Nur 425 exam 1 questions with correct
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Follower/followership - correct answer ✔✔when each group member contributes optimally in tandem
with other group members to achieve clinical or organizational outcomes
requires context to participate effectively in complex circumstances
Leadership - correct answer ✔✔-the use of individual traits and abilities in relationship with others
-function is to produce change or movement
-encourage adaptation to environment change
-must address sources of tension and contradiction
Transformational Leader - correct answer ✔✔-the leader attends to the needs and motives of followers
so that the interaction raises each to high levels of motivation and morality.
Example: Nurse leaders experiment with systems redesign, empower staff, create enthusiasm for
practice, and promote scholarship of practice at patient side.
Servant leader - correct answer ✔✔a leader who has a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of
others
-can cause burnout
-want to be on call 24/7
Authoritative leader - correct answer ✔✔Dictator, makes all decisions for staff
Manager - correct answer ✔✔-determining routes and practices that offer structure and stability to
others
-focus to organize, coordinate, and tell others what to do
-Effective manager depends on knowing, adhering to, and improving process for efficiency and
effectiveness
, Trait theories - correct answer ✔✔Leaders have a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics
that are crucial for inspiring others toward a common goal.
Style theories - correct answer ✔✔Leadership perspective that suggests that leaders have particular
behavioral styles that make them more or less effective leaders.
Situational-contingency theory - correct answer ✔✔Leadership in any given situation depends on the
power of the leader, the nature of the task, and the relationship between the leader and the team
members
transformational theory - correct answer ✔✔leaders motivate others to behave in accordance with
mutual values and empower others to contribute
hierarchy of needs in health care - correct answer ✔✔When this theory is applied to staff, leaders must
be aware that the need for safety and security will override the opportunity to be creative and inventive,
such as in promoting job change.
Two-factor theory - correct answer ✔✔Hygiene factors, such as working conditions, salary, status, and
security, motivate workers by meeting safety and security needs and avoiding job dissatisfaction.
Expectancy theory - correct answer ✔✔is the perceived probability of satisfying a particular need based
on experience. Therefore, nurses in leadership roles need to provide specific feedback about positive
performance.
SBAR - correct answer ✔✔Improves communication overall between staff members, providers, etc.
Nurses reported feeling more confident contacting providers using the SBAR method
Negligence - correct answer ✔✔equates with carelessness
failure to perform duties to meet the standards of care
medical malpractice - correct answer ✔✔Inability of the nurse to completely perform the specialized
skills of their job
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Follower/followership - correct answer ✔✔when each group member contributes optimally in tandem
with other group members to achieve clinical or organizational outcomes
requires context to participate effectively in complex circumstances
Leadership - correct answer ✔✔-the use of individual traits and abilities in relationship with others
-function is to produce change or movement
-encourage adaptation to environment change
-must address sources of tension and contradiction
Transformational Leader - correct answer ✔✔-the leader attends to the needs and motives of followers
so that the interaction raises each to high levels of motivation and morality.
Example: Nurse leaders experiment with systems redesign, empower staff, create enthusiasm for
practice, and promote scholarship of practice at patient side.
Servant leader - correct answer ✔✔a leader who has a strong desire to serve and work for the benefit of
others
-can cause burnout
-want to be on call 24/7
Authoritative leader - correct answer ✔✔Dictator, makes all decisions for staff
Manager - correct answer ✔✔-determining routes and practices that offer structure and stability to
others
-focus to organize, coordinate, and tell others what to do
-Effective manager depends on knowing, adhering to, and improving process for efficiency and
effectiveness
, Trait theories - correct answer ✔✔Leaders have a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics
that are crucial for inspiring others toward a common goal.
Style theories - correct answer ✔✔Leadership perspective that suggests that leaders have particular
behavioral styles that make them more or less effective leaders.
Situational-contingency theory - correct answer ✔✔Leadership in any given situation depends on the
power of the leader, the nature of the task, and the relationship between the leader and the team
members
transformational theory - correct answer ✔✔leaders motivate others to behave in accordance with
mutual values and empower others to contribute
hierarchy of needs in health care - correct answer ✔✔When this theory is applied to staff, leaders must
be aware that the need for safety and security will override the opportunity to be creative and inventive,
such as in promoting job change.
Two-factor theory - correct answer ✔✔Hygiene factors, such as working conditions, salary, status, and
security, motivate workers by meeting safety and security needs and avoiding job dissatisfaction.
Expectancy theory - correct answer ✔✔is the perceived probability of satisfying a particular need based
on experience. Therefore, nurses in leadership roles need to provide specific feedback about positive
performance.
SBAR - correct answer ✔✔Improves communication overall between staff members, providers, etc.
Nurses reported feeling more confident contacting providers using the SBAR method
Negligence - correct answer ✔✔equates with carelessness
failure to perform duties to meet the standards of care
medical malpractice - correct answer ✔✔Inability of the nurse to completely perform the specialized
skills of their job
