NURS 3720 Final Exam (Leadership) Pre
Questions with Detailed Answers 2026-
2027 Update.
What is leadership? - Answer - Using individual traits and personal power to interact
constructively to resolve problems
- The process of engaging and influencing others
- Canadian Nurses Association's position statement
- Ability of any nurse to be a nurse leader, regardless of the personality type, gender, ethnicity,
or age
What is management? - Answer Ensuring that people have the necessary resources to get the
job done
What is followership? - Answer Involves engaging with others who are leading or managing, by
contributing to the work that needs to be done.
What is appreciative inquiry and the five-dimensional cycle? - Answer - It is associated with
how people question and solve problems
- 1. definition, 2. discovery, 3. dream, 4. design, and 5. destiny
What is trait leadership theory? - Answer - The idea that leaders have a certain set of physical
and emotional characteristics that are crucial for inspiring others
- Self-awareness of traits is useful for assessing personal strengths
- "The Great Man Theory" - being born with leadership traits
What are style leadership theories? - Answer - Consider how leaders behave
- Based on task and relationship behaviours
- Leaders need to develop both types of behaviours to be successful
What are situational-contingency leadership theories? - Answer - The effectiveness of
leadership depends on situational factors: Path-goal theory: the leader's behaviour should be
contingent on task and follower characteristics
- Nursing leaders must assess each situation as unique and determine appropriate actions
accordingly
What are transformational leadership theories and the 4 I's? - Answer - Leaders and followers
set higher goals and work together to achieve them
,- Idealized, Influence, Individuated consideration, and Inspirational motivation
What are authentic leadership theories? - Answer - Leaders are aware of their own values and
moral convictions and are constantly realigning their actions to match their values
- Authentic leadership is strongly associated with followers' trust in their leaders and followers'
positive emotions
What are management theories? - Answer - Taylor (1947): the founder of "scientific
management" and the "efficiency movement"
- Mintzberg (1990): organizational structures and processes
- Followership theories
What is complexity science? - Answer - The study of complex systems: "the patterns of
relationships within them, how they are sustained, how they self-organize, and how outcomes
emerge"
- Nurses must be flexible and dynamic to keep up with the ever-changing systems of people,
healthcare, public policy, and human relationships
- Networking, attractors, emergence, systems thinking, and the butterfly effect
What are the three competency domains for leadership management? - Answer - Managing
the business
- Leading within
- Leading people
What are some key competencies for nurse leaders in the 21st century? - Answer - Interactive
leadership: different actors within the health system
- Empowerment of operational leaders: look at new mechanisms and build and learning health
system
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health dialogue
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health dialogue
- Increasing evidence and research to understand leadership in different health systems
What is imposter phenomenon? - Answer - Self-doubt in one's ability to function adequately
in one's role
- Common in novice nurses and novice leaders
- May prevent nurses from taking advantage of leadership opportunities because of feelings of
inadequacy
, Health informatics competencies allow nurses to: - Answer - Address new health challenges by
using technology to retrieve the best available evidence
- Communicate findings and changes
- Understand information management
What are the 6 P's of social media use? - Answer - Keep it Positive
- Maintain the Privacy of others
- Keep is Professional
- Keep it Person-free (no specific reference to others)
- Protect your Professionalism
- Always Pause before posting
What are some task-focused leadership styles? - Answer - Autocratic leadership
- Laissez-faire and Instrumental leadership
What are some relational leadership styles? - Answer - Emotional intelligence leadership
- Resonant leadership
- Participatory leadership
What is the impact of leadership? - Answer - Patient outcomes
- Nurse outcomes
- Practice-setting related outcomes
Developing future leaders: The role of the emerging leader is: - Answer Assume responsibility
for own learning and development
Developing future leaders: Role of the organization - Answer Identify, recruit and retain future
leaders
The term "Indigenous" means: - Answer - Self-identification as Indigenous peoples at the
individual level and accepted by the community as their member
- Historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settler societies
- Strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources
- Distinct social, economic or political systems
- Distinct language, culture and beliefs
- Form non-dominant groups of society
Questions with Detailed Answers 2026-
2027 Update.
What is leadership? - Answer - Using individual traits and personal power to interact
constructively to resolve problems
- The process of engaging and influencing others
- Canadian Nurses Association's position statement
- Ability of any nurse to be a nurse leader, regardless of the personality type, gender, ethnicity,
or age
What is management? - Answer Ensuring that people have the necessary resources to get the
job done
What is followership? - Answer Involves engaging with others who are leading or managing, by
contributing to the work that needs to be done.
