TEST BANK FOR NURSING
LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT 3RD
EDITION BY PATRICIA KELLY WITH
COMPLETE CHAPTERS
Test Bank for Nursing Leadership Management 3rd Edition by Patricia Kelly - Complete Q&A with
Rationales
Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling are
considered which aspect of management?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
Answer: B
Rationale: The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.
Management roles include information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision making.
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and
budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into a grouping or classification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
Answer: D
Rationale: The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of
resources, and negotiator. The information processing managerial roles include monitor, disseminator,
and spokesperson. The interpersonal managerial roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison.
,3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organization's
committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manage
relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem solving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
Answer: D
Rationale: The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing and
mentoring, managing conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing, and rewarding.
The role functions to manage the work are planning and organizing, problem solving, clarifying roles and
objectives, informing, monitoring, consulting, and delegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurse's title would most
likely be which of the following?
a. First-line manager
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
d. Chief nurse executive
Answer: B
Rationale: A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial-level job is called the first-line
manager. A nurse in an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice president of patient
care services.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylor's scientific management approach, would most likely
focus on which of the following?
a. General principles
b. Positional authority
c. Labor productivity
d. Impersonal relations
Answer: C
Rationale: The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic theory,
efficiency is achieved through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based on positional
authority. Administrative principle theory consists of principles of management that are relevant to any
organization.
,6. According to Vroom's Theory of Motivation, force:
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach one's goal.
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
Answer: B
Rationale: According to Vroom's Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one will
exert to reach one's goal. Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of the goal.
Expectancy is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved. Vroom's Theory of Motivation can
be demonstrated in the form of an equation: Force = Valence × Expectancy.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
c. is determined by others' choices.
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
Answer: D
Rationale: Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in order to
satisfy needs. Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is interpreted from their
behavior. Motivation is whatever influences our choices and creates direction, intensity, and persistence
in our behavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation theories.
Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
a. Equity theory
b. Hierarchy of needs theory
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
Answer: A
Rationale: Equity theory is considered a process motivation theory. The other options (hierarchy of
needs, ERG theory, and two-factor theory) are content motivation theories that focus on specific needs
that motivate people.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
a. Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
b. Herzberg's two-factor theory.
, c. McGregor's theory X and theory Y.
d. Ouchi's theory Z.
Answer: B
Rationale: The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors. Maslow's
hierarchy of needs includes physiological, safety, security, belonging, and self-actualization needs. In
Theory X, employees prefer security, direction, and minimal responsibility. In Theory Y, employees enjoy
their work, show self-control and discipline, are able to contribute creatively, and are motivated by ties
to the group, organization, and the work itself. The focus of Theory Z is collective decision making and
long-term employment.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurse's position would be
considered which of the following?
a. Informal leadership
b. Formal leadership
c. Leadership
d. Management
Answer: B
Rationale: Formal leadership is based on occupying a position in an organization. Informal leadership is
shown by an individual who demonstrates leadership outside the scope of a formal leadership role or as
a member of a group. Leadership is a process of influence whereby the leader influences others toward
goal achievement. Management is a process to achieve organizational goals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three fundamental
qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the fundamental qualities of effective
leaders are:
a. guided vision, passion, and integrity.
b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity.
c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination.
d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
Answer: A
Rationale: Bennis and Nanus list guided vision, passion, and integrity as fundamental qualities of
effective leaders. Knowledge of self, honesty and maturity; intelligence, self-confidence and
determination; self-awareness and sociability are all desirable traits in leaders as well as in others.
12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability.
LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT 3RD
EDITION BY PATRICIA KELLY WITH
COMPLETE CHAPTERS
Test Bank for Nursing Leadership Management 3rd Edition by Patricia Kelly - Complete Q&A with
Rationales
Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling are
considered which aspect of management?
a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy
Answer: B
Rationale: The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling.
Management roles include information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision making.
Management functions include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and
budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into a grouping or classification.
2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur
Answer: D
Rationale: The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of
resources, and negotiator. The information processing managerial roles include monitor, disseminator,
and spokesperson. The interpersonal managerial roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison.
,3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organization's
committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manage
relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem solving
c. Monitoring
d. Networking
Answer: D
Rationale: The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing and
mentoring, managing conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing, and rewarding.
The role functions to manage the work are planning and organizing, problem solving, clarifying roles and
objectives, informing, monitoring, consulting, and delegating.
4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurse's title would most
likely be which of the following?
a. First-line manager
b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
d. Chief nurse executive
Answer: B
Rationale: A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial-level job is called the first-line
manager. A nurse in an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice president of patient
care services.
5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylor's scientific management approach, would most likely
focus on which of the following?
a. General principles
b. Positional authority
c. Labor productivity
d. Impersonal relations
Answer: C
Rationale: The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic theory,
efficiency is achieved through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based on positional
authority. Administrative principle theory consists of principles of management that are relevant to any
organization.
,6. According to Vroom's Theory of Motivation, force:
a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach one's goal.
c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
Answer: B
Rationale: According to Vroom's Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one will
exert to reach one's goal. Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of the goal.
Expectancy is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved. Vroom's Theory of Motivation can
be demonstrated in the form of an equation: Force = Valence × Expectancy.
7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
c. is determined by others' choices.
d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
Answer: D
Rationale: Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in order to
satisfy needs. Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is interpreted from their
behavior. Motivation is whatever influences our choices and creates direction, intensity, and persistence
in our behavior.
8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation theories.
Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
a. Equity theory
b. Hierarchy of needs theory
c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory
d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
Answer: A
Rationale: Equity theory is considered a process motivation theory. The other options (hierarchy of
needs, ERG theory, and two-factor theory) are content motivation theories that focus on specific needs
that motivate people.
9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
a. Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
b. Herzberg's two-factor theory.
, c. McGregor's theory X and theory Y.
d. Ouchi's theory Z.
Answer: B
Rationale: The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors. Maslow's
hierarchy of needs includes physiological, safety, security, belonging, and self-actualization needs. In
Theory X, employees prefer security, direction, and minimal responsibility. In Theory Y, employees enjoy
their work, show self-control and discipline, are able to contribute creatively, and are motivated by ties
to the group, organization, and the work itself. The focus of Theory Z is collective decision making and
long-term employment.
10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurse's position would be
considered which of the following?
a. Informal leadership
b. Formal leadership
c. Leadership
d. Management
Answer: B
Rationale: Formal leadership is based on occupying a position in an organization. Informal leadership is
shown by an individual who demonstrates leadership outside the scope of a formal leadership role or as
a member of a group. Leadership is a process of influence whereby the leader influences others toward
goal achievement. Management is a process to achieve organizational goals.
11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three fundamental
qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the fundamental qualities of effective
leaders are:
a. guided vision, passion, and integrity.
b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity.
c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination.
d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability.
Answer: A
Rationale: Bennis and Nanus list guided vision, passion, and integrity as fundamental qualities of
effective leaders. Knowledge of self, honesty and maturity; intelligence, self-confidence and
determination; self-awareness and sociability are all desirable traits in leaders as well as in others.
12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability.
