ESSENTIALS OF Nursing Leadership & Management EIGHTH EDITION Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in a management position? - ANSWERS--B) Leadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses have expert knowledge and

ESSENTIALS OF Nursing Leadership &
Management EIGHTH EDITION


Why is leadership important for nurses if they are not in a management position? -
ANSWERS--B) Leadership is important at all levels in an organization because nurses
have expert knowledge and are interacting with and influencing others.

Leadership is defined as which of the following? - ANSWERS--B) A process that occurs
between a leader and another to participate in the achievement of goals

Motivation is whatever influences our choices. What motivation factors did Herzberg say
would lead to job satisfaction? - ANSWERS--D) Being offered opportunities for
achievement and advancement

What types resources does the chapter identify that managers use to achieve goals?
Select all that apply? - ANSWERS--A,B,C,D
A) human resources
B) financial resources
C) physical resources
D) information resources.
NOT EF

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit presses the alert button to call a code for a patient
experiencing a respiratory arrest. Which leadership style is most effective in this
situation? - ANSWERS--B) Autocratic

Which of the following core competencies will an authentic leader require? Select all
that apply? - ANSWERS--A, B, C, D, E
A) Self knowledge
B) Strategic vision
C) risk taking and creativity
D) interpersonal land communication effectiveness
E) use of inspiration
NOT F

Which of the following is the best rational for why nurse managers provide evaluation
and feedback to nurses? - ANSWERS--B) Patient care must be delivered at the highest
level, which requires evaluation and feedback for those who can provide it.

, According to Ross, how long a period of heavy labor does it take to master any field? -
ANSWERS--D) 10 years


Which of the following are stages of Benner's model? SATA - ANSWERS--A,B,C,E,F
A) novice
B) advanced beginner
C) competent

E) proficient
F) expert

Which of the following is the major purpose of EBP? - ANSWERS--D) To provide a
problem-solving approach to clinical decision making using the best available evidence


Management as a process that is used to day by nurses in healthcare organizations is
best described as which of the following? - ANSWERS--D) Planning, organizing,
staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve goals

Working conditions impact patient care and nurse health. Which of the following are
possible hazards associated with health care work? - ANSWERS--A) Patient assaults
and back injuries form lifting and moving patients

The National Prevention Strategy has prioritized seven areas of health. Which of the
following is NOT identifies as one of the seven areas? - ANSWERS--D) Safe driving
and wearing bike helmets

Which of the following are forces influencing health care delivery and nursing
management? SATA - ANSWERS--A, B, C, D, E
A) aging population
B) cultural diversity
C) informational technology
D) supply and education of nurses
E) increased accountability for performance

Which of the following is NOT a nursing theorist listed as having contributed to the
development of modern nursing? - ANSWERS--D)Shortell

Which of the following are used for program evaluation in population-based nursing
practice? - ANSWERS--C) access, cost equity, quality ACEQ

Which of the following identifies healthcare ratings for the United States Department of
Health and Human Services? - ANSWERS--C) hospital compare