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ship & Management 7th Edition Sally A.
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Weiss Complete All Chapters 2024
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mi MULTIPLE CHOICE mi
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and control
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ling are considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
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2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
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r.miThemiinformationmiprocessingmimanagerialmirolesmiincludemimonitor,midisseminator,miandmispokesperson.miThemiinterpersonalmimana
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3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organi
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zations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to
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manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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c. Monitoring
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4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-
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level manager position. The nurses title would most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager mi
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive mi mi
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linemimanager.miAminursemiinmianmiexecutivemilevelmirolemiismicalledmiamichiefminursemiexecutivemiormivicemipresidentmiofmipatientmicaremiserv
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5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most li
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kely focus on which of the following?
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b. Positional authority mi
c. Labor productivity
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mithroughmiimpersonalmirelationsmiwithinmiamiformal mistructuremiandmiismibasedmionmipositionalmiauthority.miAdministrative miprinciplemithe
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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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esmigoal.miValencemispeaksmitomithemilevelmiofmiattractivenessmiormiunattractivenessmiofmithemigoal.miExpectancymiismithemiperceivedmipossi
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orcemi=miValencemiExpectancymi(Vroom,mi1964).miThemitheorymiproposesmithatmithismiequationmicanmihelpmitomipredictmithemimotivation,mi
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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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8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motiva
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tion theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory mi
b. Hierarchy of needs theory mi mi mi
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory mi
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs.
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b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. mi mi
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. mi mi mi mi mi
d. Ouchis theory Z. mi mi
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ingmineeds:miphysiological,misafety,misecurity,mibelonging,miandmiself-
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10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position wou
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ld be considered which of the following?
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a. Informal leadership mi
b. Formal leadership mi
c. Leadership
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ndividualmiwhomidemonstratesmileadershipmioutsidemithemiscopemiofmiamiformalmileadershipmirolemiormiasmiamimembermiofmiamigroup.miLeade
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11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the thr
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ee fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the funda
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mental 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.
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination.
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d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
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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.
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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13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where auth
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ority is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership style
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s?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
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ship & Management 7th Edition Sally A.
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Weiss Complete All Chapters 2024
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,Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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mi MULTIPLE CHOICE mi
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and control
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ling are considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS:miB,miThemimanagementmiprocessmiincludesmiplanning,miorganizing,micoordinating,miandmicontrolling.miManagementmirolesmiinclu
demiinformationmiprocessing,miinterpersonalmirelationships,miandmidecisionmimaking.miManagementmifunctionsmiincludemiplanning,miorg
anizing,mistaffing,midirecting,micoordinating,mireporting,miandmibudgeting.miAmitaxonomymiismiamisystemmithatmiordersmiprinciplesmiintomia
migroupingmiormiclassification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS:miD,miThemidecisionalmimanagerialmirolesmiincludemientrepreneur,midisturbancemihandler,miallocatormiofmiresources,miandminegotiato
r.miThemiinformationmiprocessingmimanagerialmirolesmiincludemimonitor,midisseminator,miandmispokesperson.miThemiinterpersonalmimana
gerialmirolesmiincludemifigurehead,mileader,miandmiliaison.
3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organi
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zations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to
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manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
b. Problem solving mi
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS:miD,miThemirolemifunctionsmitomimanagemirelationshipsmiareminetworking,misupporting,midevelopingmiandmimentoring,mimanagingmic
onflictmiandmiteammibuilding,mimotivatingmiandmiinspiring,mirecognizing,miandmirewarding.miThemirolemifunctionsmitomimanagemithemiwork
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4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-
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level manager position. The nurses title would most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager mi
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive mi mi
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linemimanager.miAminursemiinmianmiexecutivemilevelmirolemiismicalledmiamichiefminursemiexecutivemiormivicemipresidentmiofmipatientmicaremiserv
ices.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most li
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kely focus on which of the following?
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, a. General principles mi
b. Positional authority mi
c. Labor productivity
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d. Impersonal relations mi
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mithroughmiimpersonalmirelationsmiwithinmiamiformal mistructuremiandmiismibasedmionmipositionalmiauthority.miAdministrative miprinciplemithe
orymiconsistsmiofmiprinciplesmiofmimanagementmithatmiaremirelevantmitomianymiorganization.
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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esmigoal.miValencemispeaksmitomithemilevelmiofmiattractivenessmiormiunattractivenessmiofmithemigoal.miExpectancymiismithemiperceivedmipossi
bilitymithatmithemigoalmiwillmibemiachieved.miVroomsmiTheorymiofmiMotivationmicanmibemidemonstratedmiinmithemiformmiofmianmiequation:miF
orcemi=miValencemiExpectancymi(Vroom,mi1964).miThemitheorymiproposesmithatmithismiequationmicanmihelpmitomipredictmithemimotivation,mi
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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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8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motiva
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tion theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory mi
b. Hierarchy of needs theory mi mi mi
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory mi
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs.
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b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. mi mi
c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. mi mi mi mi mi
d. Ouchis theory Z. mi mi
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ingmineeds:miphysiological,misafety,misecurity,mibelonging,miandmiself-
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10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position wou
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ld be considered which of the following?
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a. Informal leadership mi
b. Formal leadership mi
c. Leadership
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ndividualmiwhomidemonstratesmileadershipmioutsidemithemiscopemiofmiamiformalmileadershipmirolemiormiasmiamimembermiofmiamigroup.miLeade
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mitomiachievemiorganizationalmigoals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the thr
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ee fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the funda
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mental 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.
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c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination.
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d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
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dgemiofmiself,m i honestym i andm i maturity;m i intelligence,m i self-confidencem i andm i determination;m i self-
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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.
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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elf-
miconfidence, micognitivemiability, miandmiknowledgemiofmithemibusiness.miWoodsmiidentifiedmifivemidominantmifactorsmithatmiinfluencedmil
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13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where auth
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ority is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership style
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s?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
