Test Bank for Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management 8th Edition – A+

TEST BANK for Essentials of Nursing
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Leadership & Management 8th Edition
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by Sally A. Weiss
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ALL CHAPTERS 1-31 WITH RATIONALES| A+ GRADE
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, Chapter21:2Nursing2Leadership2and2Management

2 MULTIPLE2CHOICE

1. According2to2Henri2Fayol,2the2functions2of2planning,2organizing,2coordinating,2and2controlling2a
re2considered2which2aspect2of2management?

a. Roles

b. Process

c. Functions

d. Taxonomy

CORRECT2ANSWER:2B,2The2management2process2includes2planning,2organizing,2coordinating,2and2c
ontrolling.2Management2roles2include2information2processing,2interpersonal2relationships,2and2decision2
making.2Management2functions2include2planning,2organizing,2staffing,2directing,2coordinating,2reporting,
2and2budgeting.2A2taxonomy2is2a2system2that2orders2principles2into2a2grouping2or2classification.




2. Which2of2the2following2is2considered2a2decisional2managerial2role?

a. Disseminator

b. Figurehead

c. Leader

d. Entrepreneur

CORRECT2ANSWER:2D,2The2decisional2managerial2roles2include2entrepreneur,2disturbance2handler,2al
locator2of2resources,2and2negotiator.2The2information2processing2managerial2roles2include2monitor,2diss
eminator,2and2spokesperson.2The2interpersonal2managerial2roles2include2figurehead,2leader,2and2liaison.



3. A2nurse2manager2meets2regularly2with2other2nurse2managers,2participates2on2the2organizatio
ns2committees,2and2attends2meetings2sponsored2by2professional2organizations2in2order2to2man
age2relationships.2These2activities2are2considered2which2function2of2a2manager?

a. Informing

b. Problem2solving

c. Monitoring

d. Networking



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,CORRECT2ANSWER:2D,2The2role2functions2to2manage2relationships2are2networking,2supporting,2devel
oping2and2mentoring,2managing2conflict2and2team2building,2motivating2and2inspiring,2recognizing,2and2r
ewarding.2The2role2functions2to2manage2the2work2are2planning2and2organizing,2problem2solving,2clarify
ing2roles2and2objectives,2informing,2monitoring,2consulting,2and2delegating.



4. A2nurse2was2recently2promoted2to2a2middle-
level2manager2position.2The2nurses2title2would2most2likely2be2which2of2the2following?

a. First-line2manager

b. Director

c. Vice2president2of2patient2care2services

d. Chief2nurse2executive

CORRECT2ANSWER:2B,2A2middle-level2manager2is2called2a2director.2A2low2managerial-
2level2job2is2called2the2first-

line2manager.2A2nurse2in2an2executive2level2role2is2called2a2chief2nurse2executive2or2vice2president2of2pa
tient2care2services.



5. A2nurse2manager2who2uses2Frederick2Taylors2scientific2management2approach,2would2most2likely

a. General2principles

b. Positional2authority

c. Labor2productivity

d. Impersonal2relations

CORRECT2ANSWER:2C,2The2area2of2focus2for2scientific2management2is2labor2productivity.2In2bureau
cratic2theory,2efficiency2is2achieved2through2impersonal2relations2within2a2formal2structure2and2is2based2
on2positional2authority.2Administrative2principle2theory2consists2of2principles2of2management2that2are2re
levant2to2any2organization.



6. According2to2Vrooms2Theory2of2Motivation,2force:

a. is2the2perceived2possibility2that2the2goal2will2be2achieved.

b. describes2the2amount2of2effort2one2will2exert2to2reach2ones2goal.

c. describes2people2who2have2free2will2but2choose2to2comply2with2orders2they2are2given.

d. is2a2naturally2forming2social2group2that2can2become2a2contributor2to2an2organization.

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, CORRECT2ANSWER:2B,2According2to2Vrooms2Theory2of2Motivation,2Force2describes2the2amount2of2
effort2one2will2exert2to2reach2ones2goal.2Valence2speaks2to2the2level2of2attractiveness2or2unattractiveness
2of2the2goal.2Expectancy2is2the2perceived2possibility2that2the2goal2will2be2achieved.2Vrooms2Theory2of2

Motivation2can2be2demonstrated2in2the2form2of2an2equation:2Force2=2Valence2Expectancy2(Vroom,2196
4).2The2theory2proposes2that2this2equation2can2help2to2predict2the2motivation,2or2force,2of2an2individual2
as2described2by2Vroom.



7. According2to2R.2N.2Lussier,2motivation:

a. is2unconsciously2demonstrated2by2people.

b. occurs2externally2to2influence2behavior.

c. is2determined2by2others2choices.

d. occurs2internally2to2influence2behavior.

CORRECT2ANSWER:2D,2Motivation2is2a2process2that2occurs2internally2to2influence2and2direct2our2beh
avior2in2order2to2satisfy2needs.2Motivation2is2not2explicitly2demonstrated2by2people,2but2rather2it2is2inter
preted2from2their2behavior.2Motivation2is2whatever2influences2our2choices2and2creates2direction,2intensit
y,2and2persistence2in2our2behavior.



8. According2to2R.2N.2Lussier,2there2are2content2motivation2theories2and2process2motivation2theori
es.2Which2of2the2following2is2considered2a2process2motivation2theory?

a. Equity2theory

b. Hierarchy2of2needs2theory

c. Existence-relatedness-growth2 theory

d. Hygiene2maintenance2and2motivation2factors

CORRECT2ANSWER:2A,2The2process2motivation2theories2are2equity2theory2and2expectancy2theory.2T
he2content2motivation2theories2include2Maslows2hierarchy2of2needs2theory,2Aldefers2existence-
2relatedness-

2growth2(ERG)2theory,2and2Herzbergs2hygiene2maintenance2factors2and2motivation2factors.




9. The2theory2that2includes2maintenance2and2motivation2factors2is:

a. Maslows2hierarchy2of2needs.

b. Herzbergs2two-factor2theory.

c. McGregors2theory2X2and2theory2Y.
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