test bank for essentials of nursing leadership and management 7th edition

, Test Bank Essentials of Nursing
Leadership & Management 7th Edition
Sally A. Weiss Complete All Chapters
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Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management
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1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling are
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considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy

ANS:tB,tThetmanagementtprocesstincludestplanning,torganizing,tcoordinating,tandtcontrolling.tManagementtrolestincludetinformati
ontprocessing,tinterpersonaltrelationships,tandtdecisiontmaking.tManagementtfunctionstincludetplanning,torganizing,tstaffing,tdirec
ting,tcoordinating,treporting,tandtbudgeting.tAttaxonomytistatsystemtthattorderstprinciplestintotatgroupingtortclassification.

2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur

ANS:tD,tThetdecisionaltmanagerialtrolestincludetentrepreneur,tdisturbancethandler,tallocatortoftresources,tandtnegotiator.tThetinfor
mationtprocessingtmanagerialtrolestincludetmonitor,tdisseminator,tandtspokesperson.tThetinterpersonaltmanagerialtrolestincludetfig
urehead,tleader,tandtliaison.

3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the organizations co
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mmittees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order to manage relations
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hips. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
b. Problem solving t


c. Monitoring
d. Networking

ANS:tD,tThetroletfunctionsttotmanagetrelationshipstaretnetworking,tsupporting,tdevelopingtandtmentoring,tmanagingtconflicttandtte
amtbuilding,tmotivatingtandtinspiring,trecognizing,tandtrewarding.tThetroletfunctionsttotmanagetthetworktaretplanningtandtorganizin
g,tproblemtsolving,tclarifyingtrolestandtobjectives,tinforming,tmonitoring,tconsulting,tandtdelegating.

4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-
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level manager position. The nurses title would most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager t


b. Director

, c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive
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ANS:tB,tAtmiddle-leveltmanagertistcalledtatdirector.tAtlowtmanagerial-tleveltjobtistcalledtthetfirst-
linetmanager.tAtnursetintantexecutivetleveltroletistcalledtatchieftnursetexecutivetortvicetpresidenttoftpatienttcaretservices.

5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most likely foc
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us on which of the following?
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, a. General principles t


b. Positional authority t


c. Labor productivity
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d. Impersonal relations t




ANS:tC,tThetareatoftfocustfortscientifictmanagementtistlabortproductivity.tIntbureaucraticttheory,tefficiencytistachievedtthroughtimper
sonaltrelationstwithintatformaltstructuretandtistbasedtontpositionaltauthority.tAdministrativetprinciplettheorytconsiststoftprinciplestoftm
anagementtthattaretrelevantttotanytorganization.

6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force:
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a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
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b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
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c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
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d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
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ANS:tB,tAccordingttotVroomstTheorytoftMotivation,tForcetdescribestthetamounttoftefforttonetwilltexertttotreachtonestgoal.tValencets
peaksttotthetleveltoftattractivenesstortunattractivenesstoftthetgoal.tExpectancytistthetperceivedtpossibilitytthattthetgoaltwilltbetachieved
.tVroomstTheorytoftMotivationtcantbetdemonstratedtintthetformtoftantequation:tForcet=tValencetExpectancyt(Vroom,t1964).tThetthe
orytproposestthattthistequationtcanthelpttotpredicttthetmotivation,tortforce,toftantindividualtastdescribedtbytVroom.

7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation:
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a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
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d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANS:tD,tMotivationtistatprocesstthattoccurstinternallyttotinfluencetandtdirecttourtbehaviortintorderttotsatisfytneeds.tMotivationtistnotte
xplicitlytdemonstratedtbytpeople,tbuttrathertittistinterpretedtfromttheirtbehavior.tMotivationtistwhatevertinfluencestourtchoicestandtcr
eatestdirection,tintensity,tandtpersistencetintourtbehavior.

8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation the
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ories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory t


b. Hierarchy of needs theory t t t


c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory t


d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors
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ANS:tA,tThetprocesstmotivationttheoriestaretequityttheorytandtexpectancyttheory.tThetcontenttmotivationttheoriestincludetMaslowst
hierarchytoftneedsttheory,tAldeferstexistence-trelatedness-
growtht(ERG)ttheory,tandtHerzbergsthygienetmaintenancetfactorstandtmotivationtfactors.

9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. t t t


b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. t t


c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. t t t t t


d. Ouchis theory Z. t t