NURS 3720 EXAM 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRESENTING FULLY SOLVED CONTENT
◉What is management? Answer: Ensuring that people have the
necessary resources to get the job done
◉What is followership? Answer: Involves engaging with others who
are leading or managing, by contributing to the work that needs to
be done.
◉What is appreciative inquiry and the five-dimensional cycle?
Answer: - It is associated with how people question and solve
problems
- 1. definition, 2. discovery, 3. dream, 4. design, and 5. destiny
◉What is trait leadership theory? Answer: - The idea that leaders
have a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics that are
crucial for inspiring others
- Self-awareness of traits is useful for assessing personal strengths
- "The Great Man Theory" - being born with leadership traits
,◉What are style leadership theories? Answer: - Consider how
leaders behave
- Based on task and relationship behaviours
- Leaders need to develop both types of behaviours to be successful
◉What are situational-contingency leadership theories? Answer: -
The effectiveness of leadership depends on situational factors: Path-
goal theory: the leader's behaviour should be contingent on task and
follower characteristics
- Nursing leaders must assess each situation as unique and
determine appropriate actions accordingly
◉What are transformational leadership theories and the 4 I's?
Answer: - Leaders and followers set higher goals and work together
to achieve them
- Idealized, Influence, Individuated consideration, and Inspirational
motivation
◉What are authentic leadership theories? Answer: - Leaders are
aware of their own values and moral convictions and are constantly
realigning their actions to match their values
- Authentic leadership is strongly associated with followers' trust in
their leaders and followers' positive emotions
,◉What are management theories? Answer: - Taylor (1947): the
founder of "scientific management" and the "efficiency movement"
- Mintzberg (1990): organizational structures and processes
- Followership theories
◉What is complexity science? Answer: - The study of complex
systems: "the patterns of relationships within them, how they are
sustained, how they self-organize, and how outcomes emerge"
- Nurses must be flexible and dynamic to keep up with the ever-
changing systems of people, healthcare, public policy, and human
relationships
- Networking, attractors, emergence, systems thinking, and the
butterfly effect
◉What are the three competency domains for leadership
management? Answer: - Managing the business
- Leading within
- Leading people
◉What are some key competencies for nurse leaders in the 21st
century? Answer: - Interactive leadership: different actors within
the health system
- Empowerment of operational leaders: look at new mechanisms
and build and learning health system
, - Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health
dialogue
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health
dialogue
- Increasing evidence and research to understand leadership in
different health systems
◉What is imposter phenomenon? Answer: - Self-doubt in one's
ability to function adequately in one's role
- Common in novice nurses and novice leaders
- May prevent nurses from taking advantage of leadership
opportunities because of feelings of inadequacy
◉Health informatics competencies allow nurses to: Answer: -
Address new health challenges by using technology to retrieve the
best available evidence
- Communicate findings and changes
- Understand information management
◉What are the 6 P's of social media use? Answer: - Keep it Positive
- Maintain the Privacy of others
- Keep is Professional
- Keep it Person-free (no specific reference to others)
- Protect your Professionalism
PRESENTING FULLY SOLVED CONTENT
◉What is management? Answer: Ensuring that people have the
necessary resources to get the job done
◉What is followership? Answer: Involves engaging with others who
are leading or managing, by contributing to the work that needs to
be done.
◉What is appreciative inquiry and the five-dimensional cycle?
Answer: - It is associated with how people question and solve
problems
- 1. definition, 2. discovery, 3. dream, 4. design, and 5. destiny
◉What is trait leadership theory? Answer: - The idea that leaders
have a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics that are
crucial for inspiring others
- Self-awareness of traits is useful for assessing personal strengths
- "The Great Man Theory" - being born with leadership traits
,◉What are style leadership theories? Answer: - Consider how
leaders behave
- Based on task and relationship behaviours
- Leaders need to develop both types of behaviours to be successful
◉What are situational-contingency leadership theories? Answer: -
The effectiveness of leadership depends on situational factors: Path-
goal theory: the leader's behaviour should be contingent on task and
follower characteristics
- Nursing leaders must assess each situation as unique and
determine appropriate actions accordingly
◉What are transformational leadership theories and the 4 I's?
Answer: - Leaders and followers set higher goals and work together
to achieve them
- Idealized, Influence, Individuated consideration, and Inspirational
motivation
◉What are authentic leadership theories? Answer: - Leaders are
aware of their own values and moral convictions and are constantly
realigning their actions to match their values
- Authentic leadership is strongly associated with followers' trust in
their leaders and followers' positive emotions
,◉What are management theories? Answer: - Taylor (1947): the
founder of "scientific management" and the "efficiency movement"
- Mintzberg (1990): organizational structures and processes
- Followership theories
◉What is complexity science? Answer: - The study of complex
systems: "the patterns of relationships within them, how they are
sustained, how they self-organize, and how outcomes emerge"
- Nurses must be flexible and dynamic to keep up with the ever-
changing systems of people, healthcare, public policy, and human
relationships
- Networking, attractors, emergence, systems thinking, and the
butterfly effect
◉What are the three competency domains for leadership
management? Answer: - Managing the business
- Leading within
- Leading people
◉What are some key competencies for nurse leaders in the 21st
century? Answer: - Interactive leadership: different actors within
the health system
- Empowerment of operational leaders: look at new mechanisms
and build and learning health system
, - Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health
dialogue
- Involvement of communities, patients, and families in the health
dialogue
- Increasing evidence and research to understand leadership in
different health systems
◉What is imposter phenomenon? Answer: - Self-doubt in one's
ability to function adequately in one's role
- Common in novice nurses and novice leaders
- May prevent nurses from taking advantage of leadership
opportunities because of feelings of inadequacy
◉Health informatics competencies allow nurses to: Answer: -
Address new health challenges by using technology to retrieve the
best available evidence
- Communicate findings and changes
- Understand information management
◉What are the 6 P's of social media use? Answer: - Keep it Positive
- Maintain the Privacy of others
- Keep is Professional
- Keep it Person-free (no specific reference to others)
- Protect your Professionalism
