TESTBANK
v
,Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
v v v v v
Huber:Leadership& Nursing CareManagement, 6thEdition
v v v v v v v
MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Leadership is best defined as: v v v v
a. an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
v v v v v v v
b. delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities. v v v v v v v v v
c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
v v v v v v v v v
d. the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
v v v v v v v v
ANS: C v
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
support among followers.
v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates of staff
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data findings?
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
a. Effective leadership v
b. Management involvement v
c. Mentoring
d. Rewards and recognition v v
ANS: A v
Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it being a
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and qualityof care.
v v v v v v v v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
development of care for patients with total knee replacement. Which of the following
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
statements exemplifies leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team meeting?
v v v v v v v v v v
a. “Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.”
v v v v v v v v v v v
b. “Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
v v v v v v v v
c. “Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.” v v v v v v v v
d. “Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”
v v v v v v v
ANS: B v
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work and depicts
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
some skill at interpersonal relationships.
v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
v v v v v v v v
,4. Which of the following is true of management activities?
v v v v v v v v
a. Inspiring a vision is a management function. v v v v v v
b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. v v v v v
c. Management is more focused on human relationships. v v v v v v
d. Management is more important than leadership. v v v v v
ANS: B v
Management is focused on task accomplishment. v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
5. During a staff meeting, a group of RNs has complained that medications are not arriving to the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
unit in a timely manner. The nurse manager suggests that the group resolve this issue through the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
development and work of a multidisciplinary team led by one of these RNs. This scenario
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
demonstrates:
v
a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. v
ANS: B v
Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In this v v v v v v v v v v v v v
situation, the manager has given authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act in the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
investigation and resolution of this issue.
v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: ApplyN
( Ap R
p l i caIti onG)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v
USNT v
v
v
v
v
v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining a fall at home. When
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
creating a care plan for the patient, she requests that the doctor order a home health visit to assess for
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
home safety and medication compliance. In addition, the nurse is concerned about the nutrition of
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
the patient and requests a dietitian evaluation. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
leadership skills?
v v
a. Care provider v
b. Business principles v
c. Care coordination v
d. Change management v
ANS: C v
Care coordination is the deliveryof nursing services that involves the organization and
v v v v v v v v v v v v
coordination of complex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership skills to facilitate
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
delivery of quality care.
v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning v v v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
v v v v v v v v v
7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply v v v v v v are two critical skills every nurse
v v v v v
v needs to enhance professional practice.
v v v v
a. vision
, b. supervision
c. delegation
d. problem solving v
ANS: D v
Every nurse needs two critical skills to enhance professional practice. One is a skill at interpersonal
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
relationships. This is fundamental to leadership and the work of nursing. The second skill is
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
applying the problem-solving process. This involves critical thinking, problem identification, and
v v v v v v v v v v v
the development of objectivity.
v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
8. Good leaders need to be able to demonstrate an intuitive skill of empathy and expressiveness
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
when dealing with others in the workplace. This requires sensitivity and awareness of the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
emotions and moods of others and is known as:
v v v v v v v v v
a. social awareness. v
b. self-awareness.
c. self-management.
d. relationship management. v
ANS: A v
Social awareness is an intuitive skill of empathyand expressiveness in being sensitive and aware of
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
the emotions and moods of others.
v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: AssessNmenRt I GTB.COM
U SCareNEnvironment:
v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective
v Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v
9. The personal leadership skill for nurses that consists of self-awareness, discipline, motivation,
v v v v v v v v v v v
v social awareness, and relationship management is known as what?
v v v v v v v v
a. Leadership.
b. Management.
c. Emotional intelligence v
d. Vision
ANS: C v
Among the important personal leadership skills for nurses is emotional intelligence (EI). EI traits
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
are emotional factors consisting of five defining attributes: self-awareness,
v v v v v v v v v
self-regulation or discipline, motivation, social awareness, and relationship management. v v v v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
10. are vital to good leaders because they are able to take the vision of the leader and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
achieve the determined goals.
v v v v
a. Managers
b. Motivators
c. Visionaries
d. Followers
v
,Chapter 01: Leadership and Management Principles
v v v v v
Huber:Leadership& Nursing CareManagement, 6thEdition
v v v v v v v
MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Leadership is best defined as: v v v v
a. an interpersonal process of participating by encouraging fellowship.
v v v v v v v
b. delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of activities. v v v v v v v v v
c. inspiring people to accomplish goals through support and confidence building.
v v v v v v v v v
d. the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
v v v v v v v v
ANS: C v
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
support among followers.
v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
2. A medical-surgical unit reports higher rates of patient satisfaction coupled with high rates of staff
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
satisfaction and productivity. Which of the following is attributed to the data findings?
