Chapter 1 Nursing Leadership & Management | 62 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Leadership - A process of influence in which the leader influences others toward goal achievement. Management - is about controlling complexity in an effort to bring order and consistency. Planning and budgeting, organizing and staffing, problem solving, and controlling complexity to produce predictability and order. Autocratic Leadership - involves centralized decision making, with the leader making decisions and using power to command and control others. Associated with high-performing groups, but close supervision necessary, and feelings of hostility often present. Democratic Leadership - is participatory, with authority delegated to others. To be influential, they use expert power and the power base afforded by having close, personal relationships. Engendered positive feelings in their groups, and performance was strong whether or not the leader was present. Emotional Intelligence - -a component of leadership and refers to the capacity to recognize your own feelings and those of others, for motivating yourself, and for managing emotions well in yourself and in your relationships. -Complementary to academic intelligence. -Includes 5 basic emotional and social competencies: -Self-awareness -Self-regulation -Motivation -Empathy -Social skills -Important component used to guide decision making Self-Awareness - -knowing what you are feeling in the moment and using your preferences to guide your decision making