Leadership & Management Review
Study Guide Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Processes used in management parallel the nursing process. Which sentence
describes a nurse using a management principle paralleled with the nursing process?
a. Planning is demonstrated when the nurse motivates others.
b. Directing is demonstrated when the nurse plans care for the patient.
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
d. Controlling is demonstrated when the nurse tells other staff members what to do. -
Answer-c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
Which statement most closely reflects the differences between nurse leaders and
managers?
a. Nurse leaders are always in formal positions of authority.
b. Nurse managers use transactional principles to accomplish goals.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals.
d. Nurse managers rely on supervisors for accountability and responsibility. - Answer-C.
Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals
The nurse manager is monitoring overtime for the unit. She closely monitors staff hours
and does not allow staff to come in for extra hours if they are over their allotted time per
week. This is an example of which of Mintzberg's decisional roles of the manager?
a. Entrepreneur
b. Disturbance handler
c. Negotiator
d. Resource handler - Answer-D. Resources handler
A nurse manager is trying to improve patient satisfaction ratings for her area of
responsibility. The manager meets with the staff and forms an ad hoc committee to
address the issues around the problem. This is an example of what style of leadership?
a. Bureaucratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Autocratic - Answer-B. Democratic
A nurse is volunteering in the community to educate parents to increase the number of
children in the school district who are immunized. The nurse oversees the activities of a
group of volunteers. Which role best describes the nurse's activity in this situation?
a. Management
b. Leadership
c. Volunteerism
d. Activism - Answer-B. Leadership
Study Guide Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
Processes used in management parallel the nursing process. Which sentence
describes a nurse using a management principle paralleled with the nursing process?
a. Planning is demonstrated when the nurse motivates others.
b. Directing is demonstrated when the nurse plans care for the patient.
c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
d. Controlling is demonstrated when the nurse tells other staff members what to do. -
Answer-c. Organizing is demonstrated when the nurse coordinates care for patients.
Which statement most closely reflects the differences between nurse leaders and
managers?
a. Nurse leaders are always in formal positions of authority.
b. Nurse managers use transactional principles to accomplish goals.
c. Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals.
d. Nurse managers rely on supervisors for accountability and responsibility. - Answer-C.
Nurse leaders rely primarily on interpersonal skills to accomplish goals
The nurse manager is monitoring overtime for the unit. She closely monitors staff hours
and does not allow staff to come in for extra hours if they are over their allotted time per
week. This is an example of which of Mintzberg's decisional roles of the manager?
a. Entrepreneur
b. Disturbance handler
c. Negotiator
d. Resource handler - Answer-D. Resources handler
A nurse manager is trying to improve patient satisfaction ratings for her area of
responsibility. The manager meets with the staff and forms an ad hoc committee to
address the issues around the problem. This is an example of what style of leadership?
a. Bureaucratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Autocratic - Answer-B. Democratic
A nurse is volunteering in the community to educate parents to increase the number of
children in the school district who are immunized. The nurse oversees the activities of a
group of volunteers. Which role best describes the nurse's activity in this situation?
a. Management
b. Leadership
c. Volunteerism
d. Activism - Answer-B. Leadership
