BSN 225 Leadership Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

BSN 225 Leadership Exam Questions and Answers All Correct A new nurse manager is attending a week-long training course to learn to become a better leader. Which leadership theory best matches this nurse manager's actions? Transformational Behavioral Trait Situational - Answer-Behavioral Behavioral theories focus on how leaders behave with the assumption that they can be taught to be good leaders. The nurse manager in this scenario is acting under this theory by attending a training course to become a better leader. Question 1 of 19 A nurse manager is concerned with restocking the emergency cart, creating the staff schedule, requesting floor stock from pharmacy, and checking the orders on patient charts. Based on contemporary leadership theories, which type of leader accurately describes this nurse? - Answer-Transactional Transactional leadership is concerned with day-to-day operations. The focus is on getting the job done. Question 3 of 19 The staff nurse who is recognized by peers as being a leader is demonstrating which type of leadership? Appointed Formal Informal Assumed - Answer-Informal Informal leaders do not hold a formal position as a leader but are recognized as a leader by their peers. Question 4 of 19 Which leadership style is most useful in reducing errors or during a health crisis situation in the workplace? Autocratic Bureaucratic Democratic Laissez-faire - Answer-Autocratic The autocratic leadership style is most useful in crisis situations. The autocratic leader exerts strong control over subordinates, but in a crisis such as CPR, an autocratic leader who is in control fits the situation well.