NURB 4230 - Leadership Final Questions
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A manager demonstrates one of the four principles of scientific management when he or she:
hires and promotes employees on the basis of their competence and skills
A nurse-manager has recently been accused of assigning work unequally. The manager has
recognized the need to revise the process for assigning work to nurses. How can the manager
best apply the principles of Theory Z?
gathering input from employees in order to reach a consensus
Accreditors are scheduled to visit a hospital site and staff members have been made aware of
what they will be assessing. What staff behavior would most clearly suggest the presence of
the Hawthorne effect?
The nurses consciously improve their performance because they know it is
being scrutinized.
Caregivers at a public health center believe that their manager adheres to Theory X. What
action by the manager best confirms this suspicion?
The manager insists on accompanying nurses to community events and
observes them closely.
The failure to engage in which activities are considered a fatal flaw of leadership?
self-improvement
staff development
communication with employees
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collaboration with colleagues
The nurse-manager is addressing a nurse's suspected breach of client confidentiality in a social
media posting. What function of the management process is the nurse-manager
demonstrating?
controlling
What action by the nurse-manager in a health organization best demonstrates
transformational leadership?
The manager holds a workshop to outline a new vision for patient -
centered care.
What aspect of the way that work is organized on a nursing unit best reflects the
management theories of Max Weber?
The hierarchy of authority and the policies and procedures on the unit are
clearly posted.
What characteristic of a nurse-manager suggests that he or she is acting in the role of a
traditional manager rather than an integrated leader-manager?
The manager's influence is limited to his or her group.
Which statement best depicts leadership?
People will follow a person in a leadership position only by choice.
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A leader is applying the principles of emotional intelligence. What outcome indicates a
successful application of these principles?
Emotions are used effectively.
A nurse-manager has proposed a change in the skills mix on a hospital unit, with fewer
registered nurses and more nursing assistants. What outcome best demonstrates that the nurse
is applying the principles of thought leadership?
Skeptics of the plan have begun to see it as innovative and beneficial.
A nurse-manager will soon be introducing a significant change in the way that overtime shifts
are allocated on a hospital floor. What action by the manager will best demonstrate the
principles of thought leadership?
Convincing employees that the change will be beneficial and innovative.
The leader-manager provides oversight on a busy medical-surgical unit. There has recently
been an incident where two nurses were not honest about neglecting a controversial new
protocol and misled the leader. How can the leader-manager best prevent similar episodes?
Support employees' right to disagree with proposed changes.
The nurse-manager who seeks to exemplify emotional intelligence should:
regulate his or her own emotions and those of others
To decrease overtime, the manager of a surgical unit offers nurses who get their work finished
on time for an entire 2-month period an extra day off with pay at regular time. The nurse is
enacting what model of leadership?
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