BSN 225 Leadership-Exam| Questions with Correct Answers|
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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? - ✔✔Transactional
Transactional leadership is concerned with day-to-day operations. The focus is on getting
the job done.
Question 2 of 19
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 - ✔✔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 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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
Question 5 of 19
Which leadership style is represented by a leader who believes that employees want little or
no direction in obtaining organizational goals?
Bureaucratic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic - ✔✔Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire leaders are permissive and provide little or no direction to employees.
Question 6 of 19
A nurse manager is discussing nursing assignments with team members and makes the
following statement: "We are going to do what I think is best." Which leadership style is
being demonstrated?
Autocratic
Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - ✔✔Autocratic
The autocratic leader tells his or her employees what to do and how to do it, without
considering their advice.
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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? - ✔✔Transactional
Transactional leadership is concerned with day-to-day operations. The focus is on getting
the job done.
Question 2 of 19
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 - ✔✔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 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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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.
Question 5 of 19
Which leadership style is represented by a leader who believes that employees want little or
no direction in obtaining organizational goals?
Bureaucratic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Democratic - ✔✔Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire leaders are permissive and provide little or no direction to employees.
Question 6 of 19
A nurse manager is discussing nursing assignments with team members and makes the
following statement: "We are going to do what I think is best." Which leadership style is
being demonstrated?
Autocratic
Bureaucratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire - ✔✔Autocratic
The autocratic leader tells his or her employees what to do and how to do it, without
considering their advice.
