D545 SECTION 3 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026 UPDATED.
A nursing supervisor restructures responsibilities in the intensive care unit by assigning certain
tasks to nursing assistants that can be done without the supervision of a registered nurse. This
reassignment of tasks enables the nursing staff to focus on higher risk patients requiring life-
saving interventions.
Which situational leadership theory style does this scenario represent? - Answer Delegative
What are two benefits of hospitals shifting from bureaucratic management theories to more
patient-centered models of care? - Answer - Reduced hospital costs
- Higher survival rates
A new nursing administrator takes over at a leading city hospital. Immediately the administrator
points out what the hospital has been doing wrong and seeks feedback from subordinates on
strategies for improving patient care.
Which leadership theory does the nursing administrator's approach display in this scenario? -
Answer Authentic
What are the roles of leaders and managers when working with teams in a healthcare setting? -
Answer - Motivating the team to work toward shared goals
- Providing clarity about the hospital's mission
Explain a circumstance in which the Machiavellian leadership theory can promote patient-
centered care. - Answer In complex healthcare organizational structures, leaders sometimes
face resistance or bureaucracy hindering the implementation of patient-centered initiatives.
Here, Machiavellian tactics like strategic persuasion and manipulation of power dynamics could
be utilized positively. For instance, a leader advocating for patient-centered reforms might
strategically align with influential stakeholders or decision-makers, highlighting how patient-
centric initiatives align with organizational goals and benefit all parties involved. By framing the
changes as advantageous to both patients and the organization's success, leaders employing
Machiavellian strategies can navigate resistance and drive the adoption of patient-centered
practices.
Explain how organizational theory can help healthcare administrators promote positive change.
- Answer Organizational theory can help healthcare administrators gain a better
, A clinic manager has received patient complaints about a nurse who seems to be experiencing
higher stress levels than the rest of the staff. After giving the nurse a day off to rest, the
manager notices a positive change in patient interaction.
Which theory drove the manager's decision? - Answer Vroom's Expectancy Theory
Which stage of the theory of group development does a healthcare team develop standard
operating procedures (SOPs) for? - Answer Norming
Which risk does the attribution theory pose to positive patient care outcomes? - Answer
Treatment may be affected by doctors' perceptions of patients.
A reorganization of the nursing staff at a community hospital leads to confusion about roles and
tension among the staff.
How can the nursing manager apply organizational theory to solve this problem and promote
positive change? - Answer - Analyze the effects of the internal staffing changes
- Facilitate communication between departments
A nursing coordinator wants to develop new policies for a hospital department to make nurses
more accessible to patients on demand. The nurse coordinator collaborates with other nurses
on proposed policies and will implement policies that all the nurses agree to utilize.
Which of the Lewin and Likert leadership styles is the nurse coordinator using? - Answer
Participative
A healthcare organization's administrators want to rectify the overuse of the emergency room
and the underutilization of the urgent care and primary care clinics. This problem creates longer
wait times for emergency room patients and decreases the quality of care possible.
Which leadership style should the administrators use to solve this problem according to the
Lewin and Likert Leadership Theory? - Answer Democratic
Which characteristics of a supervisor can effectively improve clinicians' behavior to enhance
patient-centered care within the Machiavellian Leadership Theory? - Answer Motivating
clinicians with an inspiring vision
Which circumstance makes the Telling leadership style the appropriate choice for delivering
patient-centered care? - Answer When staff is inexperienced
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026 UPDATED.
A nursing supervisor restructures responsibilities in the intensive care unit by assigning certain
tasks to nursing assistants that can be done without the supervision of a registered nurse. This
reassignment of tasks enables the nursing staff to focus on higher risk patients requiring life-
saving interventions.
Which situational leadership theory style does this scenario represent? - Answer Delegative
What are two benefits of hospitals shifting from bureaucratic management theories to more
patient-centered models of care? - Answer - Reduced hospital costs
- Higher survival rates
A new nursing administrator takes over at a leading city hospital. Immediately the administrator
points out what the hospital has been doing wrong and seeks feedback from subordinates on
strategies for improving patient care.
Which leadership theory does the nursing administrator's approach display in this scenario? -
Answer Authentic
What are the roles of leaders and managers when working with teams in a healthcare setting? -
Answer - Motivating the team to work toward shared goals
- Providing clarity about the hospital's mission
Explain a circumstance in which the Machiavellian leadership theory can promote patient-
centered care. - Answer In complex healthcare organizational structures, leaders sometimes
face resistance or bureaucracy hindering the implementation of patient-centered initiatives.
Here, Machiavellian tactics like strategic persuasion and manipulation of power dynamics could
be utilized positively. For instance, a leader advocating for patient-centered reforms might
strategically align with influential stakeholders or decision-makers, highlighting how patient-
centric initiatives align with organizational goals and benefit all parties involved. By framing the
changes as advantageous to both patients and the organization's success, leaders employing
Machiavellian strategies can navigate resistance and drive the adoption of patient-centered
practices.
Explain how organizational theory can help healthcare administrators promote positive change.
- Answer Organizational theory can help healthcare administrators gain a better
, A clinic manager has received patient complaints about a nurse who seems to be experiencing
higher stress levels than the rest of the staff. After giving the nurse a day off to rest, the
manager notices a positive change in patient interaction.
Which theory drove the manager's decision? - Answer Vroom's Expectancy Theory
Which stage of the theory of group development does a healthcare team develop standard
operating procedures (SOPs) for? - Answer Norming
Which risk does the attribution theory pose to positive patient care outcomes? - Answer
Treatment may be affected by doctors' perceptions of patients.
A reorganization of the nursing staff at a community hospital leads to confusion about roles and
tension among the staff.
How can the nursing manager apply organizational theory to solve this problem and promote
positive change? - Answer - Analyze the effects of the internal staffing changes
- Facilitate communication between departments
A nursing coordinator wants to develop new policies for a hospital department to make nurses
more accessible to patients on demand. The nurse coordinator collaborates with other nurses
on proposed policies and will implement policies that all the nurses agree to utilize.
Which of the Lewin and Likert leadership styles is the nurse coordinator using? - Answer
Participative
A healthcare organization's administrators want to rectify the overuse of the emergency room
and the underutilization of the urgent care and primary care clinics. This problem creates longer
wait times for emergency room patients and decreases the quality of care possible.
Which leadership style should the administrators use to solve this problem according to the
Lewin and Likert Leadership Theory? - Answer Democratic
Which characteristics of a supervisor can effectively improve clinicians' behavior to enhance
patient-centered care within the Machiavellian Leadership Theory? - Answer Motivating
clinicians with an inspiring vision
Which circumstance makes the Telling leadership style the appropriate choice for delivering
patient-centered care? - Answer When staff is inexperienced
