter 3: Theories and Principles – NCLEX Practice
Questions & Study Guide
4. A team member who requires detailed instructions concerning the leader's expectations -
correct answer ✔✔The nurse leader is working with a team to develop a more effective
admission assessment process. Which team member is an example of one who participates in
the team by "standing by"?
1. A team member who often works with team members who are new to the team and helps to
mentor them in their role
2. A team member who appears to function against the goals set up by the team leader
3. A team member who is flexible and ready to make any needed changes
4. A team member who requires detailed instructions concerning the leader's expectations
2. Mentorship leads to new nurses remaining with the organization longer than those nurses
who did not engage in a mentorship program. - correct answer ✔✔The nurse leader believes
that a mentorship program for new nursing graduates would benefit the organization in what
way?
1. New nurses will require no supervision after the mentorship program is completed.
2. Mentorship leads to new nurses remaining with the organization longer than those nurses
who did not engage in a mentorship program.
3. The nurse who completes the mentorship program will understand better how to care for
patients without assistance.
4. Engaging in a mentorship program helps that individual to work longer hours without fatigue.
2. Enroll in a graduate leadership program. - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is aspiring to move
from a staff nurse's position to a leadership and management role. What activity would be most
helpful to this nurse in achievement of this goal?
, 1. Complete a leadership survey.
2. Enroll in a graduate leadership program.
3. Read a leadership book.
4. Request a change in position weekly from the charge nurse.
2. Ensure that the patients receive safe care by qualified staff. - correct answer ✔✔A new chief
operating executive believes that patients will receive better care and be more satisfied in a unit
that is specific to their disorder. A nurse manager heads a unit that has functioned for the last
10 years as a general medical-surgical unit but will now become a specialty unit for patients
with chronic respiratory issues. What is the nurse manager's priority responsibility during this
transition?
1. Assist the staff to feel more comfortable in their new roles.
2. Ensure that the patients receive safe care by qualified staff.
3. Survey the patients daily to determine whether needs are being met.
4. Hold briefings daily with the staff to determine common problem areas.
4. Great Man theory - correct answer ✔✔A staff nurse approached the director of nursing to
discuss steps that would be helpful in moving to an administrative position. The director of
nursing told the staff nurse not to consider leadership because this nurse was not a "born
leader." What leadership theory is the director of nursing using to make this judgment?
1. Behavioral theory
2. Situational leadership theory
3. Contingency leadership theory
4. Great Man theory
Questions & Study Guide
4. A team member who requires detailed instructions concerning the leader's expectations -
correct answer ✔✔The nurse leader is working with a team to develop a more effective
admission assessment process. Which team member is an example of one who participates in
the team by "standing by"?
1. A team member who often works with team members who are new to the team and helps to
mentor them in their role
2. A team member who appears to function against the goals set up by the team leader
3. A team member who is flexible and ready to make any needed changes
4. A team member who requires detailed instructions concerning the leader's expectations
2. Mentorship leads to new nurses remaining with the organization longer than those nurses
who did not engage in a mentorship program. - correct answer ✔✔The nurse leader believes
that a mentorship program for new nursing graduates would benefit the organization in what
way?
1. New nurses will require no supervision after the mentorship program is completed.
2. Mentorship leads to new nurses remaining with the organization longer than those nurses
who did not engage in a mentorship program.
3. The nurse who completes the mentorship program will understand better how to care for
patients without assistance.
4. Engaging in a mentorship program helps that individual to work longer hours without fatigue.
2. Enroll in a graduate leadership program. - correct answer ✔✔A nurse is aspiring to move
from a staff nurse's position to a leadership and management role. What activity would be most
helpful to this nurse in achievement of this goal?
, 1. Complete a leadership survey.
2. Enroll in a graduate leadership program.
3. Read a leadership book.
4. Request a change in position weekly from the charge nurse.
2. Ensure that the patients receive safe care by qualified staff. - correct answer ✔✔A new chief
operating executive believes that patients will receive better care and be more satisfied in a unit
that is specific to their disorder. A nurse manager heads a unit that has functioned for the last
10 years as a general medical-surgical unit but will now become a specialty unit for patients
with chronic respiratory issues. What is the nurse manager's priority responsibility during this
transition?
1. Assist the staff to feel more comfortable in their new roles.
2. Ensure that the patients receive safe care by qualified staff.
3. Survey the patients daily to determine whether needs are being met.
4. Hold briefings daily with the staff to determine common problem areas.
4. Great Man theory - correct answer ✔✔A staff nurse approached the director of nursing to
discuss steps that would be helpful in moving to an administrative position. The director of
nursing told the staff nurse not to consider leadership because this nurse was not a "born
leader." What leadership theory is the director of nursing using to make this judgment?
1. Behavioral theory
2. Situational leadership theory
3. Contingency leadership theory
4. Great Man theory
