Test Bank Essentials of Nursing Leaders
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hip & Management 7th EditionSally A.
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Weiss Complete All Chapters 2024
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,Chapters1:sNursingsLeadershipsandsManagementsM
ULTIPLEsCHOICE
1. AccordingstosHenrisFayol,sthesfunctionssofsplanning,sorganizing,scoordinating,sandscontrollingsar
esconsideredswhichsaspectsofsmanagement?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS:sB,sThesmanagementsprocesssincludessplanning,sorganizing,scoordinating,sandscontrolling.sManagementsrolessincludesinfor
mationsprocessing,sinterpersonalsrelationships,sandsdecisionsmaking.sManagementsfunctionssincludesplanning,sorganizing,sstaffin
g,sdirecting,scoordinating,sreporting,sandsbudgeting.sAstaxonomysissassystemsthatsorderssprinciplessintosasgroupingsorsclassificatio
n.
2. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissconsideredsasdecisionalsmanagerialsrole?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS:sD,sThesdecisionalsmanagerialsrolessincludesentrepreneur,sdisturbanceshandler,sallocatorsofsresources,sandsnegotiator.sThesinf
ormationsprocessingsmanagerialsrolessincludesmonitor,sdisseminator,sandsspokesperson.sThesinterpersonalsmanagerialsrolessinclu
desfigurehead,sleader,sandsliaison.
3. Asnursesmanagers meetss regularlys withsothers nurses managers,s participatess onsthesorganizationss
committees,sandsattendssmeetingsssponsoredsbysprofessionalsorganizationssinsorderstosmanagesrelati
onships.sThesesactivitiessaresconsideredswhichsfunctionsofsasmanager?
a. Informing
b. Problemssolving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS:sD,sThesrolesfunctionsstosmanagesrelationshipssaresnetworking,ssupporting,sdevelopingsandsmentoring,smanagingsconflictsan
dsteamsbuilding,smotivatingsandsinspiring,srecognizing,sandsrewarding.sThesrolesfunctionsstosmanagesthesworksaresplanningsandsor
ganizing,sproblemssolving,sclarifyingsrolessandsobjectives,sinforming,smonitoring,sconsulting,sandsdelegating.
4. Asnurseswassrecentlyspromotedstosasmiddle-
levelsmanagersposition.sThesnursesstitleswouldsmostslikelysbeswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. First-linesmanager
b. Director
c. Vicespresidentsofspatientscaresservices
d. Chiefsnursesexecutive
ANS:sB,sAsmiddle-levelsmanagersisscalledsasdirector.sAslowsmanagerial-slevelsjobsisscalledsthesfirst-
linesmanager.sAsnursesinsansexecutiveslevelsrolesisscalledsaschiefsnursesexecutivesorsvicespresidentsofspatientscaresservices.
5. AsnursesmanagerswhosusessFredericksTaylorssscientificsmanagementsapproach,swouldsmostslikelysfo
cussonswhichsofsthesfollowing?
, a. Generalsprinciples
b. Positionalsauthority
c. Laborsproductivity
d. Impersonalsrelations
ANS:sC,sThesareasofsfocussforsscientificsmanagementsisslaborsproductivity.sInsbureaucraticstheory,sefficiencysissachievedsthroughsi
mpersonalsrelationsswithinsasformalsstructuresandsissbasedsonspositionalsauthority.sAdministrativesprinciplestheorysconsistssofsprinc
iplessofsmanagementsthatsaresrelevantstosanysorganization.
6. AccordingstosVroomssTheorysofsMotivation,sforce:
a. issthesperceivedspossibilitysthatsthesgoalswillsbesachieved.
b. describessthesamountsofseffortsoneswillsexertstosreachsonessgoal.
c. describesspeopleswhoshavesfreeswillsbutschoosestoscomplyswithsordersstheysaresgiven.
d. issasnaturallysformingssocialsgroupsthatscansbecomesascontributorstosansorganization.
