MANAGEMENT FUNCTION IN NURSING 10TH
EDITION BY MARQUIS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027
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1. Which leadership behavior best demonstrates
transformational leadership?
A. Maintaining existing routines without modification
B. Inspiring staff to pursue a shared vision and improve practice
C. Assigning tasks solely according to seniority
D. Avoiding involvement in staff decisions
Correct answer: B. Inspiring staff to pursue a shared vision and
improve practice
Rationale: Transformational leaders motivate followers
through a shared vision, inspiration, empowerment, and
commitment to improvement.
2. What is the primary purpose of nursing management?
A. To control all staff activities
B. To achieve organizational goals through effective use of
resources
,C. To eliminate delegation
D. To ensure that managers perform all clinical tasks
Correct answer: B. To achieve organizational goals through
effective use of resources
Rationale: Management coordinates people, resources, and
processes to accomplish organizational objectives.
3. Which statement best describes leadership?
A. The ability to influence others toward achieving goals
B. The completion of routine administrative paperwork
C. The enforcement of organizational rules
D. The assignment of staff schedules
Correct answer: A. The ability to influence others toward
achieving goals
Rationale: Leadership involves influencing and motivating
individuals or groups toward a common goal.
4. A nurse manager asks staff members to participate in
developing a new unit policy. Which leadership style is being
demonstrated?
A. Autocratic
B. Democratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Bureaucratic
,Correct answer: B. Democratic
Rationale: Democratic leadership encourages participation,
shared decision-making, and staff input.
5. Which action represents effective delegation?
A. Delegating a task without explaining expectations
B. Assigning a task appropriate to the person's competence
C. Delegating accountability to another person
D. Assigning every task to the most experienced nurse
Correct answer: B. Assigning a task appropriate to the person's
competence
Rationale: Effective delegation requires matching the task with
the delegatee's competence, authority, and scope of practice.
6. Which component of delegation remains with the nurse
who delegates the task?
A. Accountability
B. Physical performance
C. Personal responsibility for performing the task
D. Technical skill
Correct answer: A. Accountability
, Rationale: A nurse may transfer responsibility for performing a
task but retains accountability for the overall nursing care and
delegation decision.
7. Which management function involves establishing goals
and determining how they will be achieved?
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Staffing
D. Controlling
Correct answer: B. Planning
Rationale: Planning establishes objectives and identifies
strategies and resources needed to accomplish them.
8. Which management function focuses on arranging
resources and activities to accomplish goals?
A. Organizing
B. Planning
C. Controlling
D. Evaluating
Correct answer: A. Organizing
Rationale: Organizing coordinates people, responsibilities,
authority, and resources to implement plans.