TEST BANK Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management 7 Edition by Sally A. Weiss All Chapters

Test Bank Essentials of Nursing Leaders
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hip & 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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MULTIPLE CHOICE gi




1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controllin
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g are considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy

ANS:giB,giThegimanagementgiprocessgiincludesgiplanning,giorganizing,gicoordinating,giandgicontrolling.giManagementgirolesgiincludegii
nformationgiprocessing,giinterpersonalgirelationships,giandgidecisiongimaking.giManagementgifunctionsgiincludegiplanning,giorganizing
,gistaffing,gidirecting,gicoordinating,gireporting,giandgibudgeting.giAgitaxonomygiisgiagisystemgithatgiordersgiprinciplesgiintogiagigroupinggio
rgiclassification.

2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur

ANS:giD,giThegidecisionalgimanagerialgirolesgiincludegientrepreneur,gidisturbancegihandler,giallocatorgiofgiresources,giandginegotiator.giT
hegiinformationgiprocessinggimanagerialgirolesgiincludegimonitor,gidisseminator,giandgispokesperson.giThegiinterpersonalgimanagerialgir
olesgiincludegifigurehead,gileader,giandgiliaison.

3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organizati
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ons committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manag
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e relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
b. Problem solving gi


c. Monitoring
d. Networking

ANS:giD,giThegirolegifunctionsgitogimanagegirelationshipsgiareginetworking,gisupporting,gidevelopinggiandgimentoring,gimanaginggiconfli
ctgiandgiteamgibuilding,gimotivatinggiandgiinspiring,girecognizing,giandgirewarding.giThegirolegifunctionsgitogimanagegithegiworkgiaregiplan
ninggiandgiorganizing,giproblemgisolving,giclarifyinggirolesgiandgiobjectives,giinforming,gimonitoring,giconsulting,giandgidelegating.

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 gi


b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive gi gi




ANS:giB,giAgimiddle-levelgimanagergiisgicalledgiagidirector.giAgilowgimanagerial-gilevelgijobgiisgicalledgithegifirst-
linegimanager.giAginursegiingiangiexecutivegilevelgirolegiisgicalledgiagichiefginursegiexecutivegiorgivicegipresidentgiofgipatientgicaregiservices.

5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likel
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y focus on which of the following?
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, a. General principles gi


b. Positional authority gi


c. Labor productivity
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d. Impersonal relations gi




ANS:giC,giThegiareagiofgifocusgiforgiscientificgimanagementgiisgilaborgiproductivity.giIngibureaucraticgitheory,giefficiencygiisgiachievedgithro
ughgiimpersonalgirelationsgiwithingiagiformalgistructuregiandgiisgibasedgiongipositionalgiauthority.giAdministrativegiprinciplegitheorygiconsis
tsgiofgiprinciplesgiofgimanagementgithatgiaregirelevantgitogianygiorganization.

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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ANS:giB,giAccordinggitogiVroomsgiTheorygiofgiMotivation,giForcegidescribesgithegiamountgiofgieffortgionegiwillgiexertgitogireachgionesgigoa
l.giValencegispeaksgitogithegilevelgiofgiattractivenessgiorgiunattractivenessgiofgithegigoal.giExpectancygiisgithegiperceivedgipossibilitygithatgith
egigoalgiwillgibegiachieved.giVroomsgiTheorygiofgiMotivationgicangibegidemonstratedgiingithegiformgiofgiangiequation:giForcegi=giValencegiE
xpectancygi(Vroom,gi1964).giThegitheorygiproposesgithatgithisgiequationgicangihelpgitogipredictgithegimotivation,giorgiforce,giofgiangiindividu
algiasgidescribedgibygiVroom.

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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ANS:giD,giMotivationgiisgiagiprocessgithatgioccursgiinternallygitogiinfluencegiandgidirectgiourgibehaviorgiingiordergitogisatisfygineeds.giMotiva
tiongiisginotgiexplicitlygidemonstratedgibygipeople,gibutgirathergiitgiisgiinterpretedgifromgitheirgibehavior.giMotivationgiisgiwhatevergiinfluen
cesgiourgichoicesgiandgicreatesgidirection,giintensity,giandgipersistencegiingiourgibehavior.