ANS:sB,sAccordingstosVroomssTheorysofsMotivation,sForcesdescribessthesamountsofseffortsoneswillsexertstosreachsonessgoal.sVale
ncesspeaksstostheslevelsofsattractivenesssorsunattractivenesssofsthesgoal.sExpectancysissthesperceivedspossibilitysthatsthesgoalswillsb
esachieved.sVroomssTheorysofsMotivationscansbesdemonstratedsinsthesformsofsansequation:sForces=sValencesExpectancys(Vroom,s
1964).sThestheorysproposessthatsthissequationscanshelpstospredictsthesmotivation,sorsforce,sofsansindividualsassdescribedsbysVroom.
7. AccordingstosR.sN.sLussier,smotivation:
a. issunconsciouslysdemonstratedsbyspeople.
b. occurssexternallystosinfluencesbehavior.
c. issdeterminedsbysothersschoices.
d. occurssinternallystosinfluencesbehavior.
ANS:sD,sMotivationsissasprocesssthatsoccurssinternallystosinfluencesandsdirectsoursbehaviorsinsorderstossatisfysneeds.sMotivationsiss
notsexplicitlysdemonstratedsbyspeople,sbutsrathersitsissinterpretedsfromstheirsbehavior.sMotivationsisswhateversinfluencessourschoic
essandscreatessdirection,sintensity,sandspersistencesins oursbehavior.
8. AccordingstosR.sN.sLussier,stheresarescontentsmotivationstheoriessandsprocesssmotivationsth
eories.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissconsideredsasprocesssmotivationstheory?
a. Equitystheory
b. Hierarchysofsneedsstheory
c. Existence-relatedness-growthstheory
d. Hygienesmaintenancesandsmotivationsfactors
ANS:sA,s Thesprocesssmotivationstheoriessaresequitystheorysandsexpectancystheory.sThescontentsmotivationstheoriessincludesMaslo
wsshierarchysofsneedsstheory,sAldeferssexistence-srelatedness-
growths(ERG)stheory,sandsHerzbergsshygienesmaintenancesfactorssandsmotivationsfactors.
9. Thestheorysthatsincludessmaintenancesandsmotivationsfactorssis:
a. Maslowsshierarchysofsneeds.
b. Herzbergsstwo-factorstheory.
c. McGregorsstheorysXsandstheorysY.
d. OuchisstheorysZ.
, ANS:sB,sThestwo-
factorstheorysofsmotivationsincludessmotivationsandsmaintenancesfactors.sMaslowsshierarchysofsneedssincludessthesfollowingsneeds:
sphysiological,ssafety,ssecurity,s belonging,sandsself-
actualization.sInstheorysX,semployeesspreferssecurity,sdirection,sandsminimalsresponsibility.sInstheorys Y,semployeessenjoystheirswor
k,sshowsself-
controlsands discipline,saresablestoscontributescreatively,sandsaresmotivatedsbystiesstosthesgroup,sorganization,sandsthesworksitself.sThe
sfocussofstheorysZsisscollectivesdecisionsmakingsandslong-
termsemploymentsthatsinvolvessslowers promotionssandslesssdirectssupervision.
10. Asnursesissappointedstosasleadershipspositionsinstheslocalshospital.sThesnursesspositionswouldsbesco
nsideredswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. Informalsleaderships
b.ssssFormalsleadershipsc.
Leadership
d.sManagement
ANS:sB,sFormalsleadershipsissbasedsonsoccupyingsaspositionsinsansorganization.sInformalsleadershipsissshownsbysansindividualswh
osdemonstratessleadershipsoutsidesthesscopesofsasformalsleadershipsrolesorsassasmembersofsasgroup.sLeadershipsissasprocesssofsinflu
enceswherebysthesleadersinfluencessothersstowardsgoalsachievement.sManagementsissasprocessstosachievesorganizationalsgoals.
11. Asnursingsinstructorsissevaluatingswhethersthesnursingsstudentssunderstandsthesthreesfun
damentalsqualitiessthatsleaderssshare.sAccordingstosBennissandsNanus,sthesfundamentalsquali
tiessofseffectivesleaderssare:
a. guidedsvision,spassion,sandsintegrity.
b. knowledgesofsself,shonesty,sandsmaturity.
c. intelligence,sself-confidence,sandsdetermination.
d. honesty,sself-awareness,sandssociability.
