NUR 217 (Trends-Issues - Test 3) NCLEX STYLE PRACTICE
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which leadership style works best when the members of the group have the same level of
education as the leader and the leader performs the same tasks as the group members?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Participative
D. Authoritarian
Answer: A (Laissez-faire)
Question 2: Which leadership style works best with groups whose members have a relatively equal
status and who know each other well because they have worked together for an extended period?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Nondirective
D. Authoritarian
Answer: B (Democratic)
Question 3: People who work under which style of leadership usually harbor hostile feelings that they
are fearful to express, use passive-aggressive techniques to try to even the playing field, and feel
oppressed and unable to use their full potential as a worker?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Nondirective
D. Authoritarian
Answer: D (Authoritarian)
Question 4: Which type of leader often allows the group to make its own decisions without regard to the
task at hand and ultimately may not achieve the goals the group was organized for in the first place?
A. High relationship-low task
B. High task-low relationship
C. High task-high relationship
D. Low task-low relationship
Answer: A (High relationship-low task)
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,Question 5: Various forms of punishment, ranging from verbal putdowns to poor performance
evaluations that are used to determine pay raises, are used by which type of leader?
A. High relationship-low task
B. High task-low relationship
C. High task-high relationship
D. Low task-low relationship
Answer: B (High task-low relationship)
Question 6: Which theory recognizes that multiple intangibles exist whenever people interact and that
factors such as sense of meaning, creativity, inspiration, and vision are involved in creating a sense of
mission that exceeds good interpersonal relationships and rewards?
A. Trait theory
B. Behavior theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: D (Transformational theory)
Question 7: The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses is directed toward
promoting and maintaining which quality of the nursing profession?
A. Integrity
B. Critical thinking
C. Problem-solving
D. Active listening
Answer: A (Integrity)
Question 8: In which approach, is it expected that providing the right incentives, primarily money, will
increase employee productivity?
A. Time-motion theory
B. Human interaction theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: A (Time-motion theory)
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, Question 9: Managers who favored which theory were required to develop a different set of
management skills, including counseling effectively, boosting motivation, using effective leadership
skills, and maintaining productive communication?
A. Time-motion theory
B. Human interaction theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: B (Human interaction theory)
Question 10: In the health-care delivery setting, which of the following can be defined as the process of
decision-making at the top levels of an organization that ensures the organization achieves its goals and
produces high-quality outcomes by defining expectations, delegating power to key personnel, and
overseeing the administrative process?
A. Leadership
B. Management
C. Governance
D. Ownership
Answer: C (Governance)
Question 11: Which type of budgeting is built on the belief that traditional methods of budgeting are
too simple to account for all the variations in the budgeting process and cannot be adapted to ongoing
changes?
A. Historical budget
B. Incremental budget
C. Zero-based budget
D. Performance-based budget
Answer: D (Performance-based budget)
Question 12: Many home health-care agencies use which model for assigning an RN to work with an
individual or family for the duration of services rendered?
A. Functional nursing
B. Team nursing
C. Primary care nursing
D. Modular nursing
Answer: C (Primary care nursing)
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Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Which leadership style works best when the members of the group have the same level of
education as the leader and the leader performs the same tasks as the group members?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Participative
D. Authoritarian
Answer: A (Laissez-faire)
Question 2: Which leadership style works best with groups whose members have a relatively equal
status and who know each other well because they have worked together for an extended period?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Nondirective
D. Authoritarian
Answer: B (Democratic)
Question 3: People who work under which style of leadership usually harbor hostile feelings that they
are fearful to express, use passive-aggressive techniques to try to even the playing field, and feel
oppressed and unable to use their full potential as a worker?
A. Laissez-faire
B. Democratic
C. Nondirective
D. Authoritarian
Answer: D (Authoritarian)
Question 4: Which type of leader often allows the group to make its own decisions without regard to the
task at hand and ultimately may not achieve the goals the group was organized for in the first place?
A. High relationship-low task
B. High task-low relationship
C. High task-high relationship
D. Low task-low relationship
Answer: A (High relationship-low task)
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,Question 5: Various forms of punishment, ranging from verbal putdowns to poor performance
evaluations that are used to determine pay raises, are used by which type of leader?
A. High relationship-low task
B. High task-low relationship
C. High task-high relationship
D. Low task-low relationship
Answer: B (High task-low relationship)
Question 6: Which theory recognizes that multiple intangibles exist whenever people interact and that
factors such as sense of meaning, creativity, inspiration, and vision are involved in creating a sense of
mission that exceeds good interpersonal relationships and rewards?
A. Trait theory
B. Behavior theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: D (Transformational theory)
Question 7: The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses is directed toward
promoting and maintaining which quality of the nursing profession?
A. Integrity
B. Critical thinking
C. Problem-solving
D. Active listening
Answer: A (Integrity)
Question 8: In which approach, is it expected that providing the right incentives, primarily money, will
increase employee productivity?
A. Time-motion theory
B. Human interaction theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: A (Time-motion theory)
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, Question 9: Managers who favored which theory were required to develop a different set of
management skills, including counseling effectively, boosting motivation, using effective leadership
skills, and maintaining productive communication?
A. Time-motion theory
B. Human interaction theory
C. Situational theory
D. Transformational theory
Answer: B (Human interaction theory)
Question 10: In the health-care delivery setting, which of the following can be defined as the process of
decision-making at the top levels of an organization that ensures the organization achieves its goals and
produces high-quality outcomes by defining expectations, delegating power to key personnel, and
overseeing the administrative process?
A. Leadership
B. Management
C. Governance
D. Ownership
Answer: C (Governance)
Question 11: Which type of budgeting is built on the belief that traditional methods of budgeting are
too simple to account for all the variations in the budgeting process and cannot be adapted to ongoing
changes?
A. Historical budget
B. Incremental budget
C. Zero-based budget
D. Performance-based budget
Answer: D (Performance-based budget)
Question 12: Many home health-care agencies use which model for assigning an RN to work with an
individual or family for the duration of services rendered?
A. Functional nursing
B. Team nursing
C. Primary care nursing
D. Modular nursing
Answer: C (Primary care nursing)
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