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What is the difference between leadership and management? - Correct Answer Leadership is future
oriented and associated with inspiring desired responses. Management is associated with structures,
procedures, schedules, performance, and continuity
Leadership is the art and science of providing direction, inspiration, and goals to a team by providing
vision, guidance, and holding them accountable for outcomes - Correct Answer Define Leadership.
Define Management. - Correct Answer Management and leadership are terms that are often used
interchangeably, however management is differentiated as tending to specific tasks such as the
budget, staffing, policies, procedures, and supplies. It is often said, you lead people and manage
things. See transactional leadership.
What is Transformational Leadership? - Correct Answer a style of leadership focusing on inspiring and
motivating employees to achiever a higher vision. Transformational leaders focus on change and
practice things like providing employees with a voice in order to participate in the change.
What is a transactional leader? - Correct Answer Transactional leaders focus primarily on tasks like
the budget, staffing, and day-to-day operations.
What is the best leadership style for a nurse manager? - Correct Answer A good nurse manager
should have a leadership style that is a combination of transactional and transformational depending
on the circumstance.
What are the stages of Rogers Diffusion of Innovation Theory? - Correct Answer 1. Agenda-Setting a
perceived need for innovation
2. Matching-fitting a problem with the innovation
3. Redefining/Restructuring - innovation is modified to fit the organizations needs
4. Clarifying - the relationship between the organization and the innovation is better defined
5. Routinizing - innovation becomes part of the organization's activities and no longer labeled as an
innovation
What is Shared Governance? - Correct Answer a system for providing employees with opportunities
for input through an organized democratic process where each unit is represented
, What should be included in a good unit based mission statement? - Correct Answer A good unit
based mission statement should contain fairly close language to the organizations mission statement
and include some specific language regarding the roles, functions, and customers served by the unit
What are the Components of ANCC Magnet Recognized Organizations? - Correct Answer 1.
Knowledge based organizations
2. Experts for the delivery of nursing care
3. Grounded in core magnet principles
4. Flexible organizations
5. Constantly striving for discovery & innovation
6. Lead the reformation of health care
7. Leaders for the discipline of nursing
8. Demonstrate excellence in the care of the patient, family, & community
What are the advantages of Magnet status for the nursing staff? - Correct Answer Nurses in Magnet
hospitals feel that their voice is heard in operational decisions. Magnet hospitals care about the
professional development of their nurses. Magnet hospitals have high quality patient outcomes.
Nurse satisfaction is higher in Magnet hospitals so they generally have less trouble recruiting and
retaining staff.
When does disruptive innovation occur? - Correct Answer Disruptive innovation occurs when
transformation creates turbulence and involves atypical approaches
What is the roles of senior leadership in transformational leadership - Correct Answer Senior
leadership creates the vision for the future, provides an environment necessary to achieve the vision,
and influences the path into the future.
Define Autocratic Leadership. - Correct Answer Autocratic leadership is one person in charge who
makes all or most of the decisions. It is generally not regarded as an effective approach because it
does not leave the workers feeling like they have a voice in decisions and generally the leader does
not have all the answers. There are situations where autocratic leadership is effective such as a crisis
or emergency, where timely decisions need to be made.
What is Laissez-faire leadership? - Correct Answer a delegate style in which the leader provides little
input and allows the group members to make the decisions. Research has shown this still is often