Nurse Leadership - Exam 1 / Questions
& Expertly Verified Answers, 2025 /
2026.
Quiz____?
What is leadership? -
Answer✓✓
The ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome
Quiz____?
What is management? -
Answer✓✓
The process of planning, organizing, directing, & coordinating the work within an
organization
Usually possess good leadership skills
Effective leaders are not always in management
Quiz____?
What is the authoritative leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Makes decisions for the group
Motivates by coercion
Communication occurs down chain of command
Work output high
Good for crisis situations
Effective for employees w/ little or no formal education
Quiz____?
What is the democratic leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Includes group when decisions are made
Motivates by supporting staff achievements
Communication up & down chain of command
Work output good
Good when cooperating & collaborating
Quiz____?
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,What is the laissez-faire leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Makes very few decisions, does little planning
Motivation is the responsibility of individual staff members
Communication up & down, or b/t group members
Work output low unless informal leader evolves
Effective w/ professional employees
Quiz____?
What are the differences b/t a transformational leader vs. a transactional leader? -
Answer✓✓
Transformational
- Leaders empower followers to assume responsibility for communal vision
- Personal development is a secondary outcome
Actional
- Focus on immediate problems
- Maintain status quo
- Uses rewards to motivate followers
Quiz____?
What is emotional intelligence? -
Answer✓✓
Ability of an individual to perceive & manage emotions of self & others
Quiz____?
What are the five major management functions? -
Answer✓✓
Planning - what needs to be done, who is doing it
Organizing - lines of authority, communication, decisions
Staffing- adequate staff & staffing mix
Directing - manager influences & motivates staff
Controlling - evaluation of staff & goals to make sure outcomes are being made
Quiz____?
What is critical thinking? -
Answer✓✓
Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
Skills that assist the nurse to determine the most appropriate action to take -
"thinking outside the box"
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, Quiz____?
What is clinical reasoning? -
Answer✓✓
Process of assessing & compiling data
Selecting & discarding data used on relevance
Using knowledge to make decisions about client care
Problem solving (part of making a decision)
Mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical situation & using
analysis to make a decision
Quiz____?
What is clinical judgement? -
Answer✓✓
Analyze data & related evidence
Ascertain the meaning of the data & evidence
Determine client outcomes desired &/or achieved as indicated by EBP
Decision made requiring the course of action based off a critical analysis of data
when using knowledge applied to clinical situation
Quiz____?
What should be prioritized? -
Answer✓✓
Systemic before local
- "Life before limb"
- Client in shock over client w/ localized limb injury
Acute before chronic
- Mental confusion, chest pain over a client w/ chronic long-term illness
Actual problems before potential future problems
- Admin of med to client w/ acute pain over ambulation of a client at risk for
thrombophlebitis
Listen to clients carefully, don't assume
- Post op pain could be due to pain in another location rather than expected surgical
pain
Recognize & respond to trends vs. transient findings
- Gradual deterioration of LOC/GSC
Recognize signs of medical emergencies & comps vs. "expected findings"
- Signs of increasing ICP on pt w/ newly diagnosed stroke vs. clinical findings
expected following a stroke
Apply clinical knowledge to procedural standards to determine the priority action
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, - Timing of admin of anti diabetic & antimicrobial meds is more important than admin
of some other meds
Quiz____?
What should you think about when trying to manage your time? -
Answer✓✓
What must be done immediately?
- Analgesics ir antiemetic admin
- Assessment of an unstable client
What must be done by a specific time to ensure safety, quality care, & compliance?
- Med admin
- Vitals
- Blood glucose
What must be done by the end of shift?
- Ambulation of the client
- Diacharge &/or discharge teaching
- Dressing change
What can be delegated?
- What can only be done by RN?
- What can be delegated to LPN or AP?
- How can scheduled client activities most efficiently be shared by these two groups
of care providers?
Quiz____?
What is assigning? -
Answer✓✓
Process of transferring authority, accountability, & responsibility of the client care to
another member of the health care team
Assigning downward or lateral manner
Client factors:
- Condition, level of care needed
- Specific care needs (cardiac monitoring, vent)
- Need for precautions (isolation, fall, seizure)
- Procedures requiring significant time commitment
Team member factors:
- Knowledge & skill level
- Amount of supervision necessary
- Staffing mix
- Nurse-to-client ratio
- Experience
- Familiarity with unit
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& Expertly Verified Answers, 2025 /
2026.
