Anderson's Nursing Leadership Brief Questions with
Adequately Approved Answers Graded A++ Pass
What are the different types of nursing practice models - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --
Professional practice model, - Clinical practice model
This health practice model advocates for continued growth of nursing, provides vision, practices
self and shared governance and empowerment of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Professional practice model
This is the model in which each person in an organization share a mission, vision, values and
partnerships. They believe that each person has a right to healthcare and each person is
accountable to communicate and contribute to their healthcare. It is a planned partnership.
Empowerment for each persons healthcare begins with themselves. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️
-Clinical Practice Model for healthcare
In this type of organization, authority figures have all of the power/control - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Centralized/Traditional
This type of organization gives power to those who are affected by decisions - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Decentralized/Non-traditional/Innovative
What are some things that can make groups (in general) feel more empowered? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Joining/participating in Professional organizations, collective bargaining, shared
governance
What are some ways in which nurses feel empowered? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Assist with
decision making, Keeping workloads manageable, reward/recognition, fairness/equality
,Name two things required to motivate people - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Power and authority
List some sources of power - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Formal vs informal, authority, reward,
coercion, expertise/information, connections/referent
What is formal power? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Written policies set in stone
What is informal power? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Powers under the radar (stems from
relationships you build/rapport etc - the way you speak to certain people can gain you power)
What are some possible goals of a health care organization other than "caring for the health and
wellbeing of people) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --Survival, Growth, Profit, Status, Dominance
List 3 types of healthcare organizations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --Private/nonprofit,
publicly supported, private/for profit
This type of organizational structure is less bureaucratic, more flexible, decisions are made by
those who implement the changes, autonomy is emphasized, communication is up and down -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Innovative/Decentralized/Non-traditional
Describe the traditional organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Tall and narrow
chain of command - Employees ranked top to bottom with the number on bottom greater than the
top, authority is at the top only, power is distributed, communication is a challenge because of all
of the layers of power
What are the differences between mission statement, vision and philosophy of an organization -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Mission - reason for existence, Vision-goals/ambitions for future,
Philosophy-value of principles/beliefs/behaviors
,What is the purpose of a mission statement? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -To show
purpose/reason for existence, outlines aim of organization, critical in strategic planning and
guides planning
What impact do ineffective nurse managers have on others? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Can
harm employees, clients and the organization for which they work
3 quality behaviors of effective nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Interpersonal,
decisional and informational behaviors along with leadership, business sense and clinical
expertise
What are some roles of the nurse manager? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Customer service,
team building and motivation, decisions/mediation, evaluations, delegation, change agent,
clinical consults, staff development, corporate supplier
What are some informational behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Spokesperson for staff and the organization, monitor activities of units/work groups,
dissemination of information
What are some decisional behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Employee
evals, resource allocation, planning, job analysis and redesign
What are some interpersonal behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Networking, conflict resolution, employee development, rewards/punishment
2 out of 3 people leave a job because of this - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Ineffective/incompetent management
, McGregor has two theories of workers name them - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory X and
Theory Y
The manager that believes this theory of McGregor believes that employees need strict rules,
constant supervision and threat of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory X
The manager that believes this theory of McGregor believes in guidance rather than control and
development rather than supervision with added rewards is the best way to manage employees -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory Y
What is the difference between Theory X and Theory Y (McGregor) - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -Theory X - Work is avoided, people want to do as little as possible, control and punishment
is needed. Theory Y - Work itself can be motivating/rewarding, people actually want to do their
job well, guidance and development with rewards are needed
Explain the differences between management and leadership - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Management-Assigned formal position, budgets, hires/fires. Leadership -Achieved informal
position, part of every RN's responsibility
This is the act of getting work done through others by planning, organizing and commanding
employees - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Management
True or False, good management skills ensure good leadership skills? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -False
Adequately Approved Answers Graded A++ Pass
What are the different types of nursing practice models - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --
Professional practice model, - Clinical practice model
This health practice model advocates for continued growth of nursing, provides vision, practices
self and shared governance and empowerment of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Professional practice model
This is the model in which each person in an organization share a mission, vision, values and
partnerships. They believe that each person has a right to healthcare and each person is
accountable to communicate and contribute to their healthcare. It is a planned partnership.
Empowerment for each persons healthcare begins with themselves. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️
-Clinical Practice Model for healthcare
In this type of organization, authority figures have all of the power/control - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Centralized/Traditional
This type of organization gives power to those who are affected by decisions - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Decentralized/Non-traditional/Innovative
What are some things that can make groups (in general) feel more empowered? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Joining/participating in Professional organizations, collective bargaining, shared
governance
What are some ways in which nurses feel empowered? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Assist with
decision making, Keeping workloads manageable, reward/recognition, fairness/equality
,Name two things required to motivate people - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Power and authority
List some sources of power - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Formal vs informal, authority, reward,
coercion, expertise/information, connections/referent
What is formal power? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Written policies set in stone
What is informal power? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Powers under the radar (stems from
relationships you build/rapport etc - the way you speak to certain people can gain you power)
What are some possible goals of a health care organization other than "caring for the health and
wellbeing of people) - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --Survival, Growth, Profit, Status, Dominance
List 3 types of healthcare organizations - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ --Private/nonprofit,
publicly supported, private/for profit
This type of organizational structure is less bureaucratic, more flexible, decisions are made by
those who implement the changes, autonomy is emphasized, communication is up and down -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Innovative/Decentralized/Non-traditional
Describe the traditional organizational structure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Tall and narrow
chain of command - Employees ranked top to bottom with the number on bottom greater than the
top, authority is at the top only, power is distributed, communication is a challenge because of all
of the layers of power
What are the differences between mission statement, vision and philosophy of an organization -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Mission - reason for existence, Vision-goals/ambitions for future,
Philosophy-value of principles/beliefs/behaviors
,What is the purpose of a mission statement? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -To show
purpose/reason for existence, outlines aim of organization, critical in strategic planning and
guides planning
What impact do ineffective nurse managers have on others? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Can
harm employees, clients and the organization for which they work
3 quality behaviors of effective nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Interpersonal,
decisional and informational behaviors along with leadership, business sense and clinical
expertise
What are some roles of the nurse manager? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Customer service,
team building and motivation, decisions/mediation, evaluations, delegation, change agent,
clinical consults, staff development, corporate supplier
What are some informational behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Spokesperson for staff and the organization, monitor activities of units/work groups,
dissemination of information
What are some decisional behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Employee
evals, resource allocation, planning, job analysis and redesign
What are some interpersonal behaviors of nurse managers? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Networking, conflict resolution, employee development, rewards/punishment
2 out of 3 people leave a job because of this - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Ineffective/incompetent management
, McGregor has two theories of workers name them - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory X and
Theory Y
The manager that believes this theory of McGregor believes that employees need strict rules,
constant supervision and threat of punishment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory X
The manager that believes this theory of McGregor believes in guidance rather than control and
development rather than supervision with added rewards is the best way to manage employees -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Theory Y
What is the difference between Theory X and Theory Y (McGregor) - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -Theory X - Work is avoided, people want to do as little as possible, control and punishment
is needed. Theory Y - Work itself can be motivating/rewarding, people actually want to do their
job well, guidance and development with rewards are needed
Explain the differences between management and leadership - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -
Management-Assigned formal position, budgets, hires/fires. Leadership -Achieved informal
position, part of every RN's responsibility
This is the act of getting work done through others by planning, organizing and commanding
employees - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Management
True or False, good management skills ensure good leadership skills? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔️✔️ -False
