NUR 4040 Midterm Study Guide Sherpath Questions
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Which skill is most closely connected to leadership?
a. Making others listen
b. Forming connections with others
c. Pushing a team to do their best
d. Implementing rules within the organization - ANSWER b
Which leader would be considered to have transformational characteristics?
a. A leader who is willing to try out a new system in response to patient needs
b. A leader who believes in motivating employees through meeting basic needs such as
safety and security
c. A leader who manages the team closely and avoids drastic changes in the work
environment
d. A leader who is considered to have charisma and natural persuasion skills - ANSWER
a
Which leadership action would help reduce risks in a healthcare organization?
a. Allocating resources at the patient care level
b. Accepting that there are always unmet safety challenges
c. Approaching quality care differently in each area
d. Allowing executive leaders to create all policies - ANSWER a
Which leadership action facilitates collective action among unit nurses?
a. Assigning projects that need to be completed on the unit
b. Attending all nurse-led council meetings to observe interactions
c. Recommending nurses on their unit to lead initiatives
,d. Allowing nurses to leave their patient care duties to attend meetings - ANSWER c
Which characteristic is an important trait for the successful nurse leader?
a. Personal insight
b. Strong convictions
c. Energizing charisma
d. Authoritative presence - ANSWER a
Which statement differentiates between leaders and managers?
a. Managers are formal leaders, while leaders are informally designated.
b. Leaders follow a hierarchical structure with multiple managers reporting to them.
c. Managers coordinate activities, while leaders inspire others.
d. Leaders are accountable for achieving organizational goals, but managers are not. -
ANSWER c
Which technique does the manager use to evaluate the effectiveness of barcode
scanning?
a. Asking nurses if they believe the process is effective
b. Evaluating compliance with electronic health record (EHR) reports
c. Surveying patients about their observations of barcode scanning
d. Measuring the rate of medication errors made by nurses - ANSWER b
Which action would the nurse with strong leadership, management, and followership
abilities take?
a. Being an advocate for those in their care
b. Predicting changes in healthcare delivery
c. Focusing on a single role to the best of their ability
d. Focusing efforts on completing individual tasks - ANSWER a
, Which statement demonstrates the nurse effectively performing the role of a follower?
a. Carrying out their assignment without question
b. Voicing concerns if a task seems inappropriate based on personal training
c. Sharing concerns and frustrations with other followers
d. Failing on purpose to demonstrate the assigned task does not work - ANSWER b
Which statement made by the student nurse regarding the leader-follower relationship
in modern healthcare needs correction?
a. "Leaders and followers should be able to rely on each other."
b. "Followers can influence leaders."
c. "Leaders are the source of knowledge."
d. "Communication is necessary in the leader-follower relationship." - ANSWER c
Which behavior is demonstrated by the most effective leaders who help followers thrive
within the healthcare organization?
a. Fostering professional growth
b. Guiding toward a common goal
c. Providing clear and concise direction
d. Setting the tone within the organization - ANSWER a
Which statement reflects effective followership?
a. "I will round every hour as instructed, and I will help others with rounds if I am not
busy."
b. "I will cover another nurse's patients when they go to lunch, but I doubt I will have
time to do anything for them."
c. "I agreed to assist with a bedside thoracentesis, but I have no idea what I'm doing."
d. "I will not tell the manager that the nursing assistant refused to take vital signs." -
ANSWER a
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Which skill is most closely connected to leadership?
a. Making others listen
b. Forming connections with others
c. Pushing a team to do their best
d. Implementing rules within the organization - ANSWER b
Which leader would be considered to have transformational characteristics?
a. A leader who is willing to try out a new system in response to patient needs
b. A leader who believes in motivating employees through meeting basic needs such as
safety and security
c. A leader who manages the team closely and avoids drastic changes in the work
environment
d. A leader who is considered to have charisma and natural persuasion skills - ANSWER
a
Which leadership action would help reduce risks in a healthcare organization?
a. Allocating resources at the patient care level
b. Accepting that there are always unmet safety challenges
c. Approaching quality care differently in each area
d. Allowing executive leaders to create all policies - ANSWER a
Which leadership action facilitates collective action among unit nurses?
a. Assigning projects that need to be completed on the unit
b. Attending all nurse-led council meetings to observe interactions
c. Recommending nurses on their unit to lead initiatives
,d. Allowing nurses to leave their patient care duties to attend meetings - ANSWER c
Which characteristic is an important trait for the successful nurse leader?
a. Personal insight
b. Strong convictions
c. Energizing charisma
d. Authoritative presence - ANSWER a
Which statement differentiates between leaders and managers?
a. Managers are formal leaders, while leaders are informally designated.
b. Leaders follow a hierarchical structure with multiple managers reporting to them.
c. Managers coordinate activities, while leaders inspire others.
d. Leaders are accountable for achieving organizational goals, but managers are not. -
ANSWER c
Which technique does the manager use to evaluate the effectiveness of barcode
scanning?
a. Asking nurses if they believe the process is effective
b. Evaluating compliance with electronic health record (EHR) reports
c. Surveying patients about their observations of barcode scanning
d. Measuring the rate of medication errors made by nurses - ANSWER b
Which action would the nurse with strong leadership, management, and followership
abilities take?
a. Being an advocate for those in their care
b. Predicting changes in healthcare delivery
c. Focusing on a single role to the best of their ability
d. Focusing efforts on completing individual tasks - ANSWER a
, Which statement demonstrates the nurse effectively performing the role of a follower?
a. Carrying out their assignment without question
b. Voicing concerns if a task seems inappropriate based on personal training
c. Sharing concerns and frustrations with other followers
d. Failing on purpose to demonstrate the assigned task does not work - ANSWER b
Which statement made by the student nurse regarding the leader-follower relationship
in modern healthcare needs correction?
a. "Leaders and followers should be able to rely on each other."
b. "Followers can influence leaders."
c. "Leaders are the source of knowledge."
d. "Communication is necessary in the leader-follower relationship." - ANSWER c
Which behavior is demonstrated by the most effective leaders who help followers thrive
within the healthcare organization?
a. Fostering professional growth
b. Guiding toward a common goal
c. Providing clear and concise direction
d. Setting the tone within the organization - ANSWER a
Which statement reflects effective followership?
a. "I will round every hour as instructed, and I will help others with rounds if I am not
busy."
b. "I will cover another nurse's patients when they go to lunch, but I doubt I will have
time to do anything for them."
c. "I agreed to assist with a bedside thoracentesis, but I have no idea what I'm doing."
d. "I will not tell the manager that the nursing assistant refused to take vital signs." -
ANSWER a
