Deck 6: Leadership As an Integral Component of Each Nurses Professional Role

Question 1

One nurse manager in an acute care center has the lowest absenteeism rate among all staff members in the institution. After speaking with the manager, the human resource officer learns that there is a movie and pizza outing planned each month for those with perfect attendance. Which type of leadership reflects this philosophy?
1)Principle-centered leadership
2)Transformational leadership
3)Transactional leadership
4)Functional leadership

Answer 1

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Question 2

It is more and more apparent that nurses need to acquire leadership skills in a manner similar to how they learn:
1)Clinical skills.
2)Communication when they are young.
3)Psychological relatedness.
4)Empathy skills.

Answer 2

1

Question 3

Which nurse is best to be a leader?
1)Dean
2)Nurse manager
3)Committee chair
4)Every individual nurse

Answer 3

4

Question 4

Which key motivational factor should the nurse leader focus on to influence nurse retention and recruitment?
1)Nurse competency
2)Nurse knowledge
3)Nurse caring
4)Nurse salary

Question 5

Which action will the nurse take to implement principle-centered leadership?
1)Develop competence.
2)Be faithful to vows.
3)Exercise timidity.
4)Use critical thinking.

Question 6

Which practice should a transformational nurse leader include according to Maslow?
1)Be ready to react.
2)Perform favors for selected individuals.
3)Celebrate followers' accomplishments.
4)Do not challenge the status quo.

Question 7

Which statement by a nurse indicates a strong, transformational leader?
1)"I have seniority."
2)"I paid my dues."
3)"I encourage the heart."
4)"I work very hard at my career."

Question 8

A nurse leader/manager sponsors staff recognition days, celebrates staff-of-the-month days, and publishes accomplishments of staff members. Which primary component is the nurse leader/manager trying to foster in the staff members?
1)Knowledge
2)Self-evaluation
3)Emotional competence
4)Empathy

Question 9

A nurse leader allows two staff members to implement a practice change on a single wing in the unit. Which practice did the nurse leader perform?
1)Enabled others to act
2)Modelled the way
3)Challenged the process
4)Inspired a shared vision

Question 10

Which outcome is priority for a transformational leader?
1)Increased moral 2.100% completion of isolated task
3)Mutual involvement
4)High patient satisfaction

Question 11

Which principle will a transformational nurse leader follow?
1)The bottom line is to empower staff to reach for maximum organizational financial success.
2)Leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivation and morality.
3)The focus of the job is strictly to prevent employee dissatisfaction and decreased morale.
4)Management skills will empower employees more than leadership skills.

Question 12

A nurse manager uses transformational leadership and maximizes staff participation in unit decisions. What is the vision of the nurse manager for staff members?
1)To enroll in a continuing education or graduate program to meet goals
2)To focus on maintaining cost-effectiveness for the unit goals
3)To work cohesively and collaboratively for meeting goals
4)To empower nurses to pursue their own personal goals

Question 13

A nurse is strengthening emotional competence. Which area is the nurse working on to improve?
1)Self-management
2)Research projects
3)Humor
4)Cognitive abilities

Question 14

Which major action will a nurse take when using Covey's (1991) Principle-Centered Leadership Model?
1)Maintain a professional image.
2)Keep promises.
3)Be aggressive to achieve goals.
4)Strive to be "number one."

Question 15

Which attribute would greatly enable a nurse to become a successful leader?
1)Knowing leadership theory
2)Being a "friend" to all followers
3)Graduating from a prestigious university
4)Having interactions with a variety of people

Question 16

How can nurse leaders best produce environments that are conducive to using emotional competence?
1)Offer baccalaureate and graduate courses at the health-care agency.
2)Increase staff nurses' self-awareness.
3)Improve professional commitment of nurses to higher education.
4)Encourage all staff nurses to join the American Nurses Association.

Question 17

Which behavior indicates the nurse leader is "encouraging the heart"?
1)Empathizing with followers
2)Developing strong friendly relationships with followers
3)Caring deeply about the vision with followers
4)Having the ability to change the vision of followers

Question 18

Which statement best reflects a nurse leader who is credible?
1)"I have never told a lie in my life."
2)"I don't have time to mentor you."
3)"I did not evaluate that situation correctly."
4)"I think we should focus on the past."

Question 19

A nurse leader is teaching the staff about emotional competence. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session about emotional competence?
1)It is similar to intelligence quotient.
2)It is the ability to sympathize with patients and families.
3)It is the ability to respond to others and manage own feelings.
4)It is similar to therapeutic communication.

Question 20

Which is a characteristic of a nurse using principle-centered leadership?
1)Leading a disequilibrium life
2)Viewing life as hard
3)Being antagonistic
4)Having a service orientation

Question 21

A nurse is a staff member in a healthy work environment (HWE). Which characteristics will this type of environment support? Select all that apply.
1)Minimal communication
2)Intuition-based practice
3)Potential for professional advancement
4)Atmosphere of empowerment for all members
5)Interdisciplinary collaboration

Question 22

Which statement indicates a nurse leader is reinventing?
1)"I will fit in to provide research-based nursing practice."
2)"I will strengthen the role I learned in school."
3)"I will become a nurse navigator to help patients through the maze of health care."
4)"I will be the best clinician on the unit to improve patient care quality."

Question 23

Which traits are reflective of a transformational nurse leader?
1)Honest, charismatic, passionate
2)Sympathetic, commanding, pessimistic
3)Collaborative, competitive, goal-directed for self-achievement
4)Unilateral decision maker, solely interested in the bottom line, caring

Question 24

Which skills are necessary for a nurse to be a good leader and manager? Select all that apply.
1)Networking
2)Troubleshooting
3)Risk management
4)Self-building
5)Inward focus

Question 25

A nurse leader is talking about self-esteem. Which concepts should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
1)Mastery
2)Independence
3)Free from harm
4)Freedom to act
5)Belonging to a group