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Leadership & Management 8th Edition Sally
A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Course
Essentials of Nursing Leadership & M
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,1. Which leadership style is most effective in emergency situations where quick decision-
making is critical?
A. Democratic
B. Laissez-faire
C. Transformational
D. Autocratic
Answer: D. Autocratic
2. According to the ANA Code of Ethics, which of the following is a nurse manager's
primary responsibility?
A. Achieving unit productivity
B. Ensuring ethical care for all patients
C. Increasing staff retention
D. Enhancing hospital marketing
Answer: B. Ensuring ethical care for all patients
3. Which task is appropriate for the RN to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)?
A. Administering insulin
B. Assessing a post-op patient
C. Feeding a stable stroke patient
D. Teaching wound care
Answer: C. Feeding a stable stroke patient
4. What is the primary benefit of shared governance in nursing leadership?
A. Increases overtime compensation
B. Reduces the nurse-patient ratio
C. Enhances staff participation in decision-making
D. Eliminates the need for supervision
Answer: C. Enhances staff participation in decision-making
5. Which step should a nurse manager take first in resolving a staff conflict?
, A. Apply disciplinary action
B. Ignore the issue
C. Identify the source of conflict
D. Reassign the employees involved
Answer: C. Identify the source of conflict
6. In quality improvement (QI), what is the primary purpose of using benchmarking?
A. To compare salaries across units
B. To establish staffing schedules
C. To measure performance against best practices
D. To assign blame for poor outcomes
Answer: C. To measure performance against best practices
7. What is a key characteristic of transformational leadership?
A. Focus on routine task completion
B. Top-down authority and control
C. Inspiring and motivating followers toward a shared vision
D. Delegating all responsibilities
Answer: C. Inspiring and motivating followers toward a shared vision
8. Which action by a nurse leader reflects ethical decision-making?
A. Prioritizing profit over patient safety
B. Falsifying documentation to protect staff
C. Reporting a medication error to improve practice
D. Ignoring patient complaints to avoid conflict
Answer: C. Reporting a medication error to improve practice
9. A nurse manager is planning for staff education on HIPAA. What topic should be
included?
A. Proper use of patient social media posts
B. Staff vacation policies
C. Patient transfer procedures
D. Administration of controlled substances
Answer: A. Proper use of patient social media posts
Leadership & Management 8th Edition Sally
A. Weiss, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete
Course
Essentials of Nursing Leadership & M
,
,1. Which leadership style is most effective in emergency situations where quick decision-
making is critical?
A. Democratic
B. Laissez-faire
C. Transformational
D. Autocratic
Answer: D. Autocratic
2. According to the ANA Code of Ethics, which of the following is a nurse manager's
primary responsibility?
A. Achieving unit productivity
B. Ensuring ethical care for all patients
C. Increasing staff retention
D. Enhancing hospital marketing
Answer: B. Ensuring ethical care for all patients
3. Which task is appropriate for the RN to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP)?
A. Administering insulin
B. Assessing a post-op patient
C. Feeding a stable stroke patient
D. Teaching wound care
Answer: C. Feeding a stable stroke patient
4. What is the primary benefit of shared governance in nursing leadership?
A. Increases overtime compensation
B. Reduces the nurse-patient ratio
C. Enhances staff participation in decision-making
D. Eliminates the need for supervision
Answer: C. Enhances staff participation in decision-making
5. Which step should a nurse manager take first in resolving a staff conflict?
, A. Apply disciplinary action
B. Ignore the issue
C. Identify the source of conflict
D. Reassign the employees involved
Answer: C. Identify the source of conflict
6. In quality improvement (QI), what is the primary purpose of using benchmarking?
A. To compare salaries across units
B. To establish staffing schedules
C. To measure performance against best practices
D. To assign blame for poor outcomes
Answer: C. To measure performance against best practices
7. What is a key characteristic of transformational leadership?
A. Focus on routine task completion
B. Top-down authority and control
C. Inspiring and motivating followers toward a shared vision
D. Delegating all responsibilities
Answer: C. Inspiring and motivating followers toward a shared vision
8. Which action by a nurse leader reflects ethical decision-making?
A. Prioritizing profit over patient safety
B. Falsifying documentation to protect staff
C. Reporting a medication error to improve practice
D. Ignoring patient complaints to avoid conflict
Answer: C. Reporting a medication error to improve practice
9. A nurse manager is planning for staff education on HIPAA. What topic should be
included?
A. Proper use of patient social media posts
B. Staff vacation policies
C. Patient transfer procedures
D. Administration of controlled substances
Answer: A. Proper use of patient social media posts
