Leadership and Management – NCLEX-Style Questions – Study Guide & Practice
Questions
an accurate assessment drives the rest of the steps of the nursing process. which management
function drives effective management?
a. planning
b. directing
c. organizing
d. controlling - correct answer ✔✔a. planning
which is most basic for a nurse to have when working a management position?
a. strong interpersonal communication skills
b. awareness of when to be confrontational
c. knowledge of the role of a change agent
d. recognition by peers as a leader - correct answer ✔✔a. strong interpersonal communication
skills
a unit manager mentors a new unit manager as part of orientation to the position. what type of
power is being used by the unit manager mentor?
a. influence
b. coercive
c. referent
d. expert - correct answer ✔✔d. expert
a nurse manager considers that there are "five rights of delegation". which is a right of
delegation in addition to right task, right person, right communication, and right time?
a. place
, b. route
c. feedback
d. supervision - correct answer ✔✔d. supervision
which should the manager do first to overcome resistance to change?
a. ensure that the planned change is within the current beliefs and values of the group
b. provide incentives to encourage commitment of participants to the change
c. implement change by employing small steps rather than large steps
d. use influence power to ensure that goals of change are met - correct answer ✔✔a. ensure
that the planned change is within the current beliefs and values of the group
when considering the autocratic leadership style, an "autocratic" leader is to an "authoritarian"
leader as a "democratic" leader is to which type of leader?
a. directive
b. permissive
c. oppressive
d. consulatative - correct answer ✔✔d. consultative
which nursing-care delivery model is based on case management?
a. client classification system
b. diagnosis related groups
c. critical pathways
d. primary nursing - correct answer ✔✔d. primary nursing
which statement is most significant in relation to the concept of change theory in the health
care environment?
a. stages of change are predictable
Questions
an accurate assessment drives the rest of the steps of the nursing process. which management
function drives effective management?
a. planning
b. directing
c. organizing
d. controlling - correct answer ✔✔a. planning
which is most basic for a nurse to have when working a management position?
a. strong interpersonal communication skills
b. awareness of when to be confrontational
c. knowledge of the role of a change agent
d. recognition by peers as a leader - correct answer ✔✔a. strong interpersonal communication
skills
a unit manager mentors a new unit manager as part of orientation to the position. what type of
power is being used by the unit manager mentor?
a. influence
b. coercive
c. referent
d. expert - correct answer ✔✔d. expert
a nurse manager considers that there are "five rights of delegation". which is a right of
delegation in addition to right task, right person, right communication, and right time?
a. place
, b. route
c. feedback
d. supervision - correct answer ✔✔d. supervision
which should the manager do first to overcome resistance to change?
a. ensure that the planned change is within the current beliefs and values of the group
b. provide incentives to encourage commitment of participants to the change
c. implement change by employing small steps rather than large steps
d. use influence power to ensure that goals of change are met - correct answer ✔✔a. ensure
that the planned change is within the current beliefs and values of the group
when considering the autocratic leadership style, an "autocratic" leader is to an "authoritarian"
leader as a "democratic" leader is to which type of leader?
a. directive
b. permissive
c. oppressive
d. consulatative - correct answer ✔✔d. consultative
which nursing-care delivery model is based on case management?
a. client classification system
b. diagnosis related groups
c. critical pathways
d. primary nursing - correct answer ✔✔d. primary nursing
which statement is most significant in relation to the concept of change theory in the health
care environment?
a. stages of change are predictable