What is appreciative inquiry and the five-dimensional cycle? - Answer - It is associated with
how people question and solve problems
- 1. definition, 2. discovery, 3. dream, 4. design, and 5. destiny
What is trait leadership theory? - Answer - The idea that leaders have a certain set of physical
and emotional characteristics that are crucial for inspiring others
- Self-awareness of traits is useful for assessing personal strengths
- "The Great Man Theory" - being born with leadership traits
What are style leadership theories? - Answer - Consider how leaders behave
- Based on task and relationship behaviours
- Leaders need to develop both types of behaviours to be successful
What are situational-contingency leadership theories? - Answer - The effectiveness of
leadership depends on situational factors: Path-goal theory: the leader's behaviour should be
contingent on task and follower characteristics
- Nursing leaders must assess each situation as unique and determine appropriate actions
accordingly
What are transformational leadership theories and the 4 I's? - Answer - Leaders and followers
set higher goals and work together to achieve them
,- Idealized, Influence, Individuated consideration, and Inspirational motivation
What are authentic leadership theories? - Answer - Leaders are aware of their own values and
moral convictions and are constantly realigning their actions to match their values
- Authentic leadership is strongly associated with followers' trust in their leaders and followers'
positive emotions
What are management theories? - Answer - Taylor (1947): the founder of "scientific
management" and the "efficiency movement"
- Mintzberg (1990): organizational structures and processes
- Followership theories
What is complexity science? - Answer - The study of complex systems: "the patterns of
relationships within them, how they are sustained, how they self-organize, and how outcomes
emerge"
- Nurses must be flexible and dynamic to keep up with the ever-changing systems of people,
healthcare, public policy, and human relationships
- Networking, attractors, emergence, systems thinking, and the butterfly effect
What are the three competency domains for leadership management? - Answer - Managing
the business
- Leading within
- Leading people
What are some key competencies for nurse leaders in the 21st century? - Answer - Interactive
leadership: different actors within the health system
- Empowerment of operational leaders: look at new mechanisms and build and learning health
system
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health dialogue
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health dialogue
- Increasing evidence and research to understand leadership in different health systems
What is imposter phenomenon? - Answer - Self-doubt in one's ability to function adequately
in one's role
- Common in novice nurses and novice leaders
- May prevent nurses from taking advantage of leadership opportunities because of feelings of
inadequacy
, Health informatics competencies allow nurses to: - Answer - Address new health challenges by
using technology to retrieve the best available evidence
- Communicate findings and changes
- Understand information management
What are the 6 P's of social media use? - Answer - Keep it Positive
- Maintain the Privacy of others
- Keep is Professional
- Keep it Person-free (no specific reference to others)
- Protect your Professionalism
- Always Pause before posting
What are some task-focused leadership styles? - Answer - Autocratic leadership
- Laissez-faire and Instrumental leadership
What are some relational leadership styles? - Answer - Emotional intelligence leadership
- Resonant leadership
- Participatory leadership
What is the impact of leadership? - Answer - Patient outcomes
- Nurse outcomes
- Practice-setting related outcomes
Developing future leaders: The role of the emerging leader is: - Answer Assume responsibility
for own learning and development
Developing future leaders: Role of the organization - Answer Identify, recruit and retain future
leaders
The term "Indigenous" means: - Answer - Self-identification as Indigenous peoples at the
individual level and accepted by the community as their member
- Historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settler societies
- Strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources
- Distinct social, economic or political systems
- Distinct language, culture and beliefs
- Form non-dominant groups of society