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
a. Effective leadership v
b. Management involvement v
c. Mentoring
d. Rewards and recognition v v
ANS: A v
Effective leadership is important in nursing because of the impact on nurses’ work lives, it being a
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
stabilizing influence during change, and for nurses’ productivity and qualityof care.
v v v v v v v v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
3. A staff registered nurse (RN) is leading a multidisciplinary clinical pathway team in the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
development of care for patients with total knee replacement. Which of the following
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
statements exemplifies leadership behaviors in a clinical pathway team meeting?
v v v v v v v v v v
a. “Nursing is responsible for pain control of the total knee replacement patient.”
v v v v v v v v v v v
b. “Our pharmacist has provided some excellent pain control literature.”
v v v v v v v v
c. “Physical therapy’s expertise is in rehabilitation, not pain control.” v v v v v v v v
d. “Total knee replacement patients require optimal pain control.”
v v v v v v v
ANS: B v
Leadership is the process of influencing people to accomplish goals by inspiring confidence and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
support among followers. The correct answer is supportive of a team member’s work and depicts
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
some skill at interpersonal relationships.
v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
v v v v v v v v
,4. Which of the following is true of management activities?
v v v v v v v v
a. Inspiring a vision is a management function. v v v v v v
b. Management is focused on task accomplishment. v v v v v
c. Management is more focused on human relationships. v v v v v v
d. Management is more important than leadership. v v v v v
ANS: B v
Management is focused on task accomplishment. v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
5. During a staff meeting, a group of RNs has complained that medications are not arriving to the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
unit in a timely manner. The nurse manager suggests that the group resolve this issue through the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
development and work of a multidisciplinary team led by one of these RNs. This scenario
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
demonstrates:
v
a. adaptation.
b. empowerment.
c. flexibility.
d. relationship management. v
ANS: B v
Empowerment is the giving of authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act. In this v v v v v v v v v v v v v
situation, the manager has given authority, responsibility, and the freedom to act in the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
investigation and resolution of this issue.
v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: ApplyN
( Ap R
p l i caIti onG)
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v
USNT v
v
v
v
v
v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
6. A nurse is caring for an elderly patient who was admitted after sustaining a fall at home. When
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
creating a care plan for the patient, she requests that the doctor order a home health visit to assess for
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
home safety and medication compliance. In addition, the nurse is concerned about the nutrition of
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
the patient and requests a dietitian evaluation. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
leadership skills?
v v
a. Care provider v
b. Business principles v
c. Care coordination v
d. Change management v
ANS: C v
Care coordination is the deliveryof nursing services that involves the organization and
v v v v v v v v v v v v
coordination of complex activities. The nurse uses managerial and leadership skills to facilitate
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
delivery of quality care.
v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning v v v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk Potential
v v v v v v v v v
7. Interpersonal communication and the ability to apply v v v v v v are two critical skills every nurse
v v v v v
v needs to enhance professional practice.
v v v v
a. vision
, b. supervision
c. delegation
d. problem solving v
ANS: D v
Every nurse needs two critical skills to enhance professional practice. One is a skill at interpersonal
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
relationships. This is fundamental to leadership and the work of nursing. The second skill is
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
applying the problem-solving process. This involves critical thinking, problem identification, and
v v v v v v v v v v v
the development of objectivity.
v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
8. Good leaders need to be able to demonstrate an intuitive skill of empathy and expressiveness
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
when dealing with others in the workplace. This requires sensitivity and awareness of the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
emotions and moods of others and is known as:
v v v v v v v v v
a. social awareness. v
b. self-awareness.
c. self-management.
d. relationship management. v
ANS: A v
Social awareness is an intuitive skill of empathyand expressiveness in being sensitive and aware of
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
the emotions and moods of others.
v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: AssessNmenRt I GTB.COM
U SCareNEnvironment:
v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective
v Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v
9. The personal leadership skill for nurses that consists of self-awareness, discipline, motivation,
v v v v v v v v v v v
v social awareness, and relationship management is known as what?
v v v v v v v v
a. Leadership.
b. Management.
c. Emotional intelligence v
d. Vision
ANS: C v
Among the important personal leadership skills for nurses is emotional intelligence (EI). EI traits
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
are emotional factors consisting of five defining attributes: self-awareness,
v v v v v v v v v
self-regulation or discipline, motivation, social awareness, and relationship management. v v v v v v v v
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember(Knowledge) v v v
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
10. are vital to good leaders because they are able to take the vision of the leader and
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
achieve the determined goals.
v v v v
a. Managers
b. Motivators
c. Visionaries
d. Followers
