Question 1

Nurse manager Mary uses transformational leadership.She believes that by maximizing staff participation in unit decisions,the staff RNs are more likely to:
A)Enroll in a continuing education or graduate program.
B)Focus on maintaining cost-effectiveness for the unit.
C)Work cohesively and collaboratively in accomplishing unit goals.
D)Empower themselves to pursue their own personal goals.

Accepted Answer

Transformational leadership emphasizes on empowering and motivating staff to work cohesively and collaboratively in achieving goals. Therefore, the staff RNs are more likely to work together to accomplish unit goals if they are given the opportunity to participate in unit decisions. The other options are not necessarily related to transformational leadership.

Question 2

It is more and more apparent that nurses need to acquire leadership skills in a manner similar to how they learn:
A)Clinical skills
B)Communication when they are young
C)Psychological relatedness
D)Empathy skills

Accepted Answer

Nurses need to acquire leadership skills just like they acquire clinical skills, as both are essential for delivering high-quality patient care.

Question 3

Ethical leadership combines which of the following elements?
A)Altruism,empathy,and sympathy
B)Moral values,charisma,and communication
C)Communication,collaboration,and quality
D)Knowledge,empathy,and collaboration

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

"Nurses can and must be leaders" is something we have heard over and over lately.One way every nurse could assist in gaining new leadership abilities is to:
A)Shadow a nurse leader(s)for a shift or parts of different work days.
B)Enroll in a Dale Carnegie course.
C)Volunteer to be a camp nurse on weekends or days off.
D)Become an advanced practice nurse.

Accepted Answer

Shadowing a nurse leader(s) will provide hands-on experience in leadership and management skills. It will allow the nurse to witness how they navigate through different situations and decision-making processes. This exposure will help the nurse gain a better understanding of what it takes to be a leader in the nursing profession. Enrolling in a Dale Carnegie course and volunteering as a camp nurse are also helpful, but they do not offer the same level of direct leadership experience as shadowing a nurse leader. Becoming an advanced practice nurse is also a great way to gain leadership skills, but it is a long-term commitment and does not provide immediate experience.

Question 5

Sponsoring staff recognition days,celebrating staff-of-the-month days,and publishing accomplishments of staff members can foster an environment that is more conducive to increasing the staff's:
A)Knowledge
B)Competency
C)Emotional intelligence
D)Empathy

Accepted Answer

Recognizing and celebrating staff achievements can boost morale, motivation, and emotional intelligence by fostering a positive and supportive work environment.

Question 6

To inspire nurses to "be all they can be," leaders must provide a revitalized care environment with which of the following elements?
A)Competitiveness and chaos
B)Collaboration and competitiveness
C)Chaos and constantly changing
D)Engaging and inspiring

Accepted Answer

Nurses can be inspired to be their best if they work in an engaging and inspiring care environment. Creating an environment that is supportive, respectful, and gives nurses autonomy helps them to feel empowered, and in turn, more satisfied with their profession. This environment encourages them to be creative, innovative, and committed to providing effective care. The other options, such as competitiveness or chaos, are not likely to produce a positive atmosphere and could prove to be counterproductive. Similarly, an environment that is constantly changing could lead to instability and make it challenging for nurses to meet patient needs. Therefore, the best option is D, engaging and inspiring.

Question 7

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,you learn that there is a movie and pizza outing planned each month for those with perfect attendance.Which of the following reflects this philosophy?
A)Principle-centered leadership
B)Transformational leadership
C)Transactional leadership
D)Functional leadership

Accepted Answer

The management style reflected in this scenario is transactional leadership, which involves motivating employees through rewards and punishment based on their performance. The movie and pizza outings serve as a reward for those with perfect attendance, which is a way to motivate employees to maintain good attendance.

Question 8

An authentic leadership style can only be identified by others and consists of which of the following characteristics?
A)Authoritative and confident
B)Democratic and autonomous
C)Sincere and honest
D)Visionary and authoritative

Accepted Answer

An authentic leadership style emphasizes sincerity and honesty, which are characteristics that can only be identified by others. While leadership styles may include elements of authority and vision, these alone do not define an authentic style. Additionally, a democratic and autonomous style may not necessarily be authentic if the leader appears insincere or dishonest.

