CNML & NE-BC REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
What is the difference between leadership and management?
Leadership is future oriented and associated with inspiring desired responses. Management is associated
with structures, procedures, schedules, performance, and continuity.
Define Leadership.
Leadership is the art and science of providing direction, inspiration, and goals to a team by providing
vision, guidance, and holding them accountable for outcomes
Define Management.
Management and leadership are terms that are often used interchangeably, however management is
differentiated as tending to specific tasks such as the budget, staffing, policies, procedures, and supplies.
It is often said, you lead people and manage things. See transactional leadership.
What is Transformational Leadership?
a style of leadership focusing on inspiring and motivating employees to achiever a higher vision.
Transformational leaders focus on change and practice things like providing employees with a voice in
order to participate in the change.
What is a transactional leader?
Transactional leaders focus primarily on tasks like the budget, staffing, and day-to-day operations.
,What is the best leadership style for a nurse manager?
A good nurse manager should have a leadership style that is a combination of transactional and
transformational depending on the circumstance.
What are the stages of Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory?
1. Agenda-Setting a perceived need for innovation
2. Matching-fitting a problem with the innovation
3. Redefining/Restructuring - innovation is modified to fit the organizations needs
4. Clarifying - the relationship between the organization and the innovation is better defined
5. Routinizing - innovation becomes part of the organization's activities and no longer labeled as an
innovation
What is Shared Governance?
a system for providing employees with opportunities for input through an organized democratic process
where each unit is represented
What should be included in a good unit based mission statement?
A good unit based mission statement should contain fairly close language to the organizations mission
statement and include some specific language regarding the roles, functions, and customers served by
the unit
What are the Components of ANCC Magnet Recognized Organizations?
1. Knowledge based organizations
2. Experts for the delivery of nursing care
3. Grounded in core magnet principles
, 4. Flexible organizations
5. Constantly striving for discovery & innovation
6. Lead the reformation of health care
7. Leaders for the discipline of nursing
8. Demonstrate excellence in the care of the patient, family, & community
What are the advantages of Magnet status for the nursing staff?
Nurses in Magnet hospitals feel that their voice is heard in operational decisions. Magnet hospitals care
about the professional development of their nurses. Magnet hospitals have high quality patient
outcomes. Nurse satisfaction is higher in Magnet hospitals so they generally have less trouble recruiting
and retaining staff.
When does disruptive innovation occur?
Disruptive innovation occurs when transformation creates turbulence and involves atypical approaches
What is the roles of senior leadership in transformational leadership
Senior leadership creates the vision for the future, provides an environment necessary to achieve the
vision, and influences the path into the future.
Define Autocratic Leadership.
Autocratic leadership is one person in charge who makes all or most of the decisions. It is generally not
regarded as an effective approach because it does not leave the workers feeling like they have a voice in
decisions and generally the leader does not have all the answers. There are situations where autocratic
leadership is effective such as a crisis or emergency, where timely decisions need to be made.
What is Laissez-faire leadership?
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
What is the difference between leadership and management?
Leadership is future oriented and associated with inspiring desired responses. Management is associated
with structures, procedures, schedules, performance, and continuity.
Define Leadership.
Leadership is the art and science of providing direction, inspiration, and goals to a team by providing
vision, guidance, and holding them accountable for outcomes
Define Management.
Management and leadership are terms that are often used interchangeably, however management is
differentiated as tending to specific tasks such as the budget, staffing, policies, procedures, and supplies.
It is often said, you lead people and manage things. See transactional leadership.
What is Transformational Leadership?
a style of leadership focusing on inspiring and motivating employees to achiever a higher vision.
Transformational leaders focus on change and practice things like providing employees with a voice in
order to participate in the change.
What is a transactional leader?
Transactional leaders focus primarily on tasks like the budget, staffing, and day-to-day operations.
,What is the best leadership style for a nurse manager?
A good nurse manager should have a leadership style that is a combination of transactional and
transformational depending on the circumstance.
What are the stages of Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory?
1. Agenda-Setting a perceived need for innovation
2. Matching-fitting a problem with the innovation
3. Redefining/Restructuring - innovation is modified to fit the organizations needs
4. Clarifying - the relationship between the organization and the innovation is better defined
5. Routinizing - innovation becomes part of the organization's activities and no longer labeled as an
innovation
What is Shared Governance?
a system for providing employees with opportunities for input through an organized democratic process
where each unit is represented
What should be included in a good unit based mission statement?
A good unit based mission statement should contain fairly close language to the organizations mission
statement and include some specific language regarding the roles, functions, and customers served by
the unit
What are the Components of ANCC Magnet Recognized Organizations?
1. Knowledge based organizations
2. Experts for the delivery of nursing care
3. Grounded in core magnet principles
, 4. Flexible organizations
5. Constantly striving for discovery & innovation
6. Lead the reformation of health care
7. Leaders for the discipline of nursing
8. Demonstrate excellence in the care of the patient, family, & community
What are the advantages of Magnet status for the nursing staff?
Nurses in Magnet hospitals feel that their voice is heard in operational decisions. Magnet hospitals care
about the professional development of their nurses. Magnet hospitals have high quality patient
outcomes. Nurse satisfaction is higher in Magnet hospitals so they generally have less trouble recruiting
and retaining staff.
When does disruptive innovation occur?
Disruptive innovation occurs when transformation creates turbulence and involves atypical approaches
What is the roles of senior leadership in transformational leadership
Senior leadership creates the vision for the future, provides an environment necessary to achieve the
vision, and influences the path into the future.
Define Autocratic Leadership.
Autocratic leadership is one person in charge who makes all or most of the decisions. It is generally not
regarded as an effective approach because it does not leave the workers feeling like they have a voice in
decisions and generally the leader does not have all the answers. There are situations where autocratic
leadership is effective such as a crisis or emergency, where timely decisions need to be made.
What is Laissez-faire leadership?
