NURS 3100- Leadership and Change
Test 1 questions well answered graded
A+
self-awareness - correct answer ✔✔cognitive awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, beliefs, values,
behavior, and the feedback from others
why is self-awareness important for nurses - correct answer ✔✔important for nurses to understand their
own attitudes, behaviors, and values as they are always in interaction with people who are unique and
do not necessarily have the same characteristics
most important and essential aspect of a professional nurse - correct answer ✔✔self awareness
self awareness leads too... - correct answer ✔✔competency in provision of high quality nursing care
most effective way to improve self awareness - correct answer ✔✔reflection
types of leadership - correct answer ✔✔-transactional leadership
-transformational leadership
transactional leadership - correct answer ✔✔leadership style where leaders rely on rewards and
punishments to achieve optimal job performance from their subordinates
-both the leader and followers benefit
transformational leadership - correct answer ✔✔knows how to encourage, inspire, and motivate
employees to perform in ways that create meaningful change
-have increased emotional intelligence
most common type of leadership in health care - correct answer ✔✔transactional
,interdisciplinary (interprofessional) teams - correct answer ✔✔planned, interdependent collaboration
among team members
-common goals and common decision making process
-reflective of a model of shared leadership
-most conducive approach for improving professional relationships, increasing efficiency and
coordination of services, and promoting positive health outcomes for clients
multidisciplinary teams - correct answer ✔✔several professionals work on same project independently
or in parallel
-interactions are limited of transient
approaches to leadership - correct answer ✔✔-authoritarian
-democratic/participative
-laissez faire
authoritarian approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔leader has total decision making power and
absolute control over his subordinates
democratic/participative approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔team members have input into the
decision making process and share responsibility for implementing and evaluating the outcomes of those
decisions
laissez fair approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔leaders have an attitude of trust and reliance on
employees
primary care - correct answer ✔✔like 'one stop shopping' for health services
ex: a primary care doctor
primary health care - correct answer ✔✔encompasses more than the traditional health care services
ex: housing, policy, etc.
, effective teams - correct answer ✔✔utilize the knowledge, experience, and expertise of all members in a
collaborative effort to achieve goals
characteristics of followership - correct answer ✔✔-followership is voluntary
-followership is an art
-complement the leaders activities
-contributions are often under-apreciated
-know when to assume the role of leader if necessary
Followership - correct answer ✔✔-more dangers and few rewards
-leaders are expected to support followers
types of followers - correct answer ✔✔-alienated followers
-effective/exemplary followers
-sheep
-'yes' people
-pragmatics (new category)
alienated followers - correct answer ✔✔Critical, independent thinkers, but they are passive in their
roles.
-potentially hostile
effective/exemplary followers - correct answer ✔✔-many of the same characteristics as leaders
can think for themselves, act as needed to carry out their duties often identifying problems and points
out the problems to the leader before the problems become insurmountable, and be unafraid to
question the leader.
Berg (1998) additional characteristics of effective/exemplary followers - correct answer ✔✔-interesting
characters
Test 1 questions well answered graded
A+
self-awareness - correct answer ✔✔cognitive awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, beliefs, values,
behavior, and the feedback from others
why is self-awareness important for nurses - correct answer ✔✔important for nurses to understand their
own attitudes, behaviors, and values as they are always in interaction with people who are unique and
do not necessarily have the same characteristics
most important and essential aspect of a professional nurse - correct answer ✔✔self awareness
self awareness leads too... - correct answer ✔✔competency in provision of high quality nursing care
most effective way to improve self awareness - correct answer ✔✔reflection
types of leadership - correct answer ✔✔-transactional leadership
-transformational leadership
transactional leadership - correct answer ✔✔leadership style where leaders rely on rewards and
punishments to achieve optimal job performance from their subordinates
-both the leader and followers benefit
transformational leadership - correct answer ✔✔knows how to encourage, inspire, and motivate
employees to perform in ways that create meaningful change
-have increased emotional intelligence
most common type of leadership in health care - correct answer ✔✔transactional
,interdisciplinary (interprofessional) teams - correct answer ✔✔planned, interdependent collaboration
among team members
-common goals and common decision making process
-reflective of a model of shared leadership
-most conducive approach for improving professional relationships, increasing efficiency and
coordination of services, and promoting positive health outcomes for clients
multidisciplinary teams - correct answer ✔✔several professionals work on same project independently
or in parallel
-interactions are limited of transient
approaches to leadership - correct answer ✔✔-authoritarian
-democratic/participative
-laissez faire
authoritarian approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔leader has total decision making power and
absolute control over his subordinates
democratic/participative approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔team members have input into the
decision making process and share responsibility for implementing and evaluating the outcomes of those
decisions
laissez fair approach to leadership - correct answer ✔✔leaders have an attitude of trust and reliance on
employees
primary care - correct answer ✔✔like 'one stop shopping' for health services
ex: a primary care doctor
primary health care - correct answer ✔✔encompasses more than the traditional health care services
ex: housing, policy, etc.
, effective teams - correct answer ✔✔utilize the knowledge, experience, and expertise of all members in a
collaborative effort to achieve goals
characteristics of followership - correct answer ✔✔-followership is voluntary
-followership is an art
-complement the leaders activities
-contributions are often under-apreciated
-know when to assume the role of leader if necessary
