Test Bank Essentials of Nursing
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t Leadership&Management7thEdition
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Sally A. Weiss Complete All Chapters
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,Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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t MULTIPLE CHOICE t
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling
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are considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS: tB, tThe tmanagement tprocess tincludes tplanning, torganizing, tcoordinating, tand tcontrolling. tManagement troles tinclude
tinformation tprocessing, tinterpersonal trelationships, tand tdecision tmaking. tManagement tfunctions tinclude tplanning, torganizing,
tstaffing, tdirecting, tcoordinating, treporting, tand tbudgeting. tA ttaxonomy tis ta tsystem tthat torders tprinciples tinto ta tgrouping tor
tclassification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS: tD, tThe tdecisional tmanagerial troles tinclude tentrepreneur, tdisturbance thandler, tallocator tof tresources, tand tnegotiator. tThe
tinformation tprocessing tmanagerial troles tinclude tmonitor, tdisseminator, tand tspokesperson. tThe tinterpersonal tmanagerial troles
tinclude tfigurehead, tleader, tand tliaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the
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organizations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order
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to manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
b. Problem solving t
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS: tD, tThe trole tfunctions tto tmanage trelationships tare tnetworking, tsupporting, tdeveloping tand tmentoring, tmanaging tconflict
tand tteam tbuilding, tmotivating tand tinspiring, trecognizing, tand trewarding. tThe trole tfunctions tto tmanage tthe twork tare tplanning
tand torganizing, tproblem tsolving, tclarifying troles tand tobjectives, tinforming, tmonitoring, tconsulting, tand tdelegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title would
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most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager t
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive t t
ANS: tB, tA tmiddle-level tmanager tis tcalled ta tdirector. tA tlow tmanagerial- tlevel tjob tis tcalled tthe tfirst-line tmanager. tA tnurse tin tan
texecutive tlevel trole tis tcalled ta tchief tnurse texecutive tor tvice tpresident tof tpatient tcare tservices.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likely
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focus on which of the following?
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, a. General principles t
b. Positional authority t
c. Labor productivity
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d. Impersonal relations t
ANS: tC, tThe tarea tof tfocus tfor tscientific tmanagement tis tlabor tproductivity. tIn tbureaucratic ttheory, tefficiency tis tachieved tthrough
timpersonal trelations twithin ta tformal tstructure tand tis tbased ton tpositional tauthority. tAdministrative tprinciple ttheory tconsists tof
tprinciples tof tmanagement tthat tare trelevant tto tany torganization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
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a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
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b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
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c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
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d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
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ANS: tB, tAccording tto tVrooms tTheory tof tMotivation, tForce tdescribes tthe tamount tof teffort tone twill texert tto treach tones tgoal.
tValence tspeaks tto tthe tlevel tof tattractiveness tor tunattractiveness tof tthe tgoal. tExpectancy tis tthe tperceived tpossibility tthat tthe tgoal
twill tbe tachieved. tVrooms tTheory tof tMotivation tcan tbe tdemonstrated tin tthe tform tof tan tequation: tForce t= tValence tExpectancy
t(Vroom, t1964). tThe ttheory tproposes tthat tthis tequation tcan thelp tto tpredict tthe tmotivation, tor tforce, tof tan tindividual tas tdescribed
tby tVroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
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a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
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d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANS: tD, tMotivation tis ta tprocess tthat toccurs tinternally tto tinfluence tand tdirect tour tbehavior tin torder tto tsatisfy tneeds. tMotivation
tis tnot texplicitly tdemonstrated tby tpeople, tbut trather tit tis tinterpreted tfrom ttheir tbehavior. tMotivation tis twhatever tinfluences tour
tchoices tand tcreates tdirection, tintensity, tand tpersistence tin tour tbehavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation
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theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory t
b. Hierarchy of needs theory t t t
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory t
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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ANS: tA, tThe tprocess tmotivation ttheories tare tequity ttheory tand texpectancy ttheory. tThe tcontent tmotivation ttheories tinclude
tMaslows thierarchy tof tneeds ttheory, tAldefers texistence- trelatedness-growth t(ERG) ttheory, tand tHerzbergs thygiene tmaintenance
tfactors tand tmotivation tfactors.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. t t t
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. t t
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. t t t t t
d. Ouchis theory Z. t t
, ANS: tB, tThe ttwo-factor ttheory tof tmotivation tincludes tmotivation tand tmaintenance tfactors. tMaslows thierarchy tof tneeds tincludes
tthe tfollowing tneeds: tphysiological, tsafety, tsecurity, tbelonging, tand tself-actualization. tIn ttheory tX, temployees tprefer tsecurity,
tdirection, tand tminimal tresponsibility. tIn ttheory tY, temployees tenjoy ttheir twork, tshow tself-control tand tdiscipline, tare table tto
tcontribute tcreatively, tand tare tmotivated tby tties tto tthe tgroup, torganization, tand tthe twork titself. tThe tfocus tof ttheory tZ tis tcollective
tdecision tmaking tand tlong-term temployment tthat tinvolves tslower tpromotions tand tless tdirect tsupervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would be
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considered which of the following?