Question 9

Kouzes and Posner describe which of the following as "encouraging the heart"?
A)Empathizing with followers
B)Developing strong friendly relationships with followers
C)Caring deeply about the vision of followers
D)Having the ability to change the vision of followers

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

An empowered environment that is conducive for nurses to practice transformational leadership would include which of the following philosophies?
A)Nurses feel they make a difference.
B)Nurses believe in the handmaiden relationship with physicians.
C)Nurses are competitive with each other and are constantly competing for attention.
D)Nurses respect multiple "sacred cows" and feel they should not "rock the boat."

Accepted Answer

A philosophy that encourages nurses to feel that they make a difference in patient care and the overall success of the healthcare organization is essential for transformational leadership. This philosophy can empower nurses to be more engaged and invested in their work, which in turn can lead to better patient outcomes and overall job satisfaction. The other choices, such as believing in a handmaiden relationship with physicians or being competitive with one another, do not foster a collaborative and empowered environment for transformational leadership to thrive.

Question 11

Being competent and self-confident are characteristics of transformational leaders and followers.Thus,it would be most imperative for a transformational person to have which of the following characteristics?
A)Tremendous energy
B)High self-esteem
C)A high degree of motivation
D)High critical-thinking ability

Accepted Answer

High self-esteem is necessary for being competent and self-confident, which are important characteristics of transformational leaders and followers. Tremendous energy, high motivation, and high critical-thinking ability can also be important, but they are not specifically mentioned as necessary characteristics for being transformational.

Question 12

A transformational leader differs from a transactional leader in many ways.Which of the following ideas is conveyed by transformational leaders?
A)The bottom line is to empower staff to reach for maximum organizational financial success.
B)One does not necessarily have to complete every aspect of a planned task if an alternative method of generating similar outcomes appears.
C)The focus of the job is strictly to prevent employee dissatisfaction and decreased morale.
D)Management skills will empower employees more than leadership skills will.

Accepted Answer

Transformational leaders encourage innovation and flexibility, allowing for alternative methods to achieve similar outcomes, rather than strictly adhering to planned tasks.

Question 13

Nurses who feel entitled often become victims of the system because their lofty expectations are never fulfilled.Which of the following would be an exception to this rule?
A)A nurse with seniority who believes that she should not have to work holidays
B)A new nurse with a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)who believes that she should be the Patient Care Manager
C)A nurse who makes a medication error
D)An experienced intensive care unit (ICU)nurse who believes that she should not have to float to the floor

Accepted Answer

The exception to the rule would be a situation involving a nurse who has made a mistake or error. This is not related to entitlement and can happen to anyone regardless of their expectations or level of entitlement. The other three choices involve nurses who feel entitled to certain privileges or positions, which can lead to disappointment and frustration when their expectations are not met.

Question 14

Positive self-regard is best described in the nursing profession as:
A)Regarding oneself as highly knowledgeable about nursing
B)Knowing exactly who is a competent nurse
C)Understanding others to the point that one can express others' ideas
D)Having self-awareness and trust of their followers

Accepted Answer

Positive self-regard in the nursing profession involves having a positive perception of oneself, which includes self-awareness and trust in one's abilities as a nurse. This allows nurses to have confidence in their decisions, be assertive when necessary, and provide quality patient care. Option A is not an accurate description of positive self-regard, as it suggests a sense of superiority over others. Option B is not a valid description of positive self-regard in nursing, as it is not helpful to focus on judging others' competency. Option C may involve empathy and understanding of others, but it does not fully capture the concept of positive self-regard in nursing.

Question 15

Emotional intelligence is best described as:
A)Similar to intelligence quotient
B)Ability to sympathize with patients and families
C)Ability to respond to others and manage your own feelings
D)Similar to empathy

Accepted Answer

Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to recognize and manage one's own emotions, as well as respond to and understand the emotions of others. While empathy is a component of emotional intelligence, it is not the only aspect. Emotional intelligence goes beyond simply sympathizing with others and involves actively managing and regulating emotions in oneself and in relationships with others. It is different from intelligence quotient (IQ), which primarily measures cognitive intelligence.

Question 16

Using the Transformational Model in an acute care setting would need to include which of the following three characteristics that the agency's leadership would want its staff to portray?
A)Risk taking,efficiency,and optimism
B)Integrity,flexibility,and hardiness
C)Hardiness,empowerment,and vision
D)Credibility,creativity,and optimism

Accepted Answer

The Transformational Model focuses on elevating the vision and morale of the staff by empowering them to take on challenges and build hardiness in their work. Leadership would want their staff to display hardiness, empowerment, and vision to successfully implement this model in an acute care setting. Risk taking and efficiency may not always align with patient safety, and while integrity and credibility are important, they may not fully capture the essence of the Transformational Model. Similarly, creativity may be valuable, but may not be as critical as empowerment and vision when using this model.

