DEVELOPING THE ROLE OF LEADER
YODER-WISE: LEADING AND
MANAGING IN NURSING, 7TH EDITION
CHAPTER 28: EXAM STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
7. To retain supervisory staff members, the director of nursing develops a mentoring
program. The best person to be a mentor for a new supervisor in a leadership position
is someone who has:
a. been in the same position and can relate to the new supervisor's problems.
b. had vast leadership opportunities and likes to talk about his or her past
experiences.
c. leadership experience and time to spend communicating with the new supervisor
about his or her experiences.
d. people who can help the new supervisor get what he or she needs to make the
organization grow quickly and prosper in the process. - Answer-ANS: C
Mentors need to have experience and some success in the leadership area of interest,
as well as interest in the future development of the novice. The mentor can be
geographically distant or close and able to provide advice and feedback.
8. Recruiting among the emerging work force (18 to 35 year olds) is a challenge for
healthcare agencies. Marketing brochures should address the leadership and vision of
the healthcare agency. Which of the following workplace environments will attract
applicants in the emerging work force?
a. A highly professional environment
b. A nurturing and receptive environment
c. An environment highlighted by lots of meetings, so staff members can have lots of
input
d. A totally online environment, so staff members will not have to interface with
uncaring colleagues - Answer-ANS: B
A study of student nurses who represent this age-group indicates that they want a
leader who is receptive, approachable, a team player, and motivating.
9. A nurse executive who considers herself a Baby Boomer will have the challenge of
convincing the emerging work force of the necessity of committee meetings. One of the
primary reasons that the Baby Boom generation appears to have so many meetings in
the work environment is that:
a. they feel more comfortable in a group.
b. they find that the journey to the solution is as important as the solution itself.
, c. they were deprived of collective action opportunities in the past and now feel that
solutions are better when many people have input.
d. Baby Boomers are aging and need the respite from work that meetings offer, so
they can recuperate from the physical demands of the work environment. - Answer-
ANS: B
Baby Boomers mistrust authority and trust in collective action, based on successes with
social movements in their formative years.
10. The hospital administration is discussing the possibility of closing hospital beds in
your unit because of a nursing shortage and the increased amount of overtime required
to care for patients. As the leader on the unit, which of the following examples best
demonstrates your transformational leadership style?
a. Your entire staff walks out on strike.
b. Your staff sends an ultimatum to the clinic director demanding higher pay.
c. A group of your staff members goes to the administration to propose closing of a
different unit.
d. A group of your staff members goes to the administration to request that they be
allowed to work the overtime hours. - Answer-ANS: C
Commitment to the vision that has been created is seen in the ability of the leader to
influence, motivate, and persuade others. The transformational leader can motivate
employees by encouragement of novel, innovative thinking. True transformational
leadership as occurring when the leader is able to motivate followers to create new
ways to problem solve and manage the changes together.
11. John is interested in leadership positions within his nursing organization. Although
he has been on the same unit for 10 years, he has attended two workshops during that
time and has steadfastly refused opportunities to engage in leadership development
opportunities or other learning offered as part of the hospital's succession planning
strategy. He says that he is interested in a leadership role primarily because it will give
him a more stable work schedule and will enable him to spend more time with his
family. In coaching John, it would be important to:
a. affirm that his years of service and stability on the unit are the most important
attributes for assumption of a leadership role.
b. reinforce that his concern with maintaining balance outside work would be a key
factor in selecting him for a leadership position.
c. encourage him to consider the financial rewards of the position, as well as the
positive e - Answer-ANS: D
According to Covey, effective leaders continually engage in learning and self-renewal,
as well as in maintaining a balanced life, radiating positive energy, believing in other
people, being concerned with the common good, and being synergistic.
