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HESI PN LEADERSHIP EXIT EXAM NEWEST VERSION
2025/ 2026 WITH COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES A+ GRADED/ NEWEST EXAMS!!!
Which actions of the nurse exhibit transactional
leadership? Select all that apply.
1 Motivating or inspiring the employees
2 Meeting the targets within the deadline
3 Working according to organizational rules
4 Correcting the errors in a reactive manner
5 Increasing the employee commitment of an organization
- Answer-2, 3, 4
The characteristics of transactional leadership include
valuing the orders and structures of an organization. The
nurse who exhibits transactional leadership will meet the
targets within the deadline given by the organization. The
nurse will also follow the rules of an organization and will
correct the errors of an employee in a reactive manner.
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Motivating or inspiring the employees and increasing
employee commitment are the characteristics of
transformational leadership.
The unit nurse manager comes to work obviously
intoxicated. Which action is the staff nurse ethically
obligated to take?
1 Call the security guard.
2 Tell the nurse manager to go home.
3 Have the supervisor validate the observation.
4 Offer the nurse manager a large cup of coffee - Answer-
3 Have the supervisor validate the observation.
The staff nurse should call the hospital supervisor to
confirm and handle the problem. The security guard has
no authority in this situation. Although sending the nurse
manager home removes the nurse manager from the
clinical setting, this action misses an opportunity for
documenting the situation and the nurse manager is in no
condition to drive safely. Drinking coffee does not make a
person less intoxicated.
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Which aspects are considered when determining the
willingness of a nursing assistant before delegating a
task? Select all that apply.
1 Ability
2 Attitude
3 Personality
4 Confidence
5 Commitment - Answer-2, 4, 5
An individual's willingness is related to attitude,
confidence, and commitment.
Ability is related to knowledge and skills in a specific
situation. Personality characteristics can influence the
effectiveness of the delegator.
Which performance appraisal method is used by nurse
managers to measure the performance of the nurse both
qualitatively and quantitatively?
1 Narrative method
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2 Critical incidents method
3 Graphic rating scale form
4 Behaviorally anchored rating scales - Answer-4
The behaviorally anchored rating scale is a performance
appraisal method that provides an overview of nursing
standards by determining performance both qualitatively
and quantitatively.
The narrative method requires a manager to write a
statement about the nurse's performance. The critical
incidents type is a performance appraisal method in which
a manager keeps a written record of positive and negative
performance. The graphic rating scale form is a
performance appraisal checklist on which a manager rates
the nurse's performance on a continuum such as
excellent, good, average, and poor.
The healthcare team is caring for clients in an emergency
department. How soon should the clients triaged as an
emergency severity index-3 (ESI-3) be seen by the
physician according to the five level triage system?
1 Immediately
HESI PN LEADERSHIP EXIT EXAM NEWEST VERSION
2025/ 2026 WITH COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES A+ GRADED/ NEWEST EXAMS!!!
Which actions of the nurse exhibit transactional
leadership? Select all that apply.
1 Motivating or inspiring the employees
2 Meeting the targets within the deadline
3 Working according to organizational rules
4 Correcting the errors in a reactive manner
5 Increasing the employee commitment of an organization
- Answer-2, 3, 4
The characteristics of transactional leadership include
valuing the orders and structures of an organization. The
nurse who exhibits transactional leadership will meet the
targets within the deadline given by the organization. The
nurse will also follow the rules of an organization and will
correct the errors of an employee in a reactive manner.
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Motivating or inspiring the employees and increasing
employee commitment are the characteristics of
transformational leadership.
The unit nurse manager comes to work obviously
intoxicated. Which action is the staff nurse ethically
obligated to take?
1 Call the security guard.
2 Tell the nurse manager to go home.
3 Have the supervisor validate the observation.
4 Offer the nurse manager a large cup of coffee - Answer-
3 Have the supervisor validate the observation.
The staff nurse should call the hospital supervisor to
confirm and handle the problem. The security guard has
no authority in this situation. Although sending the nurse
manager home removes the nurse manager from the
clinical setting, this action misses an opportunity for
documenting the situation and the nurse manager is in no
condition to drive safely. Drinking coffee does not make a
person less intoxicated.
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Which aspects are considered when determining the
willingness of a nursing assistant before delegating a
task? Select all that apply.
1 Ability
2 Attitude
3 Personality
4 Confidence
5 Commitment - Answer-2, 4, 5
An individual's willingness is related to attitude,
confidence, and commitment.
Ability is related to knowledge and skills in a specific
situation. Personality characteristics can influence the
effectiveness of the delegator.
Which performance appraisal method is used by nurse
managers to measure the performance of the nurse both
qualitatively and quantitatively?
1 Narrative method
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2 Critical incidents method
3 Graphic rating scale form
4 Behaviorally anchored rating scales - Answer-4
The behaviorally anchored rating scale is a performance
appraisal method that provides an overview of nursing
standards by determining performance both qualitatively
and quantitatively.
The narrative method requires a manager to write a
statement about the nurse's performance. The critical
incidents type is a performance appraisal method in which
a manager keeps a written record of positive and negative
performance. The graphic rating scale form is a
performance appraisal checklist on which a manager rates
the nurse's performance on a continuum such as
excellent, good, average, and poor.
The healthcare team is caring for clients in an emergency
department. How soon should the clients triaged as an
emergency severity index-3 (ESI-3) be seen by the
physician according to the five level triage system?
1 Immediately
