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Test Bank Essentials of Nursing Leadership &
Management 7th Edition Sally A. Weiss



Chapter 1: Nursing Leadership and Management

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. According to Henri Fayol, the functions of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling
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are considered which aspect of management?
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a. Roles
b. Process
c. Functions
d. Taxonomy

ANS: B, The management process includes planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling. Management roles include
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information processing, interpersonal relationships, and decision making. Management functions include planning,
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organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting. A taxonomy is a system that orders principles into
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a grouping or
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2. Which of the following is considered a decisional managerial role?
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a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
c. Leader
d. Entrepreneur

ANS: D, The decisional managerial roles include entrepreneur, disturbance handler, allocator of resources, and negotiator.
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The information processing managerial roles include monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson. The interpersonal
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managerial roles include figurehead, leader, and liaison.
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3. A nurse manager meets regularly with other nurse managers, participates on the
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organizations committees, and attends meetings sponsored by professional organizations in order
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to manage relationships. These activities are considered which function of a manager?
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a. Informing
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c. Monitoring
d. Networking

ANS: D, The role functions to manage relationships are networking, supporting, developing and mentoring, managing
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conflict and team building, motivating and inspiring, recognizing, and rewarding. The role functions to manage the work
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are planning
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delegating.

4. A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position. The nurses title would
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most likely be which of the following?
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a. First-line manager L


b. Director
c. Vice president of patient care services
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d. Chief nurse executive L L




ANS: B, A middle-level manager is called a director. A low managerial- level job is called the first-line manager. A nurse in
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an executive level role is called a chief nurse executive or vice president of patient care services.
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5. A nurse manager who uses Frederick Taylors scientific management approach, would most
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likely focus on which of the following?
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b. Positional authority L



c. Labor productivity L



d. Impersonal relations L




ANS: C, The area of focus for scientific management is labor productivity. In bureaucratic theory, efficiency is achieved
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through impersonal relations within a formal structure and is based on positional authority. Administrative principle theory
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consists of principles of management that are relevant to any organization.
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6. According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, force: L L L L L L




a. is the perceived possibility that the goal will be achieved.
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b. describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
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c. describes people who have free will but choose to comply with orders they are given.
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d. is a naturally forming social group that can become a contributor to an organization.
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ANS: B, According to Vrooms Theory of Motivation, Force describes the amount of effort one will exert to reach ones goal.
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Valence speaks to the level of attractiveness or unattractiveness of the goal. Expectancy is the perceived possibility that the
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goal will be achieved. Vrooms Theory of Motivation can be demonstrated in the form of an equation: Force = Valence
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Expectancy (Vroom, 1964). The theory proposes that this equation can help to predict the motivation, or force, of an
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individual as described by Vroom.
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7. According to R. N. Lussier, motivation: L L L L L




a. is unconsciously demonstrated by people.
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b. occurs externally to influence behavior.
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c. is determined by others choices.
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d. occurs internally to influence behavior.
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ANS: D, Motivation is a process that occurs internally to influence and direct our behavior in order to satisfy needs.
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Motivation is not explicitly demonstrated by people, but rather it is interpreted from their behavior. Motivation is whatever
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influences our choices and creates direction, intensity, and persistence in our behavior.
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8. According to R. N. Lussier, there are content motivation theories and process motivation
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theories. Which of the following is considered a process motivation theory?
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a. Equity theory L



b. Hierarchy of needs theory L L L



c. Existence-relatedness-growth theory L



d. Hygiene maintenance and motivation factors L L L L




ANS: A, The process motivation theories are equity theory and expectancy theory. The content motivation theories include
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Maslows hierarchy of needs theory, Aldefers existence- relatedness-growth (ERG) theory, and Herzbergs hygiene maintenance
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factors and motivation factors.
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9. The theory that includes maintenance and motivation factors is:
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a. Maslows hierarchy of needs. L L L



b. Herzbergs two-factor theory. L L



c. McGregors theory X and theory Y. L L L L L



d. Ouchis theory Z. L L

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ANS: B, The two-factor theory of motivation includes motivation and maintenance factors. Maslows hierarchy of needs
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includes the following needs: physiological, safety, security, belonging, and self-actualization. In theory X, employees
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prefer security,
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discipline, are able to contribute creatively, and are motivated by ties to the group, organization, and the work itself. The
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focus of theory Z is collective decision making and long-term employment that involves slower promotions and less direct
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supervision.