12. Becky graduated 5 years ago and is keenly interested in pursuing leadership
opportunities. She has been active in learning about leadership through workshops and
Internet research and recently began a graduate degree program with a focus on
nursing administration. She has excellent clinical skills and eagerly accepts
YODER-WISE: LEADING AND
MANAGING IN NURSING, 7TH EDITION
CHAPTER 28: EXAM STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
7. To retain supervisory staff members, the director of nursing develops a mentoring
program. The best person to be a mentor for a new supervisor in a leadership position
is someone who has:
a. been in the same position and can relate to the new supervisor's problems.
b. had vast leadership opportunities and likes to talk about his or her past
experiences.
c. leadership experience and time to spend communicating with the new supervisor
about his or her experiences.
d. people who can help the new supervisor get what he or she needs to make the
organization grow quickly and prosper in the process. - Answer-ANS: C
Mentors need to have experience and some success in the leadership area of interest,
as well as interest in the future development of the novice. The mentor can be
geographically distant or close and able to provide advice and feedback.
8. Recruiting among the emerging work force (18 to 35 year olds) is a challenge for
healthcare agencies. Marketing brochures should address the leadership and vision of
the healthcare agency. Which of the following workplace environments will attract
applicants in the emerging work force?
a. A highly professional environment
b. A nurturing and receptive environment
c. An environment highlighted by lots of meetings, so staff members can have lots of
input
d. A totally online environment, so staff members will not have to interface with
uncaring colleagues - Answer-ANS: B
A study of student nurses who represent this age-group indicates that they want a
leader who is receptive, approachable, a team player, and motivating.
9. A nurse executive who considers herself a Baby Boomer will have the challenge of
convincing the emerging work force of the necessity of committee meetings. One of the
primary reasons that the Baby Boom generation appears to have so many meetings in
the work environment is that:
a. they feel more comfortable in a group.
b. they find that the journey to the solution is as important as the solution itself.
, c. they were deprived of collective action opportunities in the past and now feel that
solutions are better when many people have input.
d. Baby Boomers are aging and need the respite from work that meetings offer, so
they can recuperate from the physical demands of the work environment. - Answer-
ANS: B
Baby Boomers mistrust authority and trust in collective action, based on successes with
social movements in their formative years.
10. The hospital administration is discussing the possibility of closing hospital beds in
your unit because of a nursing shortage and the increased amount of overtime required
to care for patients. As the leader on the unit, which of the following examples best
demonstrates your transformational leadership style?
a. Your entire staff walks out on strike.
b. Your staff sends an ultimatum to the clinic director demanding higher pay.
c. A group of your staff members goes to the administration to propose closing of a
different unit.
d. A group of your staff members goes to the administration to request that they be
allowed to work the overtime hours. - Answer-ANS: C
Commitment to the vision that has been created is seen in the ability of the leader to
influence, motivate, and persuade others. The transformational leader can motivate
employees by encouragement of novel, innovative thinking. True transformational
leadership as occurring when the leader is able to motivate followers to create new
ways to problem solve and manage the changes together.
11. John is interested in leadership positions within his nursing organization. Although
he has been on the same unit for 10 years, he has attended two workshops during that
time and has steadfastly refused opportunities to engage in leadership development
opportunities or other learning offered as part of the hospital's succession planning
strategy. He says that he is interested in a leadership role primarily because it will give
him a more stable work schedule and will enable him to spend more time with his
family. In coaching John, it would be important to:
a. affirm that his years of service and stability on the unit are the most important
attributes for assumption of a leadership role.
b. reinforce that his concern with maintaining balance outside work would be a key
factor in selecting him for a leadership position.
c. encourage him to consider the financial rewards of the position, as well as the
positive e - Answer-ANS: D
According to Covey, effective leaders continually engage in learning and self-renewal,
as well as in maintaining a balanced life, radiating positive energy, believing in other
people, being concerned with the common good, and being synergistic.
12. Becky graduated 5 years ago and is keenly interested in pursuing leadership
opportunities. She has been active in learning about leadership through workshops and
Internet research and recently began a graduate degree program with a focus on
nursing administration. She has excellent clinical skills and eagerly accepts
