NURSING • TESTBANK • PRACTICE QUESTIONS
TESTBANK
Leadership & Management
in Nursing
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Answers shown after each question
© MOh T
Original Educational Practice Questions
For Nursing Students
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only
,Testbank | Leadership & Management in Nursing | © MOh T @moht
1. Leadership in nursing is the ability to:
A. Influence and guide others toward shared goals and quality care
B. Only manage budgets
C. Only follow orders
D. Avoid responsibility
Answer: A
2. Management focuses on:
A. Ignoring policies
B. Planning, organizing, directing and controlling resources
C. Only inspiring vision
D. Charismatic speeches only
Answer: B
3. A leader who involves the team in decisions uses a style closest to:
A. Laissez-faire without guidance
B. Transactional punishment only
C. Democratic/participative
D. Autocratic
Answer: C
4. Autocratic leadership is characterized by:
A. Full consensus on every minor decision
B. Complete hands-off approach
C. Servant leadership only
D. Centralized decision-making with little input
Answer: D
5. Laissez-faire leadership involves:
A. Minimal direction and high team autonomy
B. Tight control of every task
C. Punitive discipline only
D. No freedom for staff
Answer: A
6. Transformational leadership emphasizes:
A. Avoiding change
B. Vision, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration
C. Only exchanging rewards for compliance
D. Maintaining status quo only
Answer: B
7. Transactional leadership focuses on:
A. Emotional inspiration without structure
B. Ignoring results
C. Rewards and penalties based on task performance
D. Long-term vision without day-to-day exchange
Answer: C
8. Servant leadership prioritizes:
A. Leader’s personal status
B. Top-down commands only
C. Avoiding team support
D. Serving staff and patient needs so they can grow and perform
Answer: D
9. Situational leadership suggests leaders should:
A. Adapt style to follower readiness and the task
B. Use one style always
C. Use only autocratic methods
D. Never change approach
Answer: A
10. Emotional intelligence includes:
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only Page 1
, Testbank | Leadership & Management in Nursing | © MOh T @moht
A. Ignoring others’ feelings
B. Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skill
C. Technical skill without self-awareness
D. IQ only
Answer: B
11. Effective managerial communication requires:
A. Written memos only
B. Avoiding feedback
C. Clear, timely, respectful exchange and active listening
D. One-way directives only
Answer: C
12. SBAR structures communication as:
A. Only nursing diagnoses
B. Social handover only
C. Replacement for all documentation
D. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
Answer: D
13. Conflict is best handled by:
A. Addressing issues early with respect and problem-solving
B. Ignoring it until it explodes
C. Forcing one side to win always
D. Avoiding all disagreement
Answer: A
14. Collaboration means:
A. Avoiding interprofessional contact
B. Working together across roles toward shared patient goals
C. Working in isolation
D. Competing between departments
Answer: B
15. Delegation is:
A. Assigning without clarifying expectations
B. Avoiding supervision
C. Transferring task responsibility while retaining accountability
D. Giving away all accountability
Answer: C
16. The five rights of delegation include right task, circumstance, person, direction/communication, and right:
A. Salary
B. Room number
C. Uniform color
D. Supervision/evaluation
Answer: D
17. A nurse should not delegate:
A. Tasks requiring nursing judgment or outside the delegate’s scope
B. Routine vital signs within aide scope when appropriate
C. Assisting with feeding if trained
D. Simple hygiene within policy
Answer: A
18. Accountability means:
A. Avoiding ownership
B. Being answerable for one’s actions and outcomes
C. Blaming others for all errors
D. Following orders without thinking
Answer: B
19. Responsibility refers to:
A. Avoiding assigned work
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only Page 2
TESTBANK
Leadership & Management
in Nursing
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Answers shown after each question
© MOh T
Original Educational Practice Questions
For Nursing Students
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only
,Testbank | Leadership & Management in Nursing | © MOh T @moht
1. Leadership in nursing is the ability to:
A. Influence and guide others toward shared goals and quality care
B. Only manage budgets
C. Only follow orders
D. Avoid responsibility
Answer: A
2. Management focuses on:
A. Ignoring policies
B. Planning, organizing, directing and controlling resources
C. Only inspiring vision
D. Charismatic speeches only
Answer: B
3. A leader who involves the team in decisions uses a style closest to:
A. Laissez-faire without guidance
B. Transactional punishment only
C. Democratic/participative
D. Autocratic
Answer: C
4. Autocratic leadership is characterized by:
A. Full consensus on every minor decision
B. Complete hands-off approach
C. Servant leadership only
D. Centralized decision-making with little input
Answer: D
5. Laissez-faire leadership involves:
A. Minimal direction and high team autonomy
B. Tight control of every task
C. Punitive discipline only
D. No freedom for staff
Answer: A
6. Transformational leadership emphasizes:
A. Avoiding change
B. Vision, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration
C. Only exchanging rewards for compliance
D. Maintaining status quo only
Answer: B
7. Transactional leadership focuses on:
A. Emotional inspiration without structure
B. Ignoring results
C. Rewards and penalties based on task performance
D. Long-term vision without day-to-day exchange
Answer: C
8. Servant leadership prioritizes:
A. Leader’s personal status
B. Top-down commands only
C. Avoiding team support
D. Serving staff and patient needs so they can grow and perform
Answer: D
9. Situational leadership suggests leaders should:
A. Adapt style to follower readiness and the task
B. Use one style always
C. Use only autocratic methods
D. Never change approach
Answer: A
10. Emotional intelligence includes:
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only Page 1
, Testbank | Leadership & Management in Nursing | © MOh T @moht
A. Ignoring others’ feelings
B. Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skill
C. Technical skill without self-awareness
D. IQ only
Answer: B
11. Effective managerial communication requires:
A. Written memos only
B. Avoiding feedback
C. Clear, timely, respectful exchange and active listening
D. One-way directives only
Answer: C
12. SBAR structures communication as:
A. Only nursing diagnoses
B. Social handover only
C. Replacement for all documentation
D. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
Answer: D
13. Conflict is best handled by:
A. Addressing issues early with respect and problem-solving
B. Ignoring it until it explodes
C. Forcing one side to win always
D. Avoiding all disagreement
Answer: A
14. Collaboration means:
A. Avoiding interprofessional contact
B. Working together across roles toward shared patient goals
C. Working in isolation
D. Competing between departments
Answer: B
15. Delegation is:
A. Assigning without clarifying expectations
B. Avoiding supervision
C. Transferring task responsibility while retaining accountability
D. Giving away all accountability
Answer: C
16. The five rights of delegation include right task, circumstance, person, direction/communication, and right:
A. Salary
B. Room number
C. Uniform color
D. Supervision/evaluation
Answer: D
17. A nurse should not delegate:
A. Tasks requiring nursing judgment or outside the delegate’s scope
B. Routine vital signs within aide scope when appropriate
C. Assisting with feeding if trained
D. Simple hygiene within policy
Answer: A
18. Accountability means:
A. Avoiding ownership
B. Being answerable for one’s actions and outcomes
C. Blaming others for all errors
D. Following orders without thinking
Answer: B
19. Responsibility refers to:
A. Avoiding assigned work
© MOh T | @moht | Educational Use Only Page 2
