LEADERSHIP HESI EVALUATION EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the desired attributes of the nurse as a leader? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Identifying the needs of followers
Motivating others assertively towards the objective
Using a critical thinking approach while making a decision
✔✔The nurse leader suffers from headaches, hypertension, and gastrointestinal
problems. Which affirmative statement by the leader reflects an appropriate way to
manage the stress? - ✔✔"I will get enough sleep."
✔✔The chief operating officer (COO) discusses the performance of a newly appointed
leader with the nursing staff. The team communicates that the practical approach of the
leader fulfills the quantum theory. What type of work environment does the COO
understand that the leader creates at the workplace? - ✔✔An environment that is
rapidly changing and dynamic
✔✔The intensive care unit at a hospital has recently experienced a turnover of several
long-tenured nurses who assumed important leadership roles. As a result the unit has
become less effective and productive despite the consistent performance of the
remaining nurse leaders. What should the management team do to ensure that
effectiveness and productivity remains consistent in the event of future leadership
turnover? - ✔✔Establish a leadership succession plan
✔✔The nurse manager is assisting the nursing staff with planning, priority setting, and
decision making. Which Gardner's task of leading is being applied in this practice? -
✔✔Managing
✔✔Which characteristics should the nurse possess as a leader, according to theories of
transformational leadership? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Empowering staff
Creating enthusiasm for practice
Promoting scholarship of practice at the client side
✔✔The nurse leader monitors the direct care nurse administering pain medication to the
client. The leader tells the client "I will come back in 30 minutes to check your pain
level." Which right of the client does the leader fulfill if the leader returns within 30
minutes? - ✔✔Fidelity
, ✔✔The senior leader instructs the direct care nurses about asking the right question in
PICOT (patient population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time frame) format.
During the discussion, the leader discussed factors such as complication rate,
satisfaction, nursing diagnosis, and nursing quality indicator. What do these factors
indicate in the PICOT format? - ✔✔Outcome
✔✔While having a group discussion in an organization, one of the team members
criticizes an idea of another team member. Which strategy should the leader apply to
resolve the issue? - ✔✔Brainstorming
✔✔The registered nurse, while teaching a group of nursing students about the
characteristics of a good team player, states, "A good team player should work with
determination and refuse to stop until the goal has been accomplished." Which
characteristic is the registered nurse describing? - ✔✔Tenacity
✔✔The nursing leader stated, "The reimbursed cost is less than the full charge for a
service in the hospital." Which type of health reimbursement does the nurse leader
describe? - ✔✔Contractual allowance
✔✔The nurse leader taught the student nurse the principles of quality management and
quality improvement. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates ineffective
learning? - ✔✔"Managers define the quality."
✔✔The nurse is relating to and inspiring the client who has a psychiatric disorder to
achieve the client outcomes. Which of Gardner's leadership tasks is reflected in the
nurse's actions? - ✔✔Motivating
✔✔The transformational leader demonstrates charismatic behavior and the careful
consideration of the value of every individual in the organization. What might be the
expected organizational outcomes with this type of leadership? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Increased loyalty
Increased performance
✔✔The nurse leader sent a team of followers to conduct a community health session.
The session was completed successfully. Which action of the nurse indicates leadership
quality? - ✔✔Giving rewards to the followers responsible for the success
✔✔Which theory of nursing leadership involves the traditional organizational hierarchy
playing a less significant role as the "keeper of high-level knowledge?" - ✔✔Complexity
theory
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are the desired attributes of the nurse as a leader? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Identifying the needs of followers
Motivating others assertively towards the objective
Using a critical thinking approach while making a decision
✔✔The nurse leader suffers from headaches, hypertension, and gastrointestinal
problems. Which affirmative statement by the leader reflects an appropriate way to
manage the stress? - ✔✔"I will get enough sleep."
✔✔The chief operating officer (COO) discusses the performance of a newly appointed
leader with the nursing staff. The team communicates that the practical approach of the
leader fulfills the quantum theory. What type of work environment does the COO
understand that the leader creates at the workplace? - ✔✔An environment that is
rapidly changing and dynamic
✔✔The intensive care unit at a hospital has recently experienced a turnover of several
long-tenured nurses who assumed important leadership roles. As a result the unit has
become less effective and productive despite the consistent performance of the
remaining nurse leaders. What should the management team do to ensure that
effectiveness and productivity remains consistent in the event of future leadership
turnover? - ✔✔Establish a leadership succession plan
✔✔The nurse manager is assisting the nursing staff with planning, priority setting, and
decision making. Which Gardner's task of leading is being applied in this practice? -
✔✔Managing
✔✔Which characteristics should the nurse possess as a leader, according to theories of
transformational leadership? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Empowering staff
Creating enthusiasm for practice
Promoting scholarship of practice at the client side
✔✔The nurse leader monitors the direct care nurse administering pain medication to the
client. The leader tells the client "I will come back in 30 minutes to check your pain
level." Which right of the client does the leader fulfill if the leader returns within 30
minutes? - ✔✔Fidelity
, ✔✔The senior leader instructs the direct care nurses about asking the right question in
PICOT (patient population, intervention, comparison, outcome, and time frame) format.
During the discussion, the leader discussed factors such as complication rate,
satisfaction, nursing diagnosis, and nursing quality indicator. What do these factors
indicate in the PICOT format? - ✔✔Outcome
✔✔While having a group discussion in an organization, one of the team members
criticizes an idea of another team member. Which strategy should the leader apply to
resolve the issue? - ✔✔Brainstorming
✔✔The registered nurse, while teaching a group of nursing students about the
characteristics of a good team player, states, "A good team player should work with
determination and refuse to stop until the goal has been accomplished." Which
characteristic is the registered nurse describing? - ✔✔Tenacity
✔✔The nursing leader stated, "The reimbursed cost is less than the full charge for a
service in the hospital." Which type of health reimbursement does the nurse leader
describe? - ✔✔Contractual allowance
✔✔The nurse leader taught the student nurse the principles of quality management and
quality improvement. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates ineffective
learning? - ✔✔"Managers define the quality."
✔✔The nurse is relating to and inspiring the client who has a psychiatric disorder to
achieve the client outcomes. Which of Gardner's leadership tasks is reflected in the
nurse's actions? - ✔✔Motivating
✔✔The transformational leader demonstrates charismatic behavior and the careful
consideration of the value of every individual in the organization. What might be the
expected organizational outcomes with this type of leadership? Select all that apply. -
✔✔Increased loyalty
Increased performance
✔✔The nurse leader sent a team of followers to conduct a community health session.
The session was completed successfully. Which action of the nurse indicates leadership
quality? - ✔✔Giving rewards to the followers responsible for the success
✔✔Which theory of nursing leadership involves the traditional organizational hierarchy
playing a less significant role as the "keeper of high-level knowledge?" - ✔✔Complexity
theory