ANS:sABennissandsNanusslistsguidedsvision,spassion,sandsintegritys assfundamentalsqualitiessofseffectivesleaders.sKnowledgesofsse
lf,shonestysandsmaturity;sintelligence,sself-confidencesandsdetermination;s self-
awarenesss ands sociabilitys ares alls desirablestraitssinsleaderssasswellsassinsothers.
12. ThessixstraitssidentifiedsbysKirkpatricksandsLockesthatsseparatesleaderssfromsnon-leadersswere:
a. respectability,strustworthiness,sflexibility,sself-confidence,sintelligence,s sociability.
b. self-
confidence,sprogressionsofsexperiences,sinfluencesofsothers,spersonalslifesfactors,shonesty,sdrive.
c. intelligence,sself-confidence,sdetermination,sintegrity,ssociability,shonesty.
d. drive,sdesirestoslead,shonesty,sself-confidence,scognitivesability,sknowledgesofsbusiness.
ANS:sD,sResearchsbysKirkpatricksandsLockesconcludeds thatsleadersspossessssixstraits:sdrive,sdesirestoslead,shonesty,sself-
sconfidence,s cognitivesability,sandsknowledgesofsthesbusiness.sWoodssidentifieds fivesdominantsfactorssthatsinfluenceds leaderships
development:sself-
confidence,sinnatesqualities,sprogressionsofsexperience,sinfluencesofssignificantsothers,sandspersonalslifesfactors.sStogdillsidentifie
dsthesfollowingstraitssofsasleader:sintelligence,sself-
sconfidence,sdetermination,sintegrity,sandssociability.sMurphysandsDeBacksidentifiedsthesfollowingsleaderscharacteristics:scaring,s
respectability,strustworthiness,sandsflexibility.
13. Asnursesmanagerswhosusessasleadershipsstylesthatsissparticipatorysandswheresauthoritysiss
delegatedstosotherssissmostslikelysusingswhichsofsthesfollowingsleadershipsstyles?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
s s s s s
hip & Management 7th EditionSally A.
s s s s s s s
Weiss Complete All Chapters 2024
s s s s
,Chapters1:sNursingsLeadershipsandsManagementsM
ULTIPLEsCHOICE
1. AccordingstosHenrisFayol,sthesfunctionssofsplanning,sorganizing,scoordinating,sandscontrollingsar
esconsideredswhichsaspectsofsmanagement?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS:sB,sThesmanagementsprocesssincludessplanning,sorganizing,scoordinating,sandscontrolling.sManagementsrolessincludesinfor
mationsprocessing,sinterpersonalsrelationships,sandsdecisionsmaking.sManagementsfunctionssincludesplanning,sorganizing,sstaffin
g,sdirecting,scoordinating,sreporting,sandsbudgeting.sAstaxonomysissassystemsthatsorderssprinciplessintosasgroupingsorsclassificatio
n.
2. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissconsideredsasdecisionalsmanagerialsrole?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS:sD,sThesdecisionalsmanagerialsrolessincludesentrepreneur,sdisturbanceshandler,sallocatorsofsresources,sandsnegotiator.sThesinf
ormationsprocessingsmanagerialsrolessincludesmonitor,sdisseminator,sandsspokesperson.sThesinterpersonalsmanagerialsrolessinclu
desfigurehead,sleader,sandsliaison.
3. Asnursesmanagers meetss regularlys withsothers nurses managers,s participatess onsthesorganizationss
committees,sandsattendssmeetingsssponsoredsbysprofessionalsorganizationssinsorderstosmanagesrelati
onships.sThesesactivitiessaresconsideredswhichsfunctionsofsasmanager?
a. Informing
b. Problemssolving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS:sD,sThesrolesfunctionsstosmanagesrelationshipssaresnetworking,ssupporting,sdevelopingsandsmentoring,smanagingsconflictsan
dsteamsbuilding,smotivatingsandsinspiring,srecognizing,sandsrewarding.sThesrolesfunctionsstosmanagesthesworksaresplanningsandsor
ganizing,sproblemssolving,sclarifyingsrolessandsobjectives,sinforming,smonitoring,sconsulting,sandsdelegating.