Quiz____?
What is leadership? -
Answer✓✓
The ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome
Quiz____?
What is management? -
Answer✓✓
The process of planning, organizing, directing, & coordinating the work within an
organization
Usually possess good leadership skills
Effective leaders are not always in management
Quiz____?
What is the authoritative leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Makes decisions for the group
Motivates by coercion
Communication occurs down chain of command
Work output high
Good for crisis situations
Effective for employees w/ little or no formal education
Quiz____?
What is the democratic leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Includes group when decisions are made
Motivates by supporting staff achievements
Communication up & down chain of command
Work output good
Good when cooperating & collaborating
Quiz____?
Page 1 of 36
,What is the laissez-faire leadership style? -
Answer✓✓
Makes very few decisions, does little planning
Motivation is the responsibility of individual staff members
Communication up & down, or b/t group members
Work output low unless informal leader evolves
Effective w/ professional employees
Quiz____?
What are the differences b/t a transformational leader vs. a transactional leader? -
Answer✓✓
Transformational
- Leaders empower followers to assume responsibility for communal vision
- Personal development is a secondary outcome
Actional
- Focus on immediate problems
- Maintain status quo
- Uses rewards to motivate followers
Quiz____?
What is emotional intelligence? -
Answer✓✓
Ability of an individual to perceive & manage emotions of self & others
Quiz____?
What are the five major management functions? -
Answer✓✓
Planning - what needs to be done, who is doing it
Organizing - lines of authority, communication, decisions
Staffing- adequate staff & staffing mix
Directing - manager influences & motivates staff
Controlling - evaluation of staff & goals to make sure outcomes are being made
Quiz____?
What is critical thinking? -
Answer✓✓
Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
Skills that assist the nurse to determine the most appropriate action to take -
"thinking outside the box"
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, Quiz____?
What is clinical reasoning? -
Answer✓✓
Process of assessing & compiling data
Selecting & discarding data used on relevance
Using knowledge to make decisions about client care
Problem solving (part of making a decision)
Mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical situation & using
analysis to make a decision
Quiz____?
What is clinical judgement? -
Answer✓✓
Analyze data & related evidence
Ascertain the meaning of the data & evidence
Determine client outcomes desired &/or achieved as indicated by EBP
Decision made requiring the course of action based off a critical analysis of data
when using knowledge applied to clinical situation
Quiz____?
What should be prioritized? -
Answer✓✓
Systemic before local
- "Life before limb"
- Client in shock over client w/ localized limb injury
Acute before chronic
- Mental confusion, chest pain over a client w/ chronic long-term illness
Actual problems before potential future problems
- Admin of med to client w/ acute pain over ambulation of a client at risk for
thrombophlebitis
Listen to clients carefully, don't assume
- Post op pain could be due to pain in another location rather than expected surgical
pain
Recognize & respond to trends vs. transient findings
- Gradual deterioration of LOC/GSC
Recognize signs of medical emergencies & comps vs. "expected findings"
- Signs of increasing ICP on pt w/ newly diagnosed stroke vs. clinical findings
expected following a stroke
Apply clinical knowledge to procedural standards to determine the priority action
Page 3 of 36
, - Timing of admin of anti diabetic & antimicrobial meds is more important than admin
of some other meds
Quiz____?
What should you think about when trying to manage your time? -
Answer✓✓
What must be done immediately?
- Analgesics ir antiemetic admin
- Assessment of an unstable client
What must be done by a specific time to ensure safety, quality care, & compliance?
- Med admin
- Vitals
- Blood glucose
What must be done by the end of shift?
- Ambulation of the client
- Diacharge &/or discharge teaching
- Dressing change
What can be delegated?
- What can only be done by RN?
- What can be delegated to LPN or AP?
- How can scheduled client activities most efficiently be shared by these two groups
of care providers?
Quiz____?
What is assigning? -
Answer✓✓
Process of transferring authority, accountability, & responsibility of the client care to
another member of the health care team
Assigning downward or lateral manner
Client factors:
- Condition, level of care needed
- Specific care needs (cardiac monitoring, vent)
- Need for precautions (isolation, fall, seizure)
- Procedures requiring significant time commitment
Team member factors:
- Knowledge & skill level
- Amount of supervision necessary
- Staffing mix
- Nurse-to-client ratio
- Experience
- Familiarity with unit
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