Chapter 10: Leadership, Managing and Delegating
A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is asked by the nurse manager to serve as a mentor to another staff
nurse who is less experienced. Which of these would best describe this role? - ansThe charge nurse is providing
support for the staff nurse in new responsibilities.
A client is received into the emergency department after getting shot in the chest. The client is hemorrhaging
profusely and is in hypovolemic shock. The nurse calls a code blue. What type of leadership style will be most
effective during the management of the code? - ansAutocratic leadership
A nurse can improve his or her skill with time management by doing which of the following? - ansEvaluating
success with accomplishment of goals in client care
A nurse informs the client that he has no choice and must take his bath in the morning. What type of
leadership does this exemplify? - ansDirective leadership
A nurse is considering applying for a leadership role on her medical unit. She asks her colleagues what they
consider to be good personal leadership skills. Which of the following would be appropriate? Choose all that
apply. - ansCommunication
Problem solving
Self-evaluation
A nurse is in charge of a large group of employees on a busy surgical floor. Today's care must be completed
early due to a special event involving most of the employees. Which management style would work best in this
situation? - ansAuthoritarian
A nurse is in charge of a large group of employees on a busy surgical floor. Today's care must be completed
early due to a special event involving most of the employees. Which management style would work best in this
situation? - ansAuthoritarian
A nurse leader is working with a client with hypertension who needs to learn about a low-sodium diet. The
nurse recognizes the client is in the unfreezing stage of Lewin's Change theory with which client statement? -
ans"I understand why I need to eat a low-sodium diet."
, A nurse manager best demonstrates effective leadership characteristic by which action? - ansSharing a vision
for the unit and enlisting support
A nurse manager has asked staff to create a plan to improve patient outcomes. In the past, the staff have not
met deadlines. How can the nurse manager use transactional leadership style to ensure the deadline is met? -
ansOffer two days paid vacation.
A nurse manager informs the staff members during a meeting that unlicensed assistive personnel will no longer
be allowed to check patients' blood glucose levels. The nurse manager informs the group this was a new policy
on the unit, and discussions will not change the enforcement of this policy. What type of leadership style is the
nurse manager demonstrating? - ansAutocratic
A nurse manager is reviewing an employee's contribution to the nursing division annually. This process is -
ansPerformance appraisal
A nurse manager is trying to resolve a conflict between the day and night shifts. She wants to convince the
involved persons to set aside their differences, determine a priority common goal having to do with improved
client care, and accept mutual responsibility for achieving this goal. The nurse manager is using which of the
following types of conflict resolution? - ansCollaborating
A nurse manager is trying to resolve a conflict between the day and night shifts. She wants to convince the
involved persons to set aside their differences, determine a priority common goal having to do with improved
client care, and accept mutual responsibility for achieving this goal. The nurse manager is using which of the
following types of conflict resolution? - ansCollaborating
A nursing facility has recently implemented new policies regarding nurse-to-patient ratios. The nursing staff
seems very resistant to the change. How can the nurse manager help the staff accept the change? - ansHold a
unit meeting to discuss how the changes will benefit staff.
A registered nurse (RN) serves as the chair of the Nursing Practice Committee for the hospital. The meetings do
not have a planned agenda; members of the committee who are interested in a particular topic feel free to
suggest it and then to lead the subsequent discussion. This chairman's leadership style could be termed what? -
ansLaissez-faire
A charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit is asked by the nurse manager to serve as a mentor to another staff
nurse who is less experienced. Which of these would best describe this role? - ansThe charge nurse is providing
support for the staff nurse in new responsibilities.
A client is received into the emergency department after getting shot in the chest. The client is hemorrhaging
profusely and is in hypovolemic shock. The nurse calls a code blue. What type of leadership style will be most
effective during the management of the code? - ansAutocratic leadership
A nurse can improve his or her skill with time management by doing which of the following? - ansEvaluating
success with accomplishment of goals in client care
A nurse informs the client that he has no choice and must take his bath in the morning. What type of
leadership does this exemplify? - ansDirective leadership
A nurse is considering applying for a leadership role on her medical unit. She asks her colleagues what they
consider to be good personal leadership skills. Which of the following would be appropriate? Choose all that
apply. - ansCommunication
Problem solving
Self-evaluation
A nurse is in charge of a large group of employees on a busy surgical floor. Today's care must be completed
early due to a special event involving most of the employees. Which management style would work best in this
situation? - ansAuthoritarian
A nurse is in charge of a large group of employees on a busy surgical floor. Today's care must be completed
early due to a special event involving most of the employees. Which management style would work best in this
situation? - ansAuthoritarian
A nurse leader is working with a client with hypertension who needs to learn about a low-sodium diet. The
nurse recognizes the client is in the unfreezing stage of Lewin's Change theory with which client statement? -
ans"I understand why I need to eat a low-sodium diet."
, A nurse manager best demonstrates effective leadership characteristic by which action? - ansSharing a vision
for the unit and enlisting support
A nurse manager has asked staff to create a plan to improve patient outcomes. In the past, the staff have not
met deadlines. How can the nurse manager use transactional leadership style to ensure the deadline is met? -
ansOffer two days paid vacation.
A nurse manager informs the staff members during a meeting that unlicensed assistive personnel will no longer
be allowed to check patients' blood glucose levels. The nurse manager informs the group this was a new policy
on the unit, and discussions will not change the enforcement of this policy. What type of leadership style is the
nurse manager demonstrating? - ansAutocratic
A nurse manager is reviewing an employee's contribution to the nursing division annually. This process is -
ansPerformance appraisal
A nurse manager is trying to resolve a conflict between the day and night shifts. She wants to convince the
involved persons to set aside their differences, determine a priority common goal having to do with improved
client care, and accept mutual responsibility for achieving this goal. The nurse manager is using which of the
following types of conflict resolution? - ansCollaborating
A nurse manager is trying to resolve a conflict between the day and night shifts. She wants to convince the
involved persons to set aside their differences, determine a priority common goal having to do with improved
client care, and accept mutual responsibility for achieving this goal. The nurse manager is using which of the
following types of conflict resolution? - ansCollaborating
A nursing facility has recently implemented new policies regarding nurse-to-patient ratios. The nursing staff
seems very resistant to the change. How can the nurse manager help the staff accept the change? - ansHold a
unit meeting to discuss how the changes will benefit staff.
A registered nurse (RN) serves as the chair of the Nursing Practice Committee for the hospital. The meetings do
not have a planned agenda; members of the committee who are interested in a particular topic feel free to
suggest it and then to lead the subsequent discussion. This chairman's leadership style could be termed what? -
ansLaissez-faire