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a. Informal leadership t
b. Formal leadership t
c. Leadership
d. Management
ANS: tB, tFormal tleadership tis tbased ton toccupying ta tposition tin tan torganization. tInformal tleadership tis tshown tby tan tindividual
twho tdemonstrates tleadership toutside tthe tscope tof ta tformal tleadership trole tor tas ta tmember tof ta tgroup. tLeadership tis ta tprocess tof
tinfluence twhereby tthe tleader tinfluences tothers ttoward tgoal tachievement. tManagement tis ta tprocess tto tachieve torganizational
tgoals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three
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fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the fundamental
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qualities of effective leaders are:
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a. guided vision, passion, and integrity.
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b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity. t t t t t
c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination. t t t
d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
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ANS: tABennis tand tNanus tlist tguided tvision, tpassion, tand tintegrity tas tfundamental tqualities tof teffective tleaders. tKnowledge tof
tself, t honesty t and t maturity; t intelligence, t self-confidence t and t determination; t self-awareness t and t sociability t are t all
t desirable ttraits tin tleaders tas twell tas tin tothers.
12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
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a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability.
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b. self-confidence, progression of experiences, influence of others, personal life factors, honesty,
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drive.
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, sociability, honesty.
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d. drive, desire to lead, honesty, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of business.
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ANS: tD, tResearch tby tKirkpatrick tand tLocke tconcluded tthat tleaders tpossess tsix ttraits: tdrive, tdesire tto tlead, thonesty, tself-
tconfidence, tcognitive tability, tand tknowledge tof tthe tbusiness. tWoods tidentified tfive tdominant tfactors tthat tinfluenced tleadership
tdevelopment: tself-confidence, tinnate tqualities, tprogression tof texperience, tinfluence tof tsignificant tothers, tand tpersonal tlife
tfactors. tStogdill tidentified tthe tfollowing ttraits tof ta tleader: tintelligence, tself- tconfidence, tdetermination, tintegrity, tand
t sociability. tMurphy tand tDeBack tidentified tthe tfollowing tleader tcharacteristics: tcaring, trespectability, ttrustworthiness, tand
tflexibility.
13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where authority
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is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership styles?
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a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
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t Leadership&Management7thEdition
t t t t
Sally A. Weiss Complete All Chapters
t t t t t t
2025 t
,Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
t t t t t
t MULTIPLE CHOICE t
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling
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are considered which aspect of management?
t t t t t t
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS: tB, tThe tmanagement tprocess tincludes tplanning, torganizing, tcoordinating, tand tcontrolling. tManagement troles tinclude
tinformation tprocessing, tinterpersonal trelationships, tand tdecision tmaking. tManagement tfunctions tinclude tplanning, torganizing,
tstaffing, tdirecting, tcoordinating, treporting, tand tbudgeting. tA ttaxonomy tis ta tsystem tthat torders tprinciples tinto ta tgrouping tor
tclassification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
t t t t t t t t t
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS: tD, tThe tdecisional tmanagerial troles tinclude tentrepreneur, tdisturbance thandler, tallocator tof tresources, tand tnegotiator. tThe
tinformation tprocessing tmanagerial troles tinclude tmonitor, tdisseminator, tand tspokesperson. tThe tinterpersonal tmanagerial troles
tinclude tfigurehead, tleader, tand tliaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the
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organizations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order
t t t t t t t t t t t
to manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Informing
b. Problem solving t
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS: tD, tThe trole tfunctions tto tmanage trelationships tare tnetworking, tsupporting, tdeveloping tand tmentoring, tmanaging tconflict
tand tteam tbuilding, tmotivating tand tinspiring, trecognizing, tand trewarding. tThe trole tfunctions tto tmanage tthe twork tare tplanning
tand torganizing, tproblem tsolving, tclarifying troles tand tobjectives, tinforming, tmonitoring, tconsulting, tand tdelegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title would
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most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager t
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
t t t t t
d. Chief nurse executive t t
ANS: tB, tA tmiddle-level tmanager tis tcalled ta tdirector. tA tlow tmanagerial- tlevel tjob tis tcalled tthe tfirst-line tmanager. tA tnurse tin tan
texecutive tlevel trole tis tcalled ta tchief tnurse texecutive tor tvice tpresident tof tpatient tcare tservices.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likely
t t t t t t t t t t t t
focus on which of the following?
t t t t t t
, a. General principles t
b. Positional authority t
c. Labor productivity
t
d. Impersonal relations t
ANS: tC, tThe tarea tof tfocus tfor tscientific tmanagement tis tlabor tproductivity. tIn tbureaucratic ttheory, tefficiency tis tachieved tthrough
timpersonal trelations twithin ta tformal tstructure tand tis tbased ton tpositional tauthority. tAdministrative tprinciple ttheory tconsists tof
tprinciples tof tmanagement tthat tare trelevant tto tany torganization.
