FINAL EXAM COLLABORATION-LEADERSHIP NR446 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

FINAL EXAM COLLABORATION/LEADERSHIP NR446
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
formalRstructureR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
highlyRplanned,Rvisible,RprovidesRframeworkRforRdefiningRmanagerialRauthority,RresponsibilityRandRaccount
ability.RRolesRandRfunctionsRareRdefinedRsystematicallyRarranged,RdifferentRpeopleRhaveRdifferingRrolesRand
RrankRandRhierarchyRareRevident.




InformalRstructureR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
unplanned,RoftenRhidden,RgenerallyRnaturallyRformingRsocialRnetworkRofRemployees,RtypicallyRbasedRonRca
maraderie,RresultingRinRmoreRimmediateRresponseRfromRindividuals,RwhichRsavesRpeoplesRtimeRandReffort.



ChainRofRcommandR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
formalRpathsRofRcommunicationRandRauthority;RthoseRwithRtheRgreatestRdecisionRmakingRauthorityRareRatR
theRtop,RthoseRwithRtheRleastRareRatRtheRbottom;RlevelRofRpositionRsignifiesRstatusRandRpower.



SpanRofRcontrolR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
numberRofRpeopleRdirectlyRreportingRtoRanyRoneRmanagerRrepresentsRthatRmanagersRspanRofRcontrolRandR
determinesRtheRnumberRofRinteractionsRexpectedRofRhimRorRher.RInverseRrelationRbetweenRtheRspanRofRcon
trolRandRtheRnumberRofRlevelsRinRhierarchyRinRanRorganization.



levelsRofRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-TopRlevel,RmiddleRlevel,RandRfirstRline



examplesRofRtopRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
chiefRnursingRofficer,RchiefRexecutiveRofficer,RchiefRfinancialRofficer



examplesRofRmiddleRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-unitRsupervisor,Rdept.Rhead,Rdirector



examplesRofRfirstRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-chargeRnurse,RteamRleader,RprimaryRnurse.



scopeRresponsibilityRofRtopRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
lookRatRorganizationRasRaRWHOLERasRwellRasRexternalRinfluences.

, ScopeRresponsibilityRofRmiddleRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
focusRisRonRintegratingRunitRlevelRdayRtoRdayRneedsRwithRorganizationalRneeds.



scopeRresponsibilityRofRfirstRlevelRmanagersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
focusRprimarilyRonRdayRtoRdayRneedsRatRunitRlevels.



CentralityR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
whereRaRpositionRfallsRonRtheRorganizationalRchart,RdeterminedRbyRorganizationalRdistance.RRefersRtoRtheRl
ocationRofRaRpositionRonRanRorganizationRchartRwhereRfrequentRandRvariousRtypesRofRcommunicationRoccu
r.



MatrixRstructureR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-designedRtoRfocusRonRbothRproductRandRfunction.



exampleRofRmatrixRstructureR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
goodRpatientRoutcomesRareRtheRproduct,RandRstaffReducationRandRadequateRstaffingRmayRbeRtheRfunctions
RnecessaryRtoRproduceRtheRoutcome.




ServiceRlineR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
canRbeRusedRinRsomeRlargeRinstitutionsRtoRaddressRtheRshortcomingsRthatRareRendemicRtoRtraditionalRlargeR
bureaucraticRorganizations.RalsoRcalledRcare-centeredRorganizations.



exampleRofRserviceRlineR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
overallRgoalsRwouldRbeRdeterminedRbyRtheRlargerRorganization,RbutRtheRserviceRlineRwouldRdecideRonRtheRp
rocessRtoRbeRusedRtoRachieveRtheRgoals.



flatRdesignR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
anReffortRtoRremoveRhierarchicalRlayersRbyRflatteningRtheRchainRofRcommandRandRdecentralizingRtheRorgani
zation.RContinuesRtoRbeRlineRauthorityRbecauseRtheRorganizationalRstructureRisRflattened,RmoreRauthorityRa
ndRdecisionRmakingRcanRoccurRwhereRtheRworkRisRbeingRcarriedRout.



StakeholdersR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
thoseRentitiesRinRanRorganizationsRenvironmentRthatRplayRaRroleRinRtheRorganizationsRhealthRandRperforma
nceRorRthatRareRaffectedRbyRtheRorganizations.RCanRbeRinternalR(nurseRinRhospitalRorRdietitianRinRnursingRho
me)RorRexternalR(localRschoolRofRnursing,RhomeRhealthRagencies).RPatientRsatisfaction,RqualityRoutcomes,Rfi
scalRaccountability.