LEADERSHIP ROLES AND MANAGEMENT
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ The nurse manager who seeks to exemplify emotional intelligence
should:
A. Effectively manipulate the emotions of others to achieve goals.
B. Prioritize emotion over reason when making decisions
C. Prioritize emotion over reason when making decisions
D. Regulate his or her own emotions and those of others. Answer: D.
Regulate his or her own emotions and those of others
Feedback: Theorists studying emotional intelligence posit that the
ability to regulate the
emotions of self and others is key to effective leadership. Emotional
intelligence does not
involve removing emotion from decision making; conversely, it does
not claim that emotion
should trump reason. Management of emotions is not the same as
manipulating the emotions
of others, which is unethical
◉ The leader-manager provides oversight on a busy medical-
surgical unit. There has recently been an incident where two nurses
,were not honest about neglecting a controversial new protocol and
mislead the leader. How can the leader-manager best prevent
similar episodes?
A. Support employees' right to disagree with proposed changes
B. Ensure that employees know the consequences of misleading the
manager
C. Avoid making decisions that displease large numbers of
employees
D. Identify allies who can be trusted to report employees who may
mislead the manager. Answer: A. Support employees' right to
disagree with proposed changes
Feedback: There is no guarantee that followers will not mislead
leaders, but adhering to
certain principles, such as making sure that followers are allowed to
disagree, will guard
against this happening. The manager can often not avoid making
unpopular decisions.
Enacting punitive measures (consequences) has not been shown to
encourage honesty. The
use of "informants" is likely to cultivate mistrust and is likely to
increase dishonesty
◉ Which statement regarding the characteristics of a good leader is
true?
A. Charisma is their strongest attribute
, B. They are brave in all situations
C. They may have character flaws
D. They are by nature good-intentioned. Answer: C. They may have
character flaws
Feedback: Leaders may be deceitful and trustworthy, greedy and
generous, and cowardly
and brave. To assume that all good leaders are good people is
foolhardy and makes us blind
to the human condition. It is only when we recognize and manage
our failings that leaders
achieve greatness. No one can be brave in each and every situation.
Many good leaders have
strong charisma, but this is not always the case.
◉ To decrease overtime, the manager of a surgical unit offers nurses
who get their work finished on time for an entire 2-month period an
extra day off with pay at regular time. The nurse is enacting what
model of leadership?
A. Quantum leadership
B. Favoritism
C. Servant leadership
D. Principal agent theory. Answer: D. Principal agent theory
Feedback: Principal agent theory suggests that followers may have
an informational
FUNCTIONS IN NURSING EXAM SCRIPT 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION BUNDLED
◉ The nurse manager who seeks to exemplify emotional intelligence
should:
A. Effectively manipulate the emotions of others to achieve goals.
B. Prioritize emotion over reason when making decisions
C. Prioritize emotion over reason when making decisions
D. Regulate his or her own emotions and those of others. Answer: D.
Regulate his or her own emotions and those of others
Feedback: Theorists studying emotional intelligence posit that the
ability to regulate the
emotions of self and others is key to effective leadership. Emotional
intelligence does not
involve removing emotion from decision making; conversely, it does
not claim that emotion
should trump reason. Management of emotions is not the same as
manipulating the emotions
of others, which is unethical
◉ The leader-manager provides oversight on a busy medical-
surgical unit. There has recently been an incident where two nurses
,were not honest about neglecting a controversial new protocol and
mislead the leader. How can the leader-manager best prevent
similar episodes?
A. Support employees' right to disagree with proposed changes
B. Ensure that employees know the consequences of misleading the
manager
C. Avoid making decisions that displease large numbers of
employees
D. Identify allies who can be trusted to report employees who may
mislead the manager. Answer: A. Support employees' right to
disagree with proposed changes
Feedback: There is no guarantee that followers will not mislead
leaders, but adhering to
certain principles, such as making sure that followers are allowed to
disagree, will guard
against this happening. The manager can often not avoid making
unpopular decisions.
Enacting punitive measures (consequences) has not been shown to
encourage honesty. The
use of "informants" is likely to cultivate mistrust and is likely to
increase dishonesty
◉ Which statement regarding the characteristics of a good leader is
true?
A. Charisma is their strongest attribute
, B. They are brave in all situations
C. They may have character flaws
D. They are by nature good-intentioned. Answer: C. They may have
character flaws
Feedback: Leaders may be deceitful and trustworthy, greedy and
generous, and cowardly
and brave. To assume that all good leaders are good people is
foolhardy and makes us blind
to the human condition. It is only when we recognize and manage
our failings that leaders
achieve greatness. No one can be brave in each and every situation.
Many good leaders have
strong charisma, but this is not always the case.
◉ To decrease overtime, the manager of a surgical unit offers nurses
who get their work finished on time for an entire 2-month period an
extra day off with pay at regular time. The nurse is enacting what
model of leadership?
A. Quantum leadership
B. Favoritism
C. Servant leadership
D. Principal agent theory. Answer: D. Principal agent theory
Feedback: Principal agent theory suggests that followers may have
an informational