8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivatio
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n theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory gi


b. Hierarchy of needs theory gi gi gi


c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory gi


d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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ANS:giA,giThegiprocessgimotivationgitheoriesgiaregiequitygitheorygiandgiexpectancygitheory.giThegicontentgimotivationgitheoriesgiincludegi
Maslowsgihierarchygiofgineedsgitheory,giAldefersgiexistence-girelatedness-
growthgi(ERG)githeory,giandgiHerzbergsgihygienegimaintenancegifactorsgiandgimotivationgifactors.

9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. gi gi gi


b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. gi gi


c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. gi gi gi gi gi


d. Ouchis theory Z. gi gi

, ANS:giB,giThegitwo-
factorgitheorygiofgimotivationgiincludesgimotivationgiandgimaintenancegifactors.giMaslowsgihierarchygiofgineedsgiincludesgithegifollowinggi
needs:giphysiological,gisafety,gisecurity,gibelonging,giandgiself-
actualization.giIngitheorygiX,giemployeesgiprefergisecurity,gidirection,giandgiminimalgiresponsibility.giIngitheorygiY,giemployeesgienjoygithei
rgiwork,gishowgiself-
controlgiandgidiscipline,giaregiablegitogicontributegicreatively,giandgiaregimotivatedgibygitiesgitogithegigroup,giorganization,giandgithegiworkgiits
elf.giThegifocusgiofgitheorygiZgiisgicollectivegidecisiongimakinggiandgilong-
termgiemploymentgithatgiinvolvesgislowergipromotionsgiandgilessgidirectgisupervision.

10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would b
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e considered which of the following?
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a. Informal leadership gi


b. Formal leadership gi


c. Leadership
d. Management

ANS:giB,giFormalgileadershipgiisgibasedgiongioccupyinggiagipositiongiingiangiorganization.giInformalgileadershipgiisgishowngibygiangiindivid
ualgiwhogidemonstratesgileadershipgioutsidegithegiscopegiofgiagiformalgileadershipgirolegiorgiasgiagimembergiofgiagigroup.giLeadershipgiisgiagipr
ocessgiofgiinfluencegiwherebygithegileadergiinfluencesgiothersgitowardgigoalgiachievement.giManagementgiisgiagiprocessgitogiachievegiorga
nizationalgigoals.

11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three f
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undamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the fundamental
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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. gi gi gi gi gi


c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination. gi gi gi


d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
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ANS:giABennisgiandgiNanusgilistgiguidedgivision,gipassion,giandgiintegritygiasgifundamentalgiqualitiesgiofgieffectivegileaders.giKnowledgegi
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awarenessg i andg i sociabilityg i areg i allg i desirablegitraitsgiingileadersgiasgiwellgiasgiingiothers.

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, dri
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ve.
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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ANS:giD,giResearchgibygiKirkpatrickgiandgiLockegiconcludedgithatgileadersgipossessgisixgitraits:gidrive,gidesiregitogilead,gihonesty,giself-
giconfidence,gicognitivegiability, giandgiknowledgegiofgithegibusiness.giWoodsgiidentifiedgifivegidominantgifactorsgithatgiinfluencedgileader

shipgidevelopment:giself-
confidence,giinnategiqualities,giprogressiongiofgiexperience,giinfluencegiofgisignificantgiothers,giandgipersonalgilifegifactors.giStogdillgiide
ntifiedgithegifollowinggitraitsgiofgiagileader:giintelligence,giself-
giconfidence,gidetermination,giintegrity, giandg i sociability.giMurphygiandgiDeBackgiidentifiedgithegifollowinggileadergicharacteristics: gic

aring,girespectability,gitrustworthiness,giandgiflexibility.

13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where authorit
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y is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership styles?
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a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire