TEST BANK FOR
NURSING
LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
(LATEST UPDATE)
Chapter451:45Nursing45Leadership45and45Manage
ment45MULTIPLE45CHOICE
1. According45to45Henri45Fayol,45the45functions45of45planning,45organizing,45coordinating,45and4
5controlling45are45considered45which45aspect45of45management?
a. Roles
b. Process
45c.Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS:45B,45The45management45process45includes45planning,45organizing,45coordinating,45and45controlling.45Managemen
t45roles45include45information45processing,45interpersonal45relationships,45and45decision45making.45Management45functio
ns45include45planning,45organizing,45staffing,45directing,45coordinating,45reporting,45and45budgeting.45A45taxonomy45is4
5a45system45that45orders45principles45into45a45grouping45or45classification.
2. Which45of45the45following45is45considered45a45decisional45managerial45role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
45c.Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS:45D,45The45decisional45managerial45roles45include45entrepreneur,45disturbance45handler,45allocator45of45resources,4
5and45negotiator.45The45information45processing45managerial45roles45include45monitor,45disseminator,45and45spokespers
on.45The45interpersonal45managerial45roles45include45figurehead,45leader,45and45liaison.
3. A45nurse45manager45meets45regularly45with45other45nurse45managers,45participates45on45the45o
rganizations45committees,45and45attends45meetings45sponsored45by45professional45organizatio
ns45in45order45to45manage45relationships.45These45activities45are45considered45which45functio
n45of45a45manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem45solving
, c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS:45D,45The45role45functions45to45manage45relationships45are45networking,45supporting,45developing45and45mentorin
g,45managing45conflict45and45team45building,45motivating45and45inspiring,45recognizing,45and45rewarding.45The45role45
functions45to45manage45the45work45are45planning45and45organizing,45problem45solving,45clarifying45roles45and45objecti
ves,45informing,45monitoring,45consulting,45and45delegating.
4. A45nurse45was45recently45promoted45to45a45middle-
level45manager45position.45The45nurses45title45would45most45likely45be45which45of45the45followi
ng?
a. First-line45manager
b. Director
c. Vice45president45of45patient45care45services
d. Chief45nurse45executive
ANS:45B,45A45middle-level45manager45is45called45a45director.45A45low45managerial-45level45job45is45called45the45first-
line45manager.45A45nurse45in45an45executive45level45role45is45called45a45chief45nurse45executive45or45vice45president4
5of45patient45care45services.
5. A45nurse45manager45who45uses45Frederick45Taylors45scientific45management45approach,45w
ould45most45likely45focus45on45which45of45the45following?
a. General45principles
, b. Positional45authority
c. Labor45productivity
d. Impersonal45relations
ANS:45C,45The45area45of45focus45for45scientific45management45is45labor45productivity.45In45bureaucratic45theory,45efficie
ncy45is45achieved45through45impersonal45relations45within45a45formal45structure45and45is45based45on45positional45authori
ty.45Administrative45principle45theory45consists45of45principles45of45management45that45are45relevant45to45any45organizat
ion.
6. According45to45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation,45force:
a. is45the45perceived45possibility45that45the45goal45will45be45achieved.
b. describes45the45amount45of45effort45one45will45exert45to45reach45ones45goal.
c. describes45people45who45have45free45will45but45choose45to45comply45with45orders45they45are45given.
d. is45a45naturally45forming45social45group45that45can45become45a45contributor45to45an45organiz
ation.
ANS:45B,45According45to45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation,45Force45describes45the45amount45of45effort45one45will45e
xert45to45reach45ones45goal.45Valence45speaks45to45the45level45of45attractiveness45or45unattractiveness45of45the45goal.45E
xpectancy45is45the45perceived45possibility45that45the45goal45will45be45achieved.45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation45can4
5be45demonstrated45in45the45form45of45an45equation:45Force45=45Valence45Expectancy45(Vroom,451964).45The45theory4
5proposes45that45this45equation45can45help45to45predict45the45motivation,45or45force,45of45an45individual45as45described45
by45Vroom.
7. According45to45R.45N.45Lussier,45motivation:
a. is45unconsciously45demonstrated45by45people.
b. occurs45externally45to45influence45behavior.
c. is45determined45by45others45choices.
d. occurs45internally45to45influence45behavior.
