leadership and management roles in nursing

, What aspect of business should managers emphasize?

A) Decision making
B) Analysis
C) Results
D) Control
E) All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS -E. All of the above

Rationale: Control, decision making, analysis, and results are all crucial elements of
successful management

Which is a characteristic of a leader?

A) Always assigned a position of authority
B) Usually part of a formal organization
C) Focus on group process, information gathering, and feedback
D) Focus on decision making and results - CORRECT ANSWERS -C. Focus on group
process, information gathering, and feedback

Rationale: While managers are more often part of a formal organization and focus more
on result-oriented tasks, leaders tend to focus more on things such as group process

Which was the focus of Weber's management theory?

A) Bureaucratic functions
B) Management functions
C) Scientific management
D) Activities of management - CORRECT ANSWERS -A. Bureaucratic functions

Rationale: Weber developed the theory of bureaucratic organizations. Management
functions theory was developed by Fayol. Taylor developed scientific management
theory and Gulick developed activities of management theory

Tell whether the following statement is True or False:

A characteristic of leadership management is to use trade-offs to meet goals. -
CORRECT ANSWERS -True