10. A nurse is appointed to a leadership position in the local hospital. The nurses position would be
considered which of the following?

a. Informal leadership
b. Formal leadership
c. Leadership
d. Management

ANS: B, Formal leadership is based on occupying a position in an organization. Informal leadership is shown by an individual
who demonstrates leadership outside the scope of a formal leadership role or as a member of a group. Leadership is a process of
influence whereby the leader influences others toward goal achievement. Management is a process to achieve organizational
goals.

11. A nursing instructor is evaluating whether the nursing students understand the three
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fundamental qualities that leaders share. According to Bennis and Nanus, the
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fundamental qualities of effective leaders are: L L L L L




a. guided vision, passion, and integrity. L L L L



b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity. L L L L L



c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination. L L L



d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability. L L L




ANS: ABennis and Nanus list guided vision, passion, and integrity as fundamental qualities of effective leaders. Knowledge
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of self, honesty and maturity; intelligence, self-confidence and determination; self-awareness and sociability are all
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desirable traits in leaders as well as in others.
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12. The six traits identified by Kirkpatrick and Locke that separate leaders from non-leaders were:
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a. respectability, trustworthiness, flexibility, self-confidence, intelligence, sociability. L L L L L



b. self-confidence, progression of experiences, influence of others, personal life factors, honesty, L L L L L L L L L L L



drive.
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d. drive, desire to lead, honesty, self-confidence, cognitive ability, knowledge of business.
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ANS: D, Research by Kirkpatrick and Locke concluded that leaders possess six traits: drive, desire to lead, honesty, self-
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confidence, cognitive ability, and knowledge of the business. Woods identified five dominant factors that influenced
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leadership development: self-confidence, innate qualities, progression of experience, influence of significant others, and
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personal life factors. Stogdill identified the following traits of a leader: intelligence, self- confidence, determination,
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integrity, and sociability. Murphy and DeBack identified the following leader characteristics: caring, respectability,
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13. A nurse manager who uses a leadership style that is participatory and where
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authority is delegated to others is most likely using which of the following leadership
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styles?

a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire

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d. Employee-centered

ANS: B, Democratic leadership is participatory, and authority is delegated to others. Autocratic leadership involves centralized
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decision making, with the leader making decisions and using power to command and control others. Laissez-faire leadership
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is passive and permissive, and the leader defers decision making. Employee-centered leadership focuses on the human needs
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of subordinates.
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14. A characteristic of the consideration dimension of leadership behavior is:
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a. focus on the work to be done
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b. focus on the task.
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c. focus on production.
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d. focus on the employee.
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ANS: D, The leadership dimension of consideration involves activities that focus on the employee. Initiating structures of
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leadership involves an emphasis on the work to be done, and a focus on the task and production.
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15. The leadership theory that considers follower readiness as a factor in determining
leadership style is:

a. contingency.
b. path goal.
a. situational.
c. charismatic.

ANS: C, Situational leadership considers the follower readiness as a factor in determining leadership style. Contingency theory
views the pattern of leader behavior as dependent on the interaction of the personality of the leader and the needs of the situation.
In path goal theory, the leader works to motivate followers and influence goal accomplishment. Charismatic leadership has an
inspirational quality that promotes an emotional connection from followers.

16. In contingency theory, the feelings and attitudes of followers regarding acceptance, trust, and
credibility of the leader are called:

a. task structure.
b. position power.
c. low task structure.
d. leader-member relations.

ANS: D, In contingency theory, leader-member relations are the feelings and attitudes of followers regarding acceptance, trust,
and credibility of the leader. Task structure of contingency theory means the degree that work is defined, with specific
procedures, explicit directions, and goals. Low task structure involves work that is not routine, predictable, or clearly defined.
Position power in contingency theory is the degree of formal authority and influence associated with the leader. REF:
FIEDLERS CONTINGENCY THEORY

17. In situational theory, a telling leadership style is considered:
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a. high task, high relationship behavior.
b. high task, low relationship behavior.
c. low task, high relationship behavior.
d. low task, low relationship behavior.

ANS: B, A telling leadership style is high task behavior and low relationship behavior. A high task, high
relationship style is called a selling leadership style. A low task and high relationship style is called a