BSN 225 Leadership Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
Question 2 of 19
A new nurse manager is attending a week-long training course to learn to become a better leader.
Which leadership theory best matches this nurse manager's actions?
Transformational
Behavioral
Trait
Situational - Answers Behavioral
Behavioral theories focus on how leaders behave with the assumption that they can be taught to be
good leaders. The nurse manager in this scenario is acting under this theory by attending a training
course to become a better leader.
Question 1 of 19
A nurse manager is concerned with restocking the emergency cart, creating the staff schedule,
requesting floor stock from pharmacy, and checking the orders on patient charts. Based on
contemporary leadership theories, which type of leader accurately describes this nurse? - Answers
Transactional
Transactional leadership is concerned with day-to-day operations. The focus is on getting the job done.
Question 3 of 19
The staff nurse who is recognized by peers as being a leader is demonstrating which type of leadership?
Appointed
Formal
Informal
Assumed - Answers Informal
Informal leaders do not hold a formal position as a leader but are recognized as a leader by their peers.
Question 4 of 19
Which leadership style is most useful in reducing errors or during a health crisis situation in the
workplace?
Autocratic
, Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - Answers Autocratic
The autocratic leadership style is most useful in crisis situations. The autocratic leader exerts strong
control over subordinates, but in a crisis such as CPR, an autocratic leader who is in control fits the
situation well.
Question 5 of 19
Which leadership style is represented by a leader who believes that employees want little or no
direction in obtaining organizational goals?
Bureaucratic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic - Answers Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire leaders are permissive and provide little or no direction to employees.
Question 6 of 19
A nurse manager is discussing nursing assignments with team members and makes the following
statement: "We are going to do what I think is best." Which leadership style is being demonstrated?
Autocratic
Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - Answers Autocratic
The autocratic leader tells his or her employees what to do and how to do it, without considering their
advice.
Question 7 of 19
Which qualities do effective nurse leaders possess?
Select all that apply.
Integrity
Question 2 of 19
A new nurse manager is attending a week-long training course to learn to become a better leader.
Which leadership theory best matches this nurse manager's actions?
Transformational
Behavioral
Trait
Situational - Answers Behavioral
Behavioral theories focus on how leaders behave with the assumption that they can be taught to be
good leaders. The nurse manager in this scenario is acting under this theory by attending a training
course to become a better leader.
Question 1 of 19
A nurse manager is concerned with restocking the emergency cart, creating the staff schedule,
requesting floor stock from pharmacy, and checking the orders on patient charts. Based on
contemporary leadership theories, which type of leader accurately describes this nurse? - Answers
Transactional
Transactional leadership is concerned with day-to-day operations. The focus is on getting the job done.
Question 3 of 19
The staff nurse who is recognized by peers as being a leader is demonstrating which type of leadership?
Appointed
Formal
Informal
Assumed - Answers Informal
Informal leaders do not hold a formal position as a leader but are recognized as a leader by their peers.
Question 4 of 19
Which leadership style is most useful in reducing errors or during a health crisis situation in the
workplace?
Autocratic
, Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - Answers Autocratic
The autocratic leadership style is most useful in crisis situations. The autocratic leader exerts strong
control over subordinates, but in a crisis such as CPR, an autocratic leader who is in control fits the
situation well.
Question 5 of 19
Which leadership style is represented by a leader who believes that employees want little or no
direction in obtaining organizational goals?
Bureaucratic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic - Answers Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire leaders are permissive and provide little or no direction to employees.
Question 6 of 19
A nurse manager is discussing nursing assignments with team members and makes the following
statement: "We are going to do what I think is best." Which leadership style is being demonstrated?
Autocratic
Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - Answers Autocratic
The autocratic leader tells his or her employees what to do and how to do it, without considering their
advice.
Question 7 of 19
Which qualities do effective nurse leaders possess?
Select all that apply.
Integrity
