LEADERSHIP HESI 2026/2027 LATEST EXAM TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What tasks should the nurse perform as a leader to increase productivity? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔Provide coaching and mentoring to the staff
Provide information and direction related to meeting unit productivity goals
Prepare a staffing plan that balances the organizational directives with unit needs
✔✔The nurse manager evaluates the performance of a group of nurse leaders on a
project. One nurse leader performs exceedingly well by assuring that change happens
and is promoted as the leader. Which quality attributes would have been shown by the
nurse? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Taking initiative
Going beyond the role
Thinking outside the box
✔✔Which qualities of a leader indicate a transformational approach to leadership?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Possessing charismatic behavior
Possessing intellectually stimulating behavior
Having inspirational and motivational behavior
✔✔The nurse manager finds that there is an increased infection rate in the unit due to
an increased number of client visitors. The nurse believes that a change in the visitor
policy could help reduce the infection rates. The leader is initiating an open dialogue
about external and internal realities among the team members. Which attribute of
Kotter's eight-step model is involved in this action by the nurse manager? - ✔✔Creating
urgency
✔✔A nurse manager in a surgical unit finds that many clients are developing urinary
tract infections post-operatively and wants to discuss the measures to prevent it with the
team. Which action of the nurse manager reflects good communication practice? -
✔✔Calling the team for a brief meeting
✔✔The nurse leader, while teaching a group of nurse leaders, references an approach
of evidence-driven consciousness to be applied in the nursing practice. What is the
main concern of the nurse leader? - ✔✔About the safety of the clients
, ✔✔The staff nurses complain the unit is disorganized and that there is no proper
guidance from the nurse leader in regards to client services. Which type of leadership
does the unit experience? - ✔✔Laissez-faire
✔✔The nurse leader is teaching a student nurse about the modifications in the patient-
focused care model. Which statement made by student nurse indicates ineffective
learning? - ✔✔It requires a technician to provide client care.
✔✔What should a nurse manager as a leader do to provide a non-threatening and
positive environment to the group members? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Encourage
group members to actively participate
Create an environment conducive to solving problems
Protect the members and their suggestions from attack
✔✔An organization having poor work flow was suffering financial losses. A team
member introduced creative solutions that were publicly recognized by leadership.
Which leadership theory is at work in this scenario? - ✔✔Transformational theory
✔✔The intensive care unit at a hospital has recently experienced a turnover of several
long-tenured nurses who assumed important leadership roles. As a result the unit has
become less effective and productive despite the consistent performance of the
remaining nurse leaders. What should the management team do to ensure that
effectiveness and productivity remains consistent in the event of future leadership
turnover? - ✔✔Establish a leadership succession plan
✔✔Which actions of a nurse as a leader demonstrate a hands-off approach in practice?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔The nurse leader avoids making conscious decisions
The nurse leader chooses to do nothing when an intervention is indicated
✔✔The registered nurse, as a transformational leader, is assigning a task to a
practitioner nurse. Which effects on the follower does the nurse expect from
transformational leadership? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Increasing self-worth
Coaching and mentoring
Performing challenging and meaningful work
✔✔The leader teaches the student nurse about STAMP (staring, tone and volume of
voice, anxiety, mumbling, pacing) assessment. During the session, the leader mentions
rapid speech and dilated pupils. What component is responsible for these two
conditions? - ✔✔Anxiety
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What tasks should the nurse perform as a leader to increase productivity? Select all
that apply. - ✔✔Provide coaching and mentoring to the staff
Provide information and direction related to meeting unit productivity goals
Prepare a staffing plan that balances the organizational directives with unit needs
✔✔The nurse manager evaluates the performance of a group of nurse leaders on a
project. One nurse leader performs exceedingly well by assuring that change happens
and is promoted as the leader. Which quality attributes would have been shown by the
nurse? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Taking initiative
Going beyond the role
Thinking outside the box
✔✔Which qualities of a leader indicate a transformational approach to leadership?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔Possessing charismatic behavior
Possessing intellectually stimulating behavior
Having inspirational and motivational behavior
✔✔The nurse manager finds that there is an increased infection rate in the unit due to
an increased number of client visitors. The nurse believes that a change in the visitor
policy could help reduce the infection rates. The leader is initiating an open dialogue
about external and internal realities among the team members. Which attribute of
Kotter's eight-step model is involved in this action by the nurse manager? - ✔✔Creating
urgency
✔✔A nurse manager in a surgical unit finds that many clients are developing urinary
tract infections post-operatively and wants to discuss the measures to prevent it with the
team. Which action of the nurse manager reflects good communication practice? -
✔✔Calling the team for a brief meeting
✔✔The nurse leader, while teaching a group of nurse leaders, references an approach
of evidence-driven consciousness to be applied in the nursing practice. What is the
main concern of the nurse leader? - ✔✔About the safety of the clients
, ✔✔The staff nurses complain the unit is disorganized and that there is no proper
guidance from the nurse leader in regards to client services. Which type of leadership
does the unit experience? - ✔✔Laissez-faire
✔✔The nurse leader is teaching a student nurse about the modifications in the patient-
focused care model. Which statement made by student nurse indicates ineffective
learning? - ✔✔It requires a technician to provide client care.
✔✔What should a nurse manager as a leader do to provide a non-threatening and
positive environment to the group members? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Encourage
group members to actively participate
Create an environment conducive to solving problems
Protect the members and their suggestions from attack
✔✔An organization having poor work flow was suffering financial losses. A team
member introduced creative solutions that were publicly recognized by leadership.
Which leadership theory is at work in this scenario? - ✔✔Transformational theory
✔✔The intensive care unit at a hospital has recently experienced a turnover of several
long-tenured nurses who assumed important leadership roles. As a result the unit has
become less effective and productive despite the consistent performance of the
remaining nurse leaders. What should the management team do to ensure that
effectiveness and productivity remains consistent in the event of future leadership
turnover? - ✔✔Establish a leadership succession plan
✔✔Which actions of a nurse as a leader demonstrate a hands-off approach in practice?
Select all that apply. - ✔✔The nurse leader avoids making conscious decisions
The nurse leader chooses to do nothing when an intervention is indicated
✔✔The registered nurse, as a transformational leader, is assigning a task to a
practitioner nurse. Which effects on the follower does the nurse expect from
transformational leadership? Select all that apply. - ✔✔Increasing self-worth
Coaching and mentoring
Performing challenging and meaningful work
✔✔The leader teaches the student nurse about STAMP (staring, tone and volume of
voice, anxiety, mumbling, pacing) assessment. During the session, the leader mentions
rapid speech and dilated pupils. What component is responsible for these two
conditions? - ✔✔Anxiety
