Deck 10: Developing As a Leader Throughout Ones Career

Question 1

A nurse wants to work in an environment that promotes the development and enhancement of leadership. In which environment should the nurse choose to work?
1)One that is open and dynamic
2)One that minimizes potential and uses previously demonstrated areas of expertise
3)One that encourages questioning and expects perfection
4)One that rewards competition among members and encourages interactions

Answer 1

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Question 2

Which approach by nursing education programs is likely to be most successful in creating a leadership mindset in students?
1)Provide all of the leadership content in one course.
2)Combine leadership and clinical content in the first course of the program.
3)Integrate leadership content and learning experiences throughout the curricula.
4)Teach two separate courses in the first-year curricula-one being leadership and the other being management.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Which scenario best depicts empowerment?
1)The nurse manager sets the staff nurses' work schedules, chooses only the strongest supporters for committee appointments, and takes full responsibility for the actions of nurses on the unit.
2)The staff nurses blame "the system" for inadequacies in patient care and accept advice only from senior staff members.
3)Staff nurses are held accountable for their actions, using their own strengths and talents and those of other coworkers.
4)Staff nurses do not challenge physicians, and supervisors are comfortable with providing basic care to patients.

Answer 3

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Question 4

An experienced nurse shares with a new nurse an easier way to change the dressing on an infected wound. What best describes the role the experienced nurse played?
1)Sponsor
2)Guide
3)Mentor
4)Friend

Question 5

As nurses progress through their careers they face new challenges. Which attitude should a nurse take about leadership development?
1)It is an "all or nothing" process.
2)It is not as important as other issues.
3)It is a lifelong process.
4)It is an extra skill if time allows.

Question 6

A nurse is using networking to further nurse leadership development. The concept of networking is based most prominently on which assumption?
1)Sharing of information and experiences is most effective when done informally.
2)Whom one knows is important and can be helpful.
3)People enjoy being called on to help others.
4)The more people one claims to know the better one's career success.

Question 7

A nurse wants to become a protégé. Which characteristic will be beneficial in capturing the attention of a potential mentor?
1)Risk taker
2)Externally motivated
3)Low motivation
4)Likes the status quo

Question 8

A nurse leader takes some time and thinks about the way a recent meeting evolved in order to gain insight about leadership style and effectiveness. What did the nurse do?
1)Used conflict resolution
2)Used self-unawareness
3)Used strategic thinking
4)Used reflection

Question 9

What is the goal of sensitivity training for leaders?
1)To hide hostilities and defensiveness
2)To improve one's ability to be visionary
3)To uphold the organization's policies and procedures
4)To appreciate the significance of shared decision making

Question 10

Which organization helps potential leaders articulate a vision and collaborate with others by outlining various leader levels and the scope of influence at each level?
1)American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
2)National League for Nursing
3)Sigma Theta Tau International
4)National Student Nurses Association

Question 11

Which information from a new nurse indicates a lack of understanding and the need for more teaching about mentors and mentoring?
1)The mentor must be older and more experienced than the neophyte.
2)Mentoring is beneficial to both parties.
3)Either the mentor or the neophyte can initiate the relationship.
4)People may have several mentors throughout their careers.

Question 12

A mentor is helping a protégé move toward attainment of personal and professional goals. In which stage is the relationship?
1)Transition stage
2)Termination stage
3)Maturation stage
4)Relationship-building stage

Question 13

Which plan will be most effective in helping a nurse develop as a leader?
1)Seeking a mentor, expanding professional networks, and becoming more involved in professional association(s)
2)Strengthening relationships with current circle of nurse colleagues, attending an in-service program, and observing other nurses interacting with a legislator
3)Writing personal career goals, demonstrating that one can "make it on your own" without help or guidance from others, and beginning a graduate program
4)Developing a highly specialized knowledge base, reading professional journals regularly, and attending functions in one's local community

Question 14

Which information from a nurse indicates a correct understanding about leadership development?
1)One can learn to be a leader by serving as a leader.
2)Leadership can be learned, but it cannot be taught.
3)Everyday experiences foster leadership skills in a systematic way.
4)It is essential to have been mentored to be a leader.

Question 15

Which statement about leadership is comparable to this idea: Sometimes people are promoted based on seniority more so than on competence and potential?
1)Leaders emerge because of their vision and ability to motivate others.
2)All leaders should use a mentor.
3)Every person in a position of authority is a leader.
4)Leadership is an "all or nothing" idea.

Question 16

What is the name for a "relationship" between an experienced nurse leader and a neophyte in the field that is known only to the neophyte and may last for only a brief time?
1)Guiding
2)Role-modeling
3)Sponsoring
4)Mentoring

Question 17

A nurse leader wants to use a "diagnostic technique" to identify strengths and areas needing improvement. Which strategy for leadership development would be most helpful for this nurse to use?
1)Attend a lecture on leadership.
2)Observe a role model.
3)Read a book about Florence Nightingale.
4)Engage in a role-playing exercise.

Question 18

A nurse is working where the nurses set their own schedule, formulate goals for their unit, and participate in peer review. In what type of environment is the nurse working?
1)"Big Brother" model
2)Shared governance model
3)Hierarchical model
4)Culture of candor model

Question 19

Which process best describes mentoring?
1)Bidirectional process
2)Short-term process
3)Controlling process
4)Static process

Question 20

What is the most effective method to develop into a successful nurse leader?
1)Writing a philosophy of nursing care
2)On-the-job training
3)Letting fate decide
4)Developing measurable outcomes

Question 21

The StrengthsFinder Assessment Tool (Rath & Conchie, 2009) found that effective leaders were generally involved with three actions that assisted them in their leading. What are those three actions?
1)Being surrounded by the right people, always investing in their own strengths, and being knowledgeable of their team's needs
2)Knowing when to delegate, empowering self, and keeping followers at a distance
3)Always changing vision, keeping culture chaotic, and favoring specific members of the team to maximize their loyalty
4)Encouraging some to leave the organization, being sure one's own vision is known by all, and having multiple consultants to keep the team from being "status quo"

Question 22

Which caveats should the mentor and protégé consider when entering a mentoring relationship? Select all that apply.
1)A mentoring relationship is a personal, emotional relationship.
2)The mentor and protégé need not have the same educational, ethnic, or racial background.
3)The mentor-protégé relationship goes through stages from dependence to separateness.
4)The mentor should be expected to fulfill every need and meet every demand of the protégé.
5)The protégé must take personal responsibility for learning.

Question 23

When a nurse completes the Keirsey Temperament Sorter (2011), which type of temperaments are possible? Select all that apply.
1)Artisan
2)Rational
3)Coach
4)Idealist
5)Visionary

Question 24

Which action by a nurse leader is a priority when the key focus is the future of the profession?
1)Willing to ask for help
2)Assessing self honestly and extensively
3)Developing promising nurses
4)Forming groups of peer "pals"

Question 25

Which are characteristics of individuals who are acknowledged as leaders? Select all that apply.
1)Have been nurtured and guided by others
2)Seek opportunities to "test" the leader role
3)Study others who have been leaders
4)Are born into the "right" family at the "right" time
5)Declare that they will be leaders and others accept this readily