NUR4040: Leadership in Nursing FINAL Exam Questions and Answers

NUR4040: Leadership in Nursing FINAL Exam Questions and Answers What is employee behavior best reinforced by? A) Praise from supervisor B) increase in their pay C) a personally valued reward D) threat of punishment - Ans:-C) A personally valued reward What motivational theorist Victor Vroom state? A) Personal motivators could be separated from job satisfiers B) People are motivated by three basic needs: achievement, affiliation, and power C) A manager's assumptions about workers directly affect the intrinsic motivation of the workers ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/85 D) Employees' expectations about their work environment or a certain event will affect their behavior - Ans:-D) Employees' expectations about their work environment or a certain event will affect their behavior Which is a motivating factor identified in Herzberg's motivationñhygiene theory? A) Money B) A chance for promotion C) A well-lighted parking lot D) Free meals in the cafeteria - Ans:-B) A chance for promotion Which statement most accurately defines intrinsic motivation? A) Motivation that is directly related to a person's internal level of aspiration B) Motivation that is enhanced by the job's environmental conditions C) Motivation that is not shaped by personal values D) Motivation that is not related to achievement - Ans:-A) Motivation that is directly related to a person's internal level of aspiration According to McClelland, what does achievement motivation focus on? ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/85 A) The extrinsic rewards to be acquired B) A need to nurture others C) A need to have legitimate power over others D) The intrinsic need to be successful - Ans:-D) The intrinsic need to be successful According to McGregor, what do Theory X assumptions hold? A) Putting forth effort is natural B) Workers are diligent, responsible, and helpful C) Workers are lazy, uncreative, and indifferent toward work D) Increased rewards will motivate workers - Ans:-C) Workers are lazy, uncreative, and indifferent toward work What is the implication in a hierarchy of needs? A) All needs have equal power in motivation B) Unsatisfied needs trigger behavior C) Lower level needs are less valued D) Some individuals have hereditary needs - Ans:-B) Unsatisfied needs trigger behavior ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/85 What did Victor Vroom emphasize the importance of? A) Managers knowing each employee's expectation of reward B) Managers being honest with their employees C) Making sure that the employees' lower-level needs are met D) Understanding that individuals react in a stimulusñresponse mode - Ans:-A) Managers knowing each employee's expectation of reward What did the motivational theorist Saul Gellerman argue? A) Individuals should be stretchedî on a regular basis to increase their productivity and motivation levels B) Stretchingî should be used as a motivational strategy only for affiliation-oriented individuals C) Stretchingî should be used as a motivational strategy only when an individual is already demotivated D) Employees should be stretchedî intermittently to complete tasks more difficult than what they are used to doing - Ans:-D) Employees should be stretchedî intermittently to complete tasks more difficult than what they are used to doing According to Skinner, how should rewards used as a way to reinforce behavior be given? A) At established intervals ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/85 B) Specific to a particular performance C) Sometime after the event for maximum reinforcement D) Very sparingly to make them more valuable - Ans:-B) Specific to a particular performance What is the purpose for a manager to engage in networkingî? A) To bolster self-esteem B) To unwind from work C) To further professional goals D) To meet altruistic needs - Ans:-C) To further professional goals Which statement is typically true of job satisfaction levels? A) They are higher for subordinates than for management staff B) They decline as the level of participation in unit decision making increases C) They are related to the degree of work life control subordinates perceive they have D) They are fairly static given that unit cultures are traditionally very difficult to change - Ans:-C) They are related to the degree of work life control subordinates perceive they have ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 6/85 Which course of action would be most apt to help a demotivated RN with personal and professional renewal? A) Begin job hunting in a new field B) Start practicing self-care C) Take a management class D) Start leaving work early - Ans:-B) Start practicing self-care What managerial characteristic is essential in assuring that employees will find joy at work? A) Attending to the organizational climate B) Forming respectful relationships C) Effectively supervising employee work D) Partitioning for salary increases - Ans:-B) Forming respectful relationsh