Nur 228 BSU Exam 3 Questions & 100%
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leadership refers to
✓ ~~> ability to guide, motivate and inspire and instill vision and
purpose.
management
✓ ~~> planning, organizing, directing, and controlling with the purpose
of accomplishing specific goals and objectives within the organization.
Authority
✓ ~~> the power or right to influence, give directions, command, take
action and make decisions.
accountability and responsibility are usually interchangeable
Theories of Leadership
✓ ~~> Can be classified as trait, attitudinal, contemporary
Trait Theory (Leadership Theory)
✓ ~~> focus on certain characteristics of leader
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contemporary theory of leadership
✓ ~~> include theories most commonly used in present time
charismatic theory
✓ ~~> quality of other theories, relates to special charm to inspire others
to follow and give allegiance. Commonly used in crisis/change.
attitudinal theory of leadership
✓ ~~> leadership relates to personal attributes (height, social
background, creativity, assertiveness, integrity, ability, intelligence etc)
Leadership Styles
✓ ~~> autocratic/authoritarian, democratic/participative, laissez-
faire/permissive
modeling
✓ ~~> when nurse comes to understand patients perspective
autocratic/authoritarian leadership
✓ ~~> -dictates work to be done
-majority of decisions determined by manager
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-gives little to no opportunity for input
-communication flows downwards
-works well in emergencies and preferred inexperienced/uneducated
employees
Democratic/Participative leadership
✓ ~~> -input and decision making encouraged
- leaders see themselves as coworker/partnership
-communication, consensus, and teamwork stressed
-communication flows up and down
-human relationships important
-preferred style in most work situations
-leaders lead by supporting coworkers
multicratic leadership
✓ ~~> -combines most favorable aspects of all styles
-most used in healthcare
- transformational leaders info and decision making with employees
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