NCLEX Review – Nursing Leadership and Management – Study Guide
& Practice Questions
Leadership Styles - correct answer ✔✔authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire
Authoritarian leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Characterized by a leader who takes charge,
makes all the decisions, and dictates strategies and work tasks
Democratic leadership style - correct answer ✔✔A leadership style that is characterized by
considerable input from group members
A style in which the nominal leader invites the group's participation in decision making
*Most effective
Laissez-faire leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Employees are given discretion to make
decisions and perform their work any way they want
Lazy leader
Transactional leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Focus on immediate problems using rewards
as motivation
Empower and motivate followers toward a common vision
Authoritative leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Comes from a place of confidence and
empathy, not control and enforcement
Functions of managment - correct answer ✔✔planning, organizing, staffing, directing,
controlling
Characteristics of managers - correct answer ✔✔-Hold formal position of authority and power
, -Coach subordinates
-Work toward shared goals of quality, efficiency, and excellence
-Promote innovation
Delegating - correct answer ✔✔Transfers authority while maintaining accountability
Assigning - correct answer ✔✔Transfers authority, accountability, and responsibility
Five rights of delegation - correct answer ✔✔Right person
Right task
Right circumstances
Right direction and communication
Right supervision and evaluation
RN CAN'T delegate - correct answer ✔✔Nursing process
Pt education
Care of unstable pts
LPN CAN - correct answer ✔✔Care for stable pts
Care for chronic pts
Perform reinforcement teaching
Discusses pt problems and findings WITH RN
Calculates and monitors IV flow rates
Administer IVPB
Monitor IV fluids
& Practice Questions
Leadership Styles - correct answer ✔✔authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire
Authoritarian leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Characterized by a leader who takes charge,
makes all the decisions, and dictates strategies and work tasks
Democratic leadership style - correct answer ✔✔A leadership style that is characterized by
considerable input from group members
A style in which the nominal leader invites the group's participation in decision making
*Most effective
Laissez-faire leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Employees are given discretion to make
decisions and perform their work any way they want
Lazy leader
Transactional leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Focus on immediate problems using rewards
as motivation
Empower and motivate followers toward a common vision
Authoritative leadership style - correct answer ✔✔Comes from a place of confidence and
empathy, not control and enforcement
Functions of managment - correct answer ✔✔planning, organizing, staffing, directing,
controlling
Characteristics of managers - correct answer ✔✔-Hold formal position of authority and power
, -Coach subordinates
-Work toward shared goals of quality, efficiency, and excellence
-Promote innovation
Delegating - correct answer ✔✔Transfers authority while maintaining accountability
Assigning - correct answer ✔✔Transfers authority, accountability, and responsibility
Five rights of delegation - correct answer ✔✔Right person
Right task
Right circumstances
Right direction and communication
Right supervision and evaluation
RN CAN'T delegate - correct answer ✔✔Nursing process
Pt education
Care of unstable pts
LPN CAN - correct answer ✔✔Care for stable pts
Care for chronic pts
Perform reinforcement teaching
Discusses pt problems and findings WITH RN
Calculates and monitors IV flow rates
Administer IVPB
Monitor IV fluids