6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
t t t t t t
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
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b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
t t t t t t t t t t t
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
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d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
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ANS: tB, tAccording tto tVrooms tTheory tof tMotivation, tForce tdescribes tthe tamount tof teffort tone twill texert tto treach tones tgoal.
tValence tspeaks tto tthe tlevel tof tattractiveness tor tunattractiveness tof tthe tgoal. tExpectancy tis tthe tperceived tpossibility tthat tthe tgoal
twill tbe tachieved. tVrooms tTheory tof tMotivation tcan tbe tdemonstrated tin tthe tform tof tan tequation: tForce t= tValence tExpectancy
t(Vroom, t1964). tThe ttheory tproposes tthat tthis tequation tcan thelp tto tpredict tthe tmotivation, tor tforce, tof tan tindividual tas tdescribed
tby tVroom.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
t t t t t
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
t t t t
b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
t t t t
c. is determined by others choices.
t t t t
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
t t t t
ANS: tD, tMotivation tis ta tprocess tthat toccurs tinternally tto tinfluence tand tdirect tour tbehavior tin torder tto tsatisfy tneeds. tMotivation
tis tnot texplicitly tdemonstrated tby tpeople, tbut trather tit tis tinterpreted tfrom ttheir tbehavior. tMotivation tis twhatever tinfluences tour
tchoices tand tcreates tdirection, tintensity, tand tpersistence tin tour tbehavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation
t t t t t t t t t t t t
theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Equity theory t
b. Hierarchy of needs theory t t t
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory t
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
t t t t
ANS: tA, tThe tprocess tmotivation ttheories tare tequity ttheory tand texpectancy ttheory. tThe tcontent tmotivation ttheories tinclude
tMaslows thierarchy tof tneeds ttheory, tAldefers texistence- trelatedness-growth t(ERG) ttheory, tand tHerzbergs thygiene tmaintenance
tfactors tand tmotivation tfactors.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
t t t t t t t t
a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. t t t
b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. t t
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. t t t t t
d. Ouchis theory Z. t t
, ANS: tB, tThe ttwo-factor ttheory tof tmotivation tincludes tmotivation tand tmaintenance tfactors. tMaslows thierarchy tof tneeds tincludes
tthe tfollowing tneeds: tphysiological, tsafety, tsecurity, tbelonging, tand tself-actualization. tIn ttheory tX, temployees tprefer tsecurity,
tdirection, tand tminimal tresponsibility. tIn ttheory tY, temployees tenjoy ttheir twork, tshow tself-control tand tdiscipline, tare table tto
tcontribute tcreatively, tand tare tmotivated tby tties tto tthe tgroup, torganization, tand tthe twork titself. tThe tfocus tof ttheory tZ tis tcollective
tdecision tmaking tand tlong-term temployment tthat tinvolves tslower tpromotions tand tless tdirect tsupervision.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would be
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
considered which of the following?
t t t t t
a. Informal leadership t
b. Formal leadership t
c. Leadership
d. Management
ANS: tB, tFormal tleadership tis tbased ton toccupying ta tposition tin tan torganization. tInformal tleadership tis tshown tby tan tindividual
twho tdemonstrates tleadership toutside tthe tscope tof ta tformal tleadership trole tor tas ta tmember tof ta tgroup. tLeadership tis ta tprocess tof
tinfluence twhereby tthe tleader tinfluences tothers ttoward tgoal tachievement. tManagement tis ta tprocess tto tachieve torganizational
tgoals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three
t t t t t t t t t t t
fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the fundamental
t t t t t t t t t t t t
qualities of effective leaders are:
t t t t t
a. guided vision, passion, and integrity.
t t t t
b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity. t t t t t
c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination. t t t
d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
t t t
ANS: tABennis tand tNanus tlist tguided tvision, tpassion, tand tintegrity tas tfundamental tqualities tof teffective tleaders. tKnowledge tof
tself, t honesty t and t maturity; t intelligence, t self-confidence t and t determination; t self-awareness t and t sociability t are t all
t desirable ttraits tin tleaders tas twell tas tin tothers.
12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability.
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b. self-confidence, progression of experiences, influence of others, personal life factors, honesty,
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drive.
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, sociability, honesty.
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d. drive, desire to lead, honesty, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of business.
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ANS: tD, tResearch tby tKirkpatrick tand tLocke tconcluded tthat tleaders tpossess tsix ttraits: tdrive, tdesire tto tlead, thonesty, tself-
tconfidence, tcognitive tability, tand tknowledge tof tthe tbusiness. tWoods tidentified tfive tdominant tfactors tthat tinfluenced tleadership
tdevelopment: tself-confidence, tinnate tqualities, tprogression tof texperience, tinfluence tof tsignificant tothers, tand tpersonal tlife
tfactors. tStogdill tidentified tthe tfollowing ttraits tof ta tleader: tintelligence, tself- tconfidence, tdetermination, tintegrity, tand
t sociability. tMurphy tand tDeBack tidentified tthe tfollowing tleader tcharacteristics: tcaring, trespectability, ttrustworthiness, tand
tflexibility.
13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where authority
t t t t t t t t t t t t t
is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership styles?
t t t t t t t t t t t t t t
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
