Concept 39: Leadership Giddens:
Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nursing unit director exhibits the definition of leadership in which of the following
responses?
a. By referring the concern to the Director of the department
b. By correcting the concern with the patient directly and not communicating his/her actions
to the staff
c. By meeting with the staff to discuss the concern and identify solutions
d. By telling the staff that they need to correct the situation by tomorrow and leaves the
meeting
ANS: C
Leadership is defined as an interactive process that provides needed guidance and direction
which is present in the correct answer. The other choices do not involve an interactive
process with staff to resolve the concern.
2. The nurse who is certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) represents the unit
on the organizational performance improvement team. This is an example of which type of
leadership?
a. Formal
b. Unit
c. Organizational
d. Informal
ANS: D
Informal leaders are recognized as leaders because of their capabilities and actions. Formal
leaders are recognized because of the position they hold such as director or manager. Unit
leadership refers to the leader of the particular unit. Organizational leadership refers to any
leader within the organization.
3. The hospital must reduce the number of readmissions from 11% to 8% in the next year.
Which of the following best represents the transformational leadership style in accomplishing
this goal?
a. The Director communicates the goal of reducing readmissions to the hospital operations
team and tells them to submit their action plan by the end of the week.
b. The organization charters three work teams to identify solutions for the top three causes
for readmissions. These teams are given full authority to implement their solution.
c. The Director of Quality develops a vision statement and action plan to achieve the goal.
The director works directly with the involved departments to implement the action plan.
Concepts for Nursing Practice, 3rd
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nursing unit director exhibits the definition of leadership in which of the following
responses?
a. By referring the concern to the Director of the department
b. By correcting the concern with the patient directly and not communicating his/her actions
to the staff
c. By meeting with the staff to discuss the concern and identify solutions
d. By telling the staff that they need to correct the situation by tomorrow and leaves the
meeting
ANS: C
Leadership is defined as an interactive process that provides needed guidance and direction
which is present in the correct answer. The other choices do not involve an interactive
process with staff to resolve the concern.
2. The nurse who is certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) represents the unit
on the organizational performance improvement team. This is an example of which type of
leadership?
a. Formal
b. Unit
c. Organizational
d. Informal
ANS: D
Informal leaders are recognized as leaders because of their capabilities and actions. Formal
leaders are recognized because of the position they hold such as director or manager. Unit
leadership refers to the leader of the particular unit. Organizational leadership refers to any
leader within the organization.
3. The hospital must reduce the number of readmissions from 11% to 8% in the next year.
Which of the following best represents the transformational leadership style in accomplishing
this goal?
a. The Director communicates the goal of reducing readmissions to the hospital operations
team and tells them to submit their action plan by the end of the week.
b. The organization charters three work teams to identify solutions for the top three causes
for readmissions. These teams are given full authority to implement their solution.
c. The Director of Quality develops a vision statement and action plan to achieve the goal.
The director works directly with the involved departments to implement the action plan.
