Nursing Leadership, Management, and Motivation – Chapter 1 – Study Guide &
Practice Questions
Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in a management position? - ANS ✔✔A. It
is not really important for nurses
B. Leadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses have expert knowledge
and are interacting with and influencing others.
C. Nurses leaders leave their jobs sooner for other positions.
D. Nurses who lead are less satisfied in their jobs
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Leadership is important at all levels in an organization as nurses have expert
knowledge and are interacting with and influencing others. The other three options are not
true.
Leadership is defined as which of the following? - ANS ✔✔A. Being in a leadership position with
authority to exert control and power over subordinates.
B. A process that occurs between leader and another to participate in the achievement of goals.
C. Managing complexity.
D. Being self-confident and democratic
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Leadership is defined as a process of interaction in which the leader influences others
toward goal achievement.
Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is best
described as which of the following? - ANS ✔✔A. Scientific management.
B. Decision making.
, C. Commanding and controlling others using hierarchical authority.
D. Planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve goals.
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is
best described as planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve goals.
Motivation is whatever influences our choices. What motivational factor did Herzberg say would
lead to job satisfaction? - ANS ✔✔A. Being offered a substantial bonus when being hired
B. Realizing that no one ever gets fired from organizations and that job security is high.
C. Having good relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
D. Being offered opportunities for achievement and advancement.
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Herzberg said that being offered opportunities for achievement and advancement
are motivators that would lead to job satisfaction.
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit presses the alert button to call a code for a patient
experiencing a respiratory arrest. Which leadership style is most effective in this situation? - ANS
✔✔A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Calling a code requires autocratic leadership. This style of leadership involves
centralized decision making, with the leader making decisions and using power to command
and control others. The autocratic style is when a decision has to be made promptly. Democratic
leadership is participatory, with authority often delegated to others. Laissez-faire leadership is
Practice Questions
Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in a management position? - ANS ✔✔A. It
is not really important for nurses
B. Leadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses have expert knowledge
and are interacting with and influencing others.
C. Nurses leaders leave their jobs sooner for other positions.
D. Nurses who lead are less satisfied in their jobs
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Leadership is important at all levels in an organization as nurses have expert
knowledge and are interacting with and influencing others. The other three options are not
true.
Leadership is defined as which of the following? - ANS ✔✔A. Being in a leadership position with
authority to exert control and power over subordinates.
B. A process that occurs between leader and another to participate in the achievement of goals.
C. Managing complexity.
D. Being self-confident and democratic
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Leadership is defined as a process of interaction in which the leader influences others
toward goal achievement.
Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is best
described as which of the following? - ANS ✔✔A. Scientific management.
B. Decision making.
, C. Commanding and controlling others using hierarchical authority.
D. Planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve goals.
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Management as a process that is used today by nurses in health care organizations is
best described as planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve goals.
Motivation is whatever influences our choices. What motivational factor did Herzberg say would
lead to job satisfaction? - ANS ✔✔A. Being offered a substantial bonus when being hired
B. Realizing that no one ever gets fired from organizations and that job security is high.
C. Having good relationships with colleagues and supervisors.
D. Being offered opportunities for achievement and advancement.
Correct answer: D
Rationale: Herzberg said that being offered opportunities for achievement and advancement
are motivators that would lead to job satisfaction.
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit presses the alert button to call a code for a patient
experiencing a respiratory arrest. Which leadership style is most effective in this situation? - ANS
✔✔A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic
Correct answer: B
Rationale: Calling a code requires autocratic leadership. This style of leadership involves
centralized decision making, with the leader making decisions and using power to command
and control others. The autocratic style is when a decision has to be made promptly. Democratic
leadership is participatory, with authority often delegated to others. Laissez-faire leadership is
