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Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling are
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considered which aspect of management?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANSWER: B, The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.
Management roles include information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision making.
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and
budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into a grouping or classification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANSWER: D, The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of
resources, and negotiator. The information processing managerial roles include monitor, disseminator, and
spokesperson. The interpersonal managerial roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organizations committees,
and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manage relationships. These
activities are considered which function of a manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem solving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANSWER: D, The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing and
mentoring, managing conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing, and rewarding. The
role functions to manage the work are planning and organizing, problem solving, clarifying roles and
objectives, informing, monitoring, consulting, and delegating.
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4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title would most likely be
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a. First-line manager
b. Director
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c. Vice president of patient care services
d. Chief nurse executive
ANSWER: B, A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial- level job is called the first-line
manager. A nurse in an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice president of patient care
services.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likely
a. General principles
b. Positional authority
c. Labor productivity
d. Impersonal relations
ANSWER: C, The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic theory,
efficiency is achieved through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based on positional
authority. Administrative principle theory consists of principles of management that are relevant to any
organization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
ANSWER: B, According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one will exert
to reach ones goal. Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of the goal. Expectancy is
the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved. Vrooms Theory of Motivation can be demonstrated in
the form of an equation: Force = Valence Expectancy (Vroom, 1964). The theory proposes that this equation
can help to predict the motivation, or force, of an individual as described by Vroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANSWER: D, Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in order to
satisfy needs. Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is interpreted from their
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behavior. Motivation is whatever influences our choices and creates direction, intensity, and persistence in our
behavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation theories. Which
of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
a. Equity theory
b. Hierarchy of needs theory
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
ANSWER: A, The process motivation theories are equity theory and expectancy theory. The content
motivation theories include Maslows hierarchy of needs theory, Aldefers existence- relatedness-growth (ERG)
theory, and Herzbergs hygiene maintenance factors and motivation factors.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
a. Maslows hierarchy of needs.
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory.
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y.
d. Ouchis theory Z.
ANSWER: B, The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors. Maslows
hierarchy of needs includes the following needs: physiological, safety, security, belonging, and self-
actualization. In theory X, employees prefer security, direction, and minimal responsibility. In theory Y,
employees enjoy their work, show self-control and discipline, are able to contribute creatively, and are
motivated by ties to the group, organization, and the work itself. The focus of theory Z is collective decision
making and long-term employment that involves slower promotions and less direct supervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would be
considered which of the following?
a. Informal leadership
b. Formal leadership
c. Leadership
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TEST BANK Essentials of Nursing Leadership &
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Management 8th Edition by Sally A. Weiss
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Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling are
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considered which aspect of management?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANSWER: B, The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.
Management roles include information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision making.
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and
budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into a grouping or classification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANSWER: D, The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of
resources, and negotiator. The information processing managerial roles include monitor, disseminator, and
spokesperson. The interpersonal managerial roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organizations committees,
and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manage relationships. These
activities are considered which function of a manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem solving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANSWER: D, The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing and
mentoring, managing conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing, and rewarding. The
role functions to manage the work are planning and organizing, problem solving, clarifying roles and
objectives, informing, monitoring, consulting, and delegating.
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4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title would most likely be
which of the following?
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a. First-line manager
b. Director
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c. Vice president of patient care services
d. Chief nurse executive
ANSWER: B, A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial- level job is called the first-line
manager. A nurse in an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice president of patient care
services.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likely
a. General principles
b. Positional authority
c. Labor productivity
d. Impersonal relations
ANSWER: C, The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic theory,
efficiency is achieved through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based on positional
authority. Administrative principle theory consists of principles of management that are relevant to any
organization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
ANSWER: B, According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one will exert
to reach ones goal. Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of the goal. Expectancy is
the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved. Vrooms Theory of Motivation can be demonstrated in
the form of an equation: Force = Valence Expectancy (Vroom, 1964). The theory proposes that this equation
can help to predict the motivation, or force, of an individual as described by Vroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANSWER: D, Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in order to
satisfy needs. Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is interpreted from their
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behavior. Motivation is whatever influences our choices and creates direction, intensity, and persistence in our
behavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation theories. Which
of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
a. Equity theory
b. Hierarchy of needs theory
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
ANSWER: A, The process motivation theories are equity theory and expectancy theory. The content
motivation theories include Maslows hierarchy of needs theory, Aldefers existence- relatedness-growth (ERG)
theory, and Herzbergs hygiene maintenance factors and motivation factors.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
a. Maslows hierarchy of needs.
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory.
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y.
d. Ouchis theory Z.
ANSWER: B, The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors. Maslows
hierarchy of needs includes the following needs: physiological, safety, security, belonging, and self-
actualization. In theory X, employees prefer security, direction, and minimal responsibility. In theory Y,
employees enjoy their work, show self-control and discipline, are able to contribute creatively, and are
motivated by ties to the group, organization, and the work itself. The focus of theory Z is collective decision
making and long-term employment that involves slower promotions and less direct supervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would be
considered which of the following?
a. Informal leadership
b. Formal leadership
c. Leadership
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