NU 456 - Leadership Practice Questions
With Correct Answers
The |clinic |leader |tends |to |make |decisions |independently |and |closely |supervises |and |controls |
the |practice |of |nurses |at |the |clinic. |What |type |of |leadership |is |this |demonstrating?
a) |authoritarian
b) |democratic
c) |Laissiz-Faire
d) |contingency |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |authoritarian
A |nurse |is |applying |decision |making |process |to |a |clinical |challenge. |When |applying |the |
process, |the |nurse |must:
a) |analyze |the |root |cause |of |the |situation
b) |begin |by |solving |the |underlying |problem
c) |choose |between |different |courses |of |action
d) |prioritize |the |multiple |good |for |the |maximum |amount |of |people |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c)
|choose |between |different |courses |of |action
21st |century |leadership |models |generally |emphasize |the |importance |of |what |characteristics? |
a) |incentives
b) |motivation
c) |consequences
, d) |relationships |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |relationships
Is |cost |containment |primarily |the |responsibility |of |the |health-care |organization |as |a |whole?
a) |true
b) |false |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |false
The |nurses |on |a |surgical |unit |agree |to |work |extra |hours |of |overtime |when |necessary |and |in |
return |they |are |guaranteed |certain |weekends |off. |This |is |an |example |of |which |of |the |following |
resolution |strategies?
a) |Compromising
b) |Competing
c) |Accommodating
d) |Smoothing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Compromising
A |staff |nurse |from |the |adult |telemetry |unit |is |floated |to |the |pedi |unit |for |the |day |shift |and |
assigned |to |all |of |the |following |clients. |Upon |review |of |the |assignment |by |the |charge |nurse, |a |
change |is |determined |to |be |necessary. |Which |of |the |following |clients |would |be |assigned |to |
one |of |the |regular |pediatric |nurses?
a) |a |2 |year |old |with |a |heart |murmur
b) |an |8 |week |old |with |hyperbilirubinemia
c) |a |16 |week |old |with |cardiomyopathy
d) |a |4 |year |old |with |pulmonary |hyperension |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |an |8 |week |old |with |
hyperbilirubinemia
With Correct Answers
The |clinic |leader |tends |to |make |decisions |independently |and |closely |supervises |and |controls |
the |practice |of |nurses |at |the |clinic. |What |type |of |leadership |is |this |demonstrating?
a) |authoritarian
b) |democratic
c) |Laissiz-Faire
d) |contingency |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |authoritarian
A |nurse |is |applying |decision |making |process |to |a |clinical |challenge. |When |applying |the |
process, |the |nurse |must:
a) |analyze |the |root |cause |of |the |situation
b) |begin |by |solving |the |underlying |problem
c) |choose |between |different |courses |of |action
d) |prioritize |the |multiple |good |for |the |maximum |amount |of |people |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c)
|choose |between |different |courses |of |action
21st |century |leadership |models |generally |emphasize |the |importance |of |what |characteristics? |
a) |incentives
b) |motivation
c) |consequences
, d) |relationships |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |relationships
Is |cost |containment |primarily |the |responsibility |of |the |health-care |organization |as |a |whole?
a) |true
b) |false |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |false
The |nurses |on |a |surgical |unit |agree |to |work |extra |hours |of |overtime |when |necessary |and |in |
return |they |are |guaranteed |certain |weekends |off. |This |is |an |example |of |which |of |the |following |
resolution |strategies?
a) |Compromising
b) |Competing
c) |Accommodating
d) |Smoothing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Compromising
A |staff |nurse |from |the |adult |telemetry |unit |is |floated |to |the |pedi |unit |for |the |day |shift |and |
assigned |to |all |of |the |following |clients. |Upon |review |of |the |assignment |by |the |charge |nurse, |a |
change |is |determined |to |be |necessary. |Which |of |the |following |clients |would |be |assigned |to |
one |of |the |regular |pediatric |nurses?
a) |a |2 |year |old |with |a |heart |murmur
b) |an |8 |week |old |with |hyperbilirubinemia
c) |a |16 |week |old |with |cardiomyopathy
d) |a |4 |year |old |with |pulmonary |hyperension |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |an |8 |week |old |with |
hyperbilirubinemia