4. Asnurseswassrecentlyspromotedstosasmiddle-
levelsmanagersposition.sThesnursesstitleswouldsmostslikelysbeswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. First-linesmanager
b. Director
c. Vicespresidentsofspatientscaresservices
d. Chiefsnursesexecutive
ANS:sB,sAsmiddle-levelsmanagersisscalledsasdirector.sAslowsmanagerial-slevelsjobsisscalledsthesfirst-
linesmanager.sAsnursesinsansexecutiveslevelsrolesisscalledsaschiefsnursesexecutivesorsvicespresidentsofspatientscaresservices.
5. AsnursesmanagerswhosusessFredericksTaylorssscientificsmanagementsapproach,swouldsmostslikelysfo
cussonswhichsofsthesfollowing?
, a. Generalsprinciples
b. Positionalsauthority
c. Laborsproductivity
d. Impersonalsrelations
ANS:sC,sThesareasofsfocussforsscientificsmanagementsisslaborsproductivity.sInsbureaucraticstheory,sefficiencysissachievedsthroughsi
mpersonalsrelationsswithinsasformalsstructuresandsissbasedsonspositionalsauthority.sAdministrativesprinciplestheorysconsistssofsprinc
iplessofsmanagementsthatsaresrelevantstosanysorganization.
6. AccordingstosVroomssTheorysofsMotivation,sforce:
a. issthesperceivedspossibilitysthatsthesgoalswillsbesachieved.
b. describessthesamountsofseffortsoneswillsexertstosreachsonessgoal.
c. describesspeopleswhoshavesfreeswillsbutschoosestoscomplyswithsordersstheysaresgiven.
d. issasnaturallysformingssocialsgroupsthatscansbecomesascontributorstosansorganization.
ANS:sB,sAccordingstosVroomssTheorysofsMotivation,sForcesdescribessthesamountsofseffortsoneswillsexertstosreachsonessgoal.sVale
ncesspeaksstostheslevelsofsattractivenesssorsunattractivenesssofsthesgoal.sExpectancysissthesperceivedspossibilitysthatsthesgoalswillsb
esachieved.sVroomssTheorysofsMotivationscansbesdemonstratedsinsthesformsofsansequation:sForces=sValencesExpectancys(Vroom,s
1964).sThestheorysproposessthatsthissequationscanshelpstospredictsthesmotivation,sorsforce,sofsansindividualsassdescribedsbysVroom.
7. AccordingstosR.sN.sLussier,smotivation:
a. issunconsciouslysdemonstratedsbyspeople.
b. occurssexternallystosinfluencesbehavior.
c. issdeterminedsbysothersschoices.
d. occurssinternallystosinfluencesbehavior.
ANS:sD,sMotivationsissasprocesssthatsoccurssinternallystosinfluencesandsdirectsoursbehaviorsinsorderstossatisfysneeds.sMotivationsiss
notsexplicitlysdemonstratedsbyspeople,sbutsrathersitsissinterpretedsfromstheirsbehavior.sMotivationsisswhateversinfluencessourschoic
essandscreatessdirection,sintensity,sandspersistencesins oursbehavior.
8. AccordingstosR.sN.sLussier,stheresarescontentsmotivationstheoriessandsprocesssmotivationsth
eories.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsissconsideredsasprocesssmotivationstheory?
a. Equitystheory
b. Hierarchysofsneedsstheory
c. Existence-relatedness-growthstheory
d. Hygienesmaintenancesandsmotivationsfactors
ANS:sA,s Thesprocesssmotivationstheoriessaresequitystheorysandsexpectancystheory.sThescontentsmotivationstheoriessincludesMaslo
wsshierarchysofsneedsstheory,sAldeferssexistence-srelatedness-
growths(ERG)stheory,sandsHerzbergsshygienesmaintenancesfactorssandsmotivationsfactors.
9. Thestheorysthatsincludessmaintenancesandsmotivationsfactorssis:
a. Maslowsshierarchysofsneeds.
b. Herzbergsstwo-factorstheory.
c. McGregorsstheorysXsandstheorysY.
d. OuchisstheorysZ.