ANS:45D,45Motivation45is45a45process45that45occurs45internally45to45influence45and45direct45our45behavior45in45order45to45
satisfy45needs.45Motivation45is45not45explicitly45demonstrated45by45people,45but45rather45it45is45interpreted45from45their4
5behavior.45Motivation45is45whatever45influences45our45choices45and45creates45direction,45intensity,45and45persistence45in
45our45behavior.
8. According45to45R.45N.45Lussier,45there45are45content45motivation45theories45and45process
45motivation45theories.45Which45of45the45following45is45considered45a45process45motivat
ion45theory?
a. Equity45theory
b. Hierarchy45of45needs45theo
ry45c.Existence-relatedness-
growth45theory
d. Hygiene45maintenance45and45motivation45factors
ANS:45A,45The45process45motivation45theories45are45equity45theory45and45expectancy45theory.45The45content45motivati
on45theories45include45Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs45theory,45Aldefers45existence-45relatedness-
growth45(ERG)45theory,45and45Herzbergs45hygiene45maintenance45factors45and45motivation45factors.
9. The45theory45that45includes45maintenance45and45motivation45factors45is:
a. Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs.
b. Herzbergs45two-
factor45theory.45c.McGregors45theory4
5X45and45theory45Y.
d. Ouchis45theory45Z.
ANS:45B,45The45two-
factor45theory45of45motivation45includes45motivation45and45maintenance45factors.45Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs45includ
es45the45following45needs:45physiological,45safety,45security,45belonging,45and45self-
actualization.45In45theory45X,45employees45prefer45security,45direction,45and45minimal45responsibility.45In45theory45Y,45e
mployees45enjoy45their45work,45show45self-
control45and45discipline,45are45able45to45contribute45creatively,45and45are45motivated45by45ties45to45the45group,45organizat
ion,45and45the45work45itself.45The45focus45of45theory45Z45is45collective45decision45making45and45long-
term45employment45that45involves45slower45promotions45and45less45direct45supervision.
, 10. A45nurse45is45appointed45to45a45leadership45position45in45the45local45hospital.45The45nurses45positi
on45would45be
considered45which45of45the45following?
NURSING
LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
(LATEST UPDATE)
Chapter451:45Nursing45Leadership45and45Manage
ment45MULTIPLE45CHOICE
1. According45to45Henri45Fayol,45the45functions45of45planning,45organizing,45coordinating,45and4
5controlling45are45considered45which45aspect45of45management?
a. Roles
b. Process
45c.Functions
d. Taxonomy
ANS:45B,45The45management45process45includes45planning,45organizing,45coordinating,45and45controlling.45Managemen
t45roles45include45information45processing,45interpersonal45relationships,45and45decision45making.45Management45functio
ns45include45planning,45organizing,45staffing,45directing,45coordinating,45reporting,45and45budgeting.45A45taxonomy45is4
5a45system45that45orders45principles45into45a45grouping45or45classification.
2. Which45of45the45following45is45considered45a45decisional45managerial45role?
a. Disseminator
b. Figurehead
45c.Leader
d. Entrepreneur
ANS:45D,45The45decisional45managerial45roles45include45entrepreneur,45disturbance45handler,45allocator45of45resources,4
5and45negotiator.45The45information45processing45managerial45roles45include45monitor,45disseminator,45and45spokespers
on.45The45interpersonal45managerial45roles45include45figurehead,45leader,45and45liaison.
3. A45nurse45manager45meets45regularly45with45other45nurse45managers,45participates45on45the45o
rganizations45committees,45and45attends45meetings45sponsored45by45professional45organizatio
ns45in45order45to45manage45relationships.45These45activities45are45considered45which45functio
n45of45a45manager?
a. Informing
b. Problem45solving
, c. Monitoring
d. Networking
ANS:45D,45The45role45functions45to45manage45relationships45are45networking,45supporting,45developing45and45mentorin
g,45managing45conflict45and45team45building,45motivating45and45inspiring,45recognizing,45and45rewarding.45The45role45
functions45to45manage45the45work45are45planning45and45organizing,45problem45solving,45clarifying45roles45and45objecti
ves,45informing,45monitoring,45consulting,45and45delegating.
