LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
What is one of the functions of a healthcare team?
1. Reward nurses for a job well done.
2. Protect nurses in employment disputes.
3. Allow both team and individual growth for the improvement of overall healthcare.
4. Outline employment requirements for nurses in specialty areas. - ✔✔✔–3. Allow both team and
individual growth for the improvement of overall healthcare.
When the licensed practical nurse (LPN) manager is involved in building and maintaining a team, the LPN
usually works with:
1. the registered nurse (RN).
2. the physician.
3. the administrator.
4. other LPNs. - ✔✔✔–1. the registered nurse (RN).
One characteristic of a high performance team is both an elevating and a __________ goal.
1. specific
2. clear
3. unified
4. single - ✔✔✔–2. clear
A team member is considered competent and successful when:
1. the team member is either a RN or a LPN.
2. the team member is an expert in all areas of patient care.
3. the team member is pleasant and easy to work with.
4. the team member is expert in a skill desired by the team. - ✔✔✔–4. the team member is expert in a
skill desired by the team.
Unified commitment is a characteristic of a high-functioning team. This type of commitment requires all
of the following characteristics except:
1. modesty.
,LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
2. caring.
3. mentoring.
4. individual professional goals. - ✔✔✔–4. individual professional goals.
When team members or a nursing unit work together and make decisions as a group, this team
demonstrates what type of environment?
1. Autocratic
2. Collaborative
3. Professional
4. Relaxed - ✔✔✔–2. Collaborative
If a nursing team is successful, it is receiving support from:
1. physicians.
2. other units in the facility.
3. the owners.
4. administration. - ✔✔✔–4. administration.
There are four stages of team development. Stage one, which is called forming, allows:
1. the formation of goals.
2. team members time to get to know each other.
3. the establishment of work schedules.
4. the definition of roles for each team member. - ✔✔✔–2. team members time to get to know each
other.
Which of the following stages will some members of the team attempt to avoid?
1. Storming
2. Norming
3. Performing
4. Forming - ✔✔✔–1. Storming
,LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
In which stage is the team most productive?
1. Storming
2. Norming
3. Performing
4. Forming - ✔✔✔–3. Performing
The stage in which groups share ideas and form goals is called:
1. storming.
2. norming.
3. performing.
4. forming. - ✔✔✔–1. storming.
Regression can occur in the four stages of team development. Which of the following is a possible reason
for this?
1. The team is required to work beyond scheduled hours.
2. Change in members due to job changes.
3. The administrator makes too many visits to the unit.
4. The goals of the team remain the same. - ✔✔✔–2. Change in members due to job changes.
Functional behavior of a group is:
1. specific.
2. normal.
3. desirable.
4. undesirable. - ✔✔✔–3. desirable.
Dysfunctional behaviors indicate dysfunction in the group. What can an effective LPN manager do when
dysfunction occurs?
1. Give the team his or her time and support.
, LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
2. Do the work himself or herself so that it gets done.
3. Go to the administrator and report on specific people who are showing these behaviors.
4. Require that the team ignore these behaviors and continue to move ahead. - ✔✔✔–1. Give the team
his or her time and support.
Teamwork is critical in the healthcare system today because:
1. health maintenance organizations and insurance companies require teamwork.
2. teams can address the diversity in care, as well as plan and process additional needs.
3. teamwork is required by the Nurse Practice Act.
4. teams are required by most healthcare regulatory agencies. - ✔✔✔–2. teams can address the
diversity in care, as well as plan and process additional needs.
The nurse is working on a team whose leader is more focused on earning recognition than on the goals
of the team. What important characteristic is missing and causing this team to perform poorly?
1. External support
2. Standards of excellence
3. Principled leadership
4. Competent team members - ✔✔✔–3. Principled leadership
The new graduate LPN is taking a job in a local clinic. How can the nurse discover group norms in the
new job?
1. Observing the behavior of the group
2. Ask the human resources department
3. Perform an Internet search for clinic group norms
4. Read the policy and procedure manual - ✔✔✔–1. Observing the behavior of the group
The nurse manager has one or two staff nurses who frequently inform the manager of things that were
done incorrectly on the unit even when it is a minor infraction. What does this indicate?
1. The nurse manager is trusted by these two staff nurses.
2. The nurse manager is not observing unit care closely enough.
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
What is one of the functions of a healthcare team?
