EXAM|QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS|2025/2026|GRADED A+
A nurse manager who informs a nurse about a salary increase for excellent performance is
demonstrating a concept from which leadership theory?
A. Behavioral
B. Contemporary
C. Trait
D. Situational - ANSWER B. Contemporary
Which nurse leader uses coercion to ensure staff members accomplish unit goals?
A. Autocratic
B. Behavioral
C. Trait
D. Situational - ANSWER A. Autocratic
Which leadership theory adapts to a management style to different groups and populations?
A. Situational
B. Behavioral
C. Trait
D. Contemporary - ANSWER A. Situational
A leader suggests to staff members the formation of a shared governance council related to
professional practice. This leader is exhibiting which leadership style?
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, A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-Faire
D. Bureaucratic - ANSWER A. Democratic
The nurse who takes responsibility for coordinating the staff schedule is demonstrating
which type of leadership?
A. Informal
B. Appointed
C. Formal
D.Assumed - ANSWER A. Informal
Which leadership style is demonstrated when a nurse manager relates to staff members
impersonally and relies heavily on policies and procedures to direct work processes?
A. Bureaucratic
B. Democratic
C. Laissez-Faire
D. Autocratic - ANSWER A. Bureaucratic
Which quality is displayed when a new nurse approaches the manager with an idea about
how to solve a problem with the dietary department, and the manager encourages the
nurse to schedule a meeting to discuss over coffee?
A. Openness
B. Integrity
C. Dedication
D. Humility - ANSWER A. Openness
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DETAILED ANSWERS|2025/2026|GRADED A+
A nurse manager who informs a nurse about a salary increase for excellent performance is
demonstrating a concept from which leadership theory?
A. Behavioral
B. Contemporary
C. Trait
D. Situational - ANSWER B. Contemporary
Which nurse leader uses coercion to ensure staff members accomplish unit goals?
A. Autocratic
B. Behavioral
C. Trait
D. Situational - ANSWER A. Autocratic
Which leadership theory adapts to a management style to different groups and populations?
A. Situational
B. Behavioral
C. Trait
D. Contemporary - ANSWER A. Situational
A leader suggests to staff members the formation of a shared governance council related to
professional practice. This leader is exhibiting which leadership style?
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, A. Democratic
B. Autocratic
C. Laissez-Faire
D. Bureaucratic - ANSWER A. Democratic
The nurse who takes responsibility for coordinating the staff schedule is demonstrating
which type of leadership?
A. Informal
B. Appointed
C. Formal
D.Assumed - ANSWER A. Informal
Which leadership style is demonstrated when a nurse manager relates to staff members
impersonally and relies heavily on policies and procedures to direct work processes?
A. Bureaucratic
B. Democratic
C. Laissez-Faire
D. Autocratic - ANSWER A. Bureaucratic
Which quality is displayed when a new nurse approaches the manager with an idea about
how to solve a problem with the dietary department, and the manager encourages the
nurse to schedule a meeting to discuss over coffee?
A. Openness
B. Integrity
C. Dedication
D. Humility - ANSWER A. Openness
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