4. A45nurse45was45recently45promoted45to45a45middle-
level45manager45position.45The45nurses45title45would45most45likely45be45which45of45the45followi
ng?
a. First-line45manager
b. Director
c. Vice45president45of45patient45care45services
d. Chief45nurse45executive
ANS:45B,45A45middle-level45manager45is45called45a45director.45A45low45managerial-45level45job45is45called45the45first-
line45manager.45A45nurse45in45an45executive45level45role45is45called45a45chief45nurse45executive45or45vice45president4
5of45patient45care45services.
5. A45nurse45manager45who45uses45Frederick45Taylors45scientific45management45approach,45w
ould45most45likely45focus45on45which45of45the45following?
a. General45principles
, b. Positional45authority
c. Labor45productivity
d. Impersonal45relations
ANS:45C,45The45area45of45focus45for45scientific45management45is45labor45productivity.45In45bureaucratic45theory,45efficie
ncy45is45achieved45through45impersonal45relations45within45a45formal45structure45and45is45based45on45positional45authori
ty.45Administrative45principle45theory45consists45of45principles45of45management45that45are45relevant45to45any45organizat
ion.
6. According45to45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation,45force:
a. is45the45perceived45possibility45that45the45goal45will45be45achieved.
b. describes45the45amount45of45effort45one45will45exert45to45reach45ones45goal.
c. describes45people45who45have45free45will45but45choose45to45comply45with45orders45they45are45given.
d. is45a45naturally45forming45social45group45that45can45become45a45contributor45to45an45organiz
ation.
ANS:45B,45According45to45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation,45Force45describes45the45amount45of45effort45one45will45e
xert45to45reach45ones45goal.45Valence45speaks45to45the45level45of45attractiveness45or45unattractiveness45of45the45goal.45E
xpectancy45is45the45perceived45possibility45that45the45goal45will45be45achieved.45Vrooms45Theory45of45Motivation45can4
5be45demonstrated45in45the45form45of45an45equation:45Force45=45Valence45Expectancy45(Vroom,451964).45The45theory4
5proposes45that45this45equation45can45help45to45predict45the45motivation,45or45force,45of45an45individual45as45described45
by45Vroom.
7. According45to45R.45N.45Lussier,45motivation:
a. is45unconsciously45demonstrated45by45people.
b. occurs45externally45to45influence45behavior.
c. is45determined45by45others45choices.
d. occurs45internally45to45influence45behavior.
ANS:45D,45Motivation45is45a45process45that45occurs45internally45to45influence45and45direct45our45behavior45in45order45to45
satisfy45needs.45Motivation45is45not45explicitly45demonstrated45by45people,45but45rather45it45is45interpreted45from45their4
5behavior.45Motivation45is45whatever45influences45our45choices45and45creates45direction,45intensity,45and45persistence45in
45our45behavior.
8. According45to45R.45N.45Lussier,45there45are45content45motivation45theories45and45process
45motivation45theories.45Which45of45the45following45is45considered45a45process45motivat
ion45theory?
a. Equity45theory
b. Hierarchy45of45needs45theo
ry45c.Existence-relatedness-
growth45theory
d. Hygiene45maintenance45and45motivation45factors
ANS:45A,45The45process45motivation45theories45are45equity45theory45and45expectancy45theory.45The45content45motivati
on45theories45include45Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs45theory,45Aldefers45existence-45relatedness-
growth45(ERG)45theory,45and45Herzbergs45hygiene45maintenance45factors45and45motivation45factors.
9. The45theory45that45includes45maintenance45and45motivation45factors45is:
a. Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs.
b. Herzbergs45two-
factor45theory.45c.McGregors45theory4
5X45and45theory45Y.
d. Ouchis45theory45Z.
ANS:45B,45The45two-
factor45theory45of45motivation45includes45motivation45and45maintenance45factors.45Maslows45hierarchy45of45needs45includ
es45the45following45needs:45physiological,45safety,45security,45belonging,45and45self-
actualization.45In45theory45X,45employees45prefer45security,45direction,45and45minimal45responsibility.45In45theory45Y,45e
mployees45enjoy45their45work,45show45self-
control45and45discipline,45are45able45to45contribute45creatively,45and45are45motivated45by45ties45to45the45group,45organizat
ion,45and45the45work45itself.45The45focus45of45theory45Z45is45collective45decision45making45and45long-
term45employment45that45involves45slower45promotions45and45less45direct45supervision.
, 10. A45nurse45is45appointed45to45a45leadership45position45in45the45local45hospital.45The45nurses45positi
on45would45be
considered45which45of45the45following?