1. Reward nurses for a job well done.
2. Protect nurses in employment disputes.
3. Allow both team and individual growth for the improvement of overall healthcare.
4. Outline employment requirements for nurses in specialty areas. - ✔✔✔–3. Allow both team and
individual growth for the improvement of overall healthcare.
When the licensed practical nurse (LPN) manager is involved in building and maintaining a team, the LPN
usually works with:
1. the registered nurse (RN).
2. the physician.
3. the administrator.
4. other LPNs. - ✔✔✔–1. the registered nurse (RN).
One characteristic of a high performance team is both an elevating and a __________ goal.
1. specific
2. clear
3. unified
4. single - ✔✔✔–2. clear
A team member is considered competent and successful when:
1. the team member is either a RN or a LPN.
2. the team member is an expert in all areas of patient care.
3. the team member is pleasant and easy to work with.
4. the team member is expert in a skill desired by the team. - ✔✔✔–4. the team member is expert in a
skill desired by the team.
Unified commitment is a characteristic of a high-functioning team. This type of commitment requires all
of the following characteristics except:
1. modesty.
,LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
2. caring.
3. mentoring.
4. individual professional goals. - ✔✔✔–4. individual professional goals.
When team members or a nursing unit work together and make decisions as a group, this team
demonstrates what type of environment?
1. Autocratic
2. Collaborative
3. Professional
4. Relaxed - ✔✔✔–2. Collaborative
If a nursing team is successful, it is receiving support from:
1. physicians.
2. other units in the facility.
3. the owners.
4. administration. - ✔✔✔–4. administration.
There are four stages of team development. Stage one, which is called forming, allows:
1. the formation of goals.
2. team members time to get to know each other.
3. the establishment of work schedules.
4. the definition of roles for each team member. - ✔✔✔–2. team members time to get to know each
other.
Which of the following stages will some members of the team attempt to avoid?
1. Storming
2. Norming
3. Performing
4. Forming - ✔✔✔–1. Storming
,LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
In which stage is the team most productive?
1. Storming
2. Norming
3. Performing
4. Forming - ✔✔✔–3. Performing
The stage in which groups share ideas and form goals is called:
1. storming.
2. norming.
3. performing.
4. forming. - ✔✔✔–1. storming.
Regression can occur in the four stages of team development. Which of the following is a possible reason
for this?
1. The team is required to work beyond scheduled hours.
2. Change in members due to job changes.
3. The administrator makes too many visits to the unit.
4. The goals of the team remain the same. - ✔✔✔–2. Change in members due to job changes.
Functional behavior of a group is:
1. specific.
2. normal.
3. desirable.
4. undesirable. - ✔✔✔–3. desirable.
Dysfunctional behaviors indicate dysfunction in the group. What can an effective LPN manager do when
dysfunction occurs?
1. Give the team his or her time and support.
, LPN LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (100% SOLVED)
2. Do the work himself or herself so that it gets done.
3. Go to the administrator and report on specific people who are showing these behaviors.
4. Require that the team ignore these behaviors and continue to move ahead. - ✔✔✔–1. Give the team
his or her time and support.
Teamwork is critical in the healthcare system today because:
1. health maintenance organizations and insurance companies require teamwork.
2. teams can address the diversity in care, as well as plan and process additional needs.
3. teamwork is required by the Nurse Practice Act.
4. teams are required by most healthcare regulatory agencies. - ✔✔✔–2. teams can address the
diversity in care, as well as plan and process additional needs.
The nurse is working on a team whose leader is more focused on earning recognition than on the goals
of the team. What important characteristic is missing and causing this team to perform poorly?
1. External support
2. Standards of excellence
3. Principled leadership
4. Competent team members - ✔✔✔–3. Principled leadership
The new graduate LPN is taking a job in a local clinic. How can the nurse discover group norms in the
new job?
1. Observing the behavior of the group
2. Ask the human resources department
3. Perform an Internet search for clinic group norms
4. Read the policy and procedure manual - ✔✔✔–1. Observing the behavior of the group
The nurse manager has one or two staff nurses who frequently inform the manager of things that were
done incorrectly on the unit even when it is a minor infraction. What does this indicate?
1. The nurse manager is trusted by these two staff nurses.
2. The nurse manager is not observing unit care closely enough.
