Nurse Leadership Quiz With Answers../
The nurse leader is focused on recognizing the dynamic, complex, and interdependent nature of systems
in an organization. Which nursing action indicates an effective implementation of this principle of
systems thinking theory?
1 Focusing on the measuring of morale, working relationship, team work, and the number of clients
2 Recognizing the consequences of actions taken on the long-term effect of the organization or client
care
3 Identifying and understanding the relationships between clients, families, communities, and local
economies
4 Focusing on the needs of all the residents in a long-term care facility or the complications of
emergency department overcrowding - correctly answered Correct: 3
Identifying and understanding the relationships between clients, families, communities, and local
economies
The nurse manager sends the nursing team to perform a pediculosis screening at an elementary school
and stays behind to catch up on administrative work. Which leadership quality does the manager fail to
demonstrate in this instance?
1 Willingness to grow
2 Sharing of the reward
3 Leading by example
4 Having a clear vision - correctly answered Correct: 3
Leading by example
The nurse notes a conflict between staff members during a meeting. Which principle should the nurse
follow, as a leader, to put the focus on mutual interest?
1 Responding expediently to the issues
2 Providing a forum for open discussion
3 Reviewing with all parties the likely consequences of not proceeding
,4 Working with staff or clients after the conflict to learn from the situation - correctly answered
Correct: 1
Responding expediently to the issues
The nurse manager finds that there is an increased infection rate in the unit due to an increased number
of client visitors. The nurse believes that a change in the visitor policy could help reduce the infection
rates. The leader is initiating an open dialogue about external and internal realities among the team
members. Which attribute of Kotter's eight-step model is involved in this action by the nurse manager?
1 Creating urgency
2 Creating short-term wins
3 Forming a powerful coalition
4 Communicating the change vision - correctly answered Correct: 1
Creating urgency
Which behavioral manifestations in the nursing staff should alert the nurse manager of moral distress?
Select all that apply.
1 Failing to act as a client advocate
2 Withdrawing from client care situations
3 Failing to complete the assigned tasks on time
4 Involving the family members in client care
5 Educating the family members about nurse's role in client care - correctly answered Correct: 1
Failing to act as a client advocate
Correct: 2
Withdrawing from client care situations
A nurse leader is promoting dialogue within the team successfully. Which actions of the nurse leader are
responsible for this success? Select all that apply.
1 Serving as a facilitator
, 2 Encouraging the sharing of ideas
3 Discouraging the sharing of fears
4 Reacting to changed proposals honestly
5 Assigning different tasks to team members - correctly answered Correct: 1
Serving as a facilitator
Correct: 2
Encouraging the sharing of ideas
Correct: 4
Reacting to changed proposals honestly
Which action of the clinical nurse is consistent with Gardner's task of "achieving work unity"?
1 Helping clients accomplish optimal functioning
2 Relating to and inspiring clients to achieve their vision
3 Providing self-care to enhance the ability to care for staff, clients, and families
4 Representing nursing and the unit on task forces and shared governance councils - correctly answered
Correct: 1
Helping clients accomplish optimal functioning
An obese client leads a sedentary lifestyle and complains of leg pain when walking long distances. A
nurse leader is teaching the client different exercises that can relieve the pain and can be performed
while working in an office or doing daily activities. Which of Gardner's leadership tasks is the leader
nurse following?
1 Managing
2 Explaining
3 Motivating
4 Affirming values - correctly answered Correct: 2
Explaining
The nurse leader is focused on recognizing the dynamic, complex, and interdependent nature of systems
in an organization. Which nursing action indicates an effective implementation of this principle of
systems thinking theory?
1 Focusing on the measuring of morale, working relationship, team work, and the number of clients
2 Recognizing the consequences of actions taken on the long-term effect of the organization or client
care
3 Identifying and understanding the relationships between clients, families, communities, and local
economies
4 Focusing on the needs of all the residents in a long-term care facility or the complications of
emergency department overcrowding - correctly answered Correct: 3
Identifying and understanding the relationships between clients, families, communities, and local
economies
The nurse manager sends the nursing team to perform a pediculosis screening at an elementary school
and stays behind to catch up on administrative work. Which leadership quality does the manager fail to
demonstrate in this instance?
1 Willingness to grow
2 Sharing of the reward
3 Leading by example
4 Having a clear vision - correctly answered Correct: 3
Leading by example
The nurse notes a conflict between staff members during a meeting. Which principle should the nurse
follow, as a leader, to put the focus on mutual interest?
1 Responding expediently to the issues
2 Providing a forum for open discussion
3 Reviewing with all parties the likely consequences of not proceeding
,4 Working with staff or clients after the conflict to learn from the situation - correctly answered
Correct: 1
Responding expediently to the issues
The nurse manager finds that there is an increased infection rate in the unit due to an increased number
of client visitors. The nurse believes that a change in the visitor policy could help reduce the infection
rates. The leader is initiating an open dialogue about external and internal realities among the team
members. Which attribute of Kotter's eight-step model is involved in this action by the nurse manager?
1 Creating urgency
2 Creating short-term wins
3 Forming a powerful coalition
4 Communicating the change vision - correctly answered Correct: 1
Creating urgency
Which behavioral manifestations in the nursing staff should alert the nurse manager of moral distress?
Select all that apply.
1 Failing to act as a client advocate
2 Withdrawing from client care situations
3 Failing to complete the assigned tasks on time
4 Involving the family members in client care
5 Educating the family members about nurse's role in client care - correctly answered Correct: 1
Failing to act as a client advocate
Correct: 2
Withdrawing from client care situations
A nurse leader is promoting dialogue within the team successfully. Which actions of the nurse leader are
responsible for this success? Select all that apply.
1 Serving as a facilitator
, 2 Encouraging the sharing of ideas
3 Discouraging the sharing of fears
4 Reacting to changed proposals honestly
5 Assigning different tasks to team members - correctly answered Correct: 1
Serving as a facilitator
Correct: 2
Encouraging the sharing of ideas
Correct: 4
Reacting to changed proposals honestly
Which action of the clinical nurse is consistent with Gardner's task of "achieving work unity"?
1 Helping clients accomplish optimal functioning
2 Relating to and inspiring clients to achieve their vision
3 Providing self-care to enhance the ability to care for staff, clients, and families
4 Representing nursing and the unit on task forces and shared governance councils - correctly answered
Correct: 1
Helping clients accomplish optimal functioning
An obese client leads a sedentary lifestyle and complains of leg pain when walking long distances. A
nurse leader is teaching the client different exercises that can relieve the pain and can be performed
while working in an office or doing daily activities. Which of Gardner's leadership tasks is the leader
nurse following?
1 Managing
2 Explaining
3 Motivating
4 Affirming values - correctly answered Correct: 2
Explaining
