NSG 441 Leadership Exam 1 WITH RATIONALE
[ACTUAL EXAM ] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS] DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025
GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
The key for renewal is the release of human energy and talent.
Leaders know that which elements are required for renewal to occur?
Select all that apply.
- focused energy
- staff recognition
- development of trust
- conflict management
- personal well-being - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ focused energy
and personal well-being
Rationale: Focused energy and personal well-being are essential for
the release of human energy and talent; according to Gardner, the
task of renewing. Staff recognition is important and helps build
confidence in the team. Developing trust in one of Gardner's tasks of
leading and managing and is important to help keep staff aware of the
organizational decisions and initiatives., but it is not involved in
renewal. The skill of conflict management is essential for mangers to
master to keep the lines of communication open and for the team to
grow.
Which statement describes complex adaptive leadership theory?
- Leaders attend to the needs and motives of followers.
- Leaders have a certain set of traits that inspire others.
- Leaders motivate others through the hierarchy of human needs.
- Leaders respond to patient and organization problems differently. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ - Leaders respond to patient and
organization problems differently.
Rationale: In complex, adaptive leadership, leaders respond to patient
and organization problems differently. In transformational leadership,
,leaders attended to the needs and motives of followers. Trait theory
states that leaders have a certain set of traits that inspire others. The
hierarchy of needs theory states that leaders motivate others through
the hierarchy of human needs.
Which statement describes trait theory?
-Leaders have a certain set of characteristics that inspire others.
- Leaders motivate others through the hierarchy of human needs.
- Leaders attend to the needs and motives of followers.
- Leaders respond to patient and organization problems differently. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Leaders have a certain set of
characteristics that inspire others.
Rationale: Trait theory states that leaders have a certain set of
physical and emotional characteristics that inspire others. The
hierarchy of needs theory states that leaders motivate other through
the hierarchy of human needs. In transformational leadership, leaders
attend to the needs and motives of followers. In complex adaptive
leadership, leaders respond to patient and organization problems
differently.
Which statements below reflect traits emotionally intelligent nurses
display as credible leaders? Select all that apply.
-Awareness of the individual, family, or community
- Enhanced organizational skills
-Investment in relationships
- Adoption of group behaviors
-Commitment to self-growth - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ All of
these EXCEPT adoption of group behaviors
Rationale: Emotionally intelligent nurses are credible as leaders
because they possess awareness of the individual, family, or
community being cared for; have enhanced organizational skills
resulting from investment in relationships; and a commitment to self-
growth. Adoption of group behaviors would not yield a credible leader
if the behaviors were negative or ineffective.
Which statement is accurate regarding the difference between leading
and managing?
, - A leader functions without the use of a predesigned plan, whereas a
manager focuses on situations where the outcomes are known or
preestablished.
-A leader relies on control in situations with known outcomes,
whereas a manager inspires trust through honest communication.
- A leader imitates established protocols, whereas a manager
originates new ideas to address emerging situations.
- A leader administers policies adhering to processes for efficiency,
whereas a manager innovates in the midst of complex, uncharted
circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A leader functions
without the use of a predesigned plan, whereas a manger focuses on
situations where the outcomes are known or preestablished.
Rationale: Leading is required when the unknown presents itself,
necessitating the use of principles to improvise solutions and help
others cope, thrive, and function in the situation. Managing is the
ability to plan, direct, control, and evaluate others in situations where
the outcomes are known or preestablished. A manger relies on
control, whereas a leader inspires trust. The manager imitates,
whereas the leader originates. The manager administers; the leader
innovates.
The nurse manager of a large medical-surgical unit wants to ensure
brief and concise daily communication exchange that engages team
members to identify any important needs or safety issues. Which
strategy should the nurse manager use to communicate in this way?
- Email
-Huddle
- Newsletter
-Staff meeting - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Huddle
Rationale: the nurse manager of a large unit would implement the
huddle as a daily brief and concise communication exchange that
engages team members to identify any important needs or safety
issues. Emails can become lost within the team's electronic
mailboxes, not be identified as urgent or important, or may go unread.
Newsletters, in either paper or electronic form, will not be identified
by the team as urgent or important and there is no way to ensure that
they are read. Daily staff meetings would not be feasible.