Question 17

Leaders can best produce environments that are conducive to using emotional intelligence by working toward:
A)Offering baccalaureate and graduate courses at the health-care agency
B)Increasing staff nurses' self-esteem
C)Improving professional commitment of nurses to higher education
D)All staff nurses joining the American Nurses Association

Accepted Answer

Increasing staff nurses' self-esteem will create an environment in which emotional intelligence is valued and encouraged. When individuals have higher self-esteem, they are more likely to have emotional intelligence and be able to recognize and regulate their own emotions and respond appropriately to the emotions of others. Offering education opportunities, improving professional commitment, and joining professional organizations may have benefits but do not directly promote a culture of emotional intelligence in the workplace.

Question 18

Which of the following is a major point of Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership Model?
A)Maintaining a professional image
B)Keeping promises and being true to one's self
C)Being aggressive to achieve goals
D)Being "number one" or brown-nosing the employer

Accepted Answer

Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership Model emphasizes the importance of maintaining personal integrity, which includes keeping promises and being true to oneself. Option A, C, and D are not accurate as they do not align with Covey's model.

Question 19

Most people believe that leaders are not born leaders but rather become leaders.Which of the following would greatly enable one to become a successful leader?
A)Knowing leadership theory
B)Being a "friend" to all followers
C)Being a graduate of an Ivy League university
D)Having many experiences and interactions with a variety of people

Accepted Answer

Having many experiences and interactions with a variety of people can greatly enable one to become a successful leader. This allows for the development of interpersonal skills, empathy, and understanding of different perspectives, all of which are important qualities for a leader to possess. Knowing leadership theory can be helpful, but it is not enough on its own. Being a "friend" to all followers is not necessarily a requirement for successful leadership, as a leader must also be able to make difficult decisions and provide constructive criticism. Graduating from an Ivy League university may be impressive, but it does not necessarily equate to leadership skills.

Question 20

Kouzes and Posner recommend several practices to assist leaders in realizing their visions.Which of the following practice would be included?
A)Be ready to react
B)Perform favors for selected followers
C)Motivate each follower to do her or his best
D)Not challenging the status quo

Accepted Answer

Kouzes and Posner recommend motivating each follower to do their best as a practice to assist leaders in realizing their visions. The other options, being ready to react, performing favors for selected followers, and not challenging the status quo, are not recommended practices by Kouzes and Posner.

Quiz 4: Leadership As an Integral Component of a Professional Role

Nurse manager Mary uses transformational leadership.She believes that by maximizing staff participation in unit decisions,the staff RNs are more likely to:

It is more and more apparent that nurses need to acquire leadership skills in a manner similar to how they learn:

Ethical leadership combines which of the following elements?

"Nurses can and must be leaders" is something we have heard over and over lately.One way every nurse could assist in gaining new leadership abilities is to:

Sponsoring staff recognition days,celebrating staff-of-the-month days,and publishing accomplishments of staff members can foster an environment that is more conducive to increasing the staff's:

To inspire nurses to "be all they can be," leaders must provide a revitalized care environment with which of the following elements?

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,you learn that there is a movie and pizza outing planned each month for those with perfect attendance.Which of the following reflects this philosophy?

An authentic leadership style can only be identified by others and consists of which of the following characteristics?

Kouzes and Posner describe which of the following as "encouraging the heart"?

An empowered environment that is conducive for nurses to practice transformational leadership would include which of the following philosophies?

Being competent and self-confident are characteristics of transformational leaders and followers.Thus,it would be most imperative for a transformational person to have which of the following characteristics?

A transformational leader differs from a transactional leader in many ways.Which of the following ideas is conveyed by transformational leaders?

Nurses who feel entitled often become victims of the system because their lofty expectations are never fulfilled.Which of the following would be an exception to this rule?

Positive self-regard is best described in the nursing profession as:

Emotional intelligence is best described as:

Using the Transformational Model in an acute care setting would need to include which of the following three characteristics that the agency's leadership would want its staff to portray?

Leaders can best produce environments that are conducive to using emotional intelligence by working toward:

Which of the following is a major point of Covey's Principle-Centered Leadership Model?

Most people believe that leaders are not born leaders but rather become leaders.Which of the following would greatly enable one to become a successful leader?

Kouzes and Posner recommend several practices to assist leaders in realizing their visions.Which of the following practice would be included?