, ANS:sB,sThestwo-
factorstheorysofsmotivationsincludessmotivationsandsmaintenancesfactors.sMaslowsshierarchysofsneedssincludessthesfollowingsneeds:
sphysiological,ssafety,ssecurity,s belonging,sandsself-
actualization.sInstheorysX,semployeesspreferssecurity,sdirection,sandsminimalsresponsibility.sInstheorys Y,semployeessenjoystheirswor
k,sshowsself-
controlsands discipline,saresablestoscontributescreatively,sandsaresmotivatedsbystiesstosthesgroup,sorganization,sandsthesworksitself.sThe
sfocussofstheorysZsisscollectivesdecisionsmakingsandslong-
termsemploymentsthatsinvolvessslowers promotionssandslesssdirectssupervision.
10. Asnursesissappointedstosasleadershipspositionsinstheslocalshospital.sThesnursesspositionswouldsbesco
nsideredswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. Informalsleaderships
b.ssssFormalsleadershipsc.
Leadership
d.sManagement
ANS:sB,sFormalsleadershipsissbasedsonsoccupyingsaspositionsinsansorganization.sInformalsleadershipsissshownsbysansindividualswh
osdemonstratessleadershipsoutsidesthesscopesofsasformalsleadershipsrolesorsassasmembersofsasgroup.sLeadershipsissasprocesssofsinflu
enceswherebysthesleadersinfluencessothersstowardsgoalsachievement.sManagementsissasprocessstosachievesorganizationalsgoals.
11. Asnursingsinstructorsissevaluatingswhethersthesnursingsstudentssunderstandsthesthreesfun
damentalsqualitiessthatsleaderssshare.sAccordingstosBennissandsNanus,sthesfundamentalsquali
tiessofseffectivesleaderssare:
a. guidedsvision,spassion,sandsintegrity.
b. knowledgesofsself,shonesty,sandsmaturity.
c. intelligence,sself-confidence,sandsdetermination.
d. honesty,sself-awareness,sandssociability.
ANS:sABennissandsNanusslistsguidedsvision,spassion,sandsintegritys assfundamentalsqualitiessofseffectivesleaders.sKnowledgesofsse
lf,shonestysandsmaturity;sintelligence,sself-confidencesandsdetermination;s self-
awarenesss ands sociabilitys ares alls desirablestraitssinsleaderssasswellsassinsothers.
12. ThessixstraitssidentifiedsbysKirkpatricksandsLockesthatsseparatesleaderssfromsnon-leadersswere:
a. respectability,strustworthiness,sflexibility,sself-confidence,sintelligence,s sociability.
b. self-
confidence,sprogressionsofsexperiences,sinfluencesofsothers,spersonalslifesfactors,shonesty,sdrive.
c. intelligence,sself-confidence,sdetermination,sintegrity,ssociability,shonesty.
d. drive,sdesirestoslead,shonesty,sself-confidence,scognitivesability,sknowledgesofsbusiness.
ANS:sD,sResearchsbysKirkpatricksandsLockesconcludeds thatsleadersspossessssixstraits:sdrive,sdesirestoslead,shonesty,sself-
sconfidence,s cognitivesability,sandsknowledgesofsthesbusiness.sWoodssidentifieds fivesdominantsfactorssthatsinfluenceds leaderships
development:sself-
confidence,sinnatesqualities,sprogressionsofsexperience,sinfluencesofssignificantsothers,sandspersonalslifesfactors.sStogdillsidentifie
dsthesfollowingstraitssofsasleader:sintelligence,sself-
sconfidence,sdetermination,sintegrity,sandssociability.sMurphysandsDeBacksidentifiedsthesfollowingsleaderscharacteristics:scaring,s
respectability,strustworthiness,sandsflexibility.
13. Asnursesmanagerswhosusessasleadershipsstylesthatsissparticipatorysandswheresauthoritysiss
delegatedstosotherssissmostslikelysusingswhichsofsthesfollowingsleadershipsstyles?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