[ACTUAL EXAM ] LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS] DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST UPDATE 2025
GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
The key for renewal is the release of human energy and talent.
Leaders know that which elements are required for renewal to occur?
Select all that apply.
- focused energy
- staff recognition
- development of trust
- conflict management
- personal well-being - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ focused energy
and personal well-being
Rationale: Focused energy and personal well-being are essential for
the release of human energy and talent; according to Gardner, the
task of renewing. Staff recognition is important and helps build
confidence in the team. Developing trust in one of Gardner's tasks of
leading and managing and is important to help keep staff aware of the
organizational decisions and initiatives., but it is not involved in
renewal. The skill of conflict management is essential for mangers to
master to keep the lines of communication open and for the team to
grow.
Which statement describes complex adaptive leadership theory?
- Leaders attend to the needs and motives of followers.
- Leaders have a certain set of traits that inspire others.
- Leaders motivate others through the hierarchy of human needs.
- Leaders respond to patient and organization problems differently. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ - Leaders respond to patient and
organization problems differently.
Rationale: In complex, adaptive leadership, leaders respond to patient
and organization problems differently. In transformational leadership,
,leaders attended to the needs and motives of followers. Trait theory
states that leaders have a certain set of traits that inspire others. The
hierarchy of needs theory states that leaders motivate others through
the hierarchy of human needs.
Which statement describes trait theory?
-Leaders have a certain set of characteristics that inspire others.
- Leaders motivate others through the hierarchy of human needs.
- Leaders attend to the needs and motives of followers.
- Leaders respond to patient and organization problems differently. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Leaders have a certain set of
characteristics that inspire others.
Rationale: Trait theory states that leaders have a certain set of
physical and emotional characteristics that inspire others. The
hierarchy of needs theory states that leaders motivate other through
the hierarchy of human needs. In transformational leadership, leaders
attend to the needs and motives of followers. In complex adaptive
leadership, leaders respond to patient and organization problems
differently.
Which statements below reflect traits emotionally intelligent nurses
display as credible leaders? Select all that apply.
-Awareness of the individual, family, or community
- Enhanced organizational skills
-Investment in relationships
- Adoption of group behaviors
-Commitment to self-growth - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ All of
these EXCEPT adoption of group behaviors
Rationale: Emotionally intelligent nurses are credible as leaders
because they possess awareness of the individual, family, or
community being cared for; have enhanced organizational skills
resulting from investment in relationships; and a commitment to self-
growth. Adoption of group behaviors would not yield a credible leader
if the behaviors were negative or ineffective.
Which statement is accurate regarding the difference between leading
and managing?
, - A leader functions without the use of a predesigned plan, whereas a
manager focuses on situations where the outcomes are known or
preestablished.
-A leader relies on control in situations with known outcomes,
whereas a manager inspires trust through honest communication.
- A leader imitates established protocols, whereas a manager
originates new ideas to address emerging situations.
- A leader administers policies adhering to processes for efficiency,
whereas a manager innovates in the midst of complex, uncharted
circumstances. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A leader functions
without the use of a predesigned plan, whereas a manger focuses on
situations where the outcomes are known or preestablished.
Rationale: Leading is required when the unknown presents itself,
necessitating the use of principles to improvise solutions and help
others cope, thrive, and function in the situation. Managing is the
ability to plan, direct, control, and evaluate others in situations where
the outcomes are known or preestablished. A manger relies on
control, whereas a leader inspires trust. The manager imitates,
whereas the leader originates. The manager administers; the leader
innovates.
The nurse manager of a large medical-surgical unit wants to ensure
brief and concise daily communication exchange that engages team
members to identify any important needs or safety issues. Which
strategy should the nurse manager use to communicate in this way?
-Huddle
- Newsletter
-Staff meeting - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Huddle
Rationale: the nurse manager of a large unit would implement the
huddle as a daily brief and concise communication exchange that
engages team members to identify any important needs or safety
issues. Emails can become lost within the team's electronic
mailboxes, not be identified as urgent or important, or may go unread.
Newsletters, in either paper or electronic form, will not be identified
by the team as urgent or important and there is no way to ensure that
they are read. Daily staff meetings would not be feasible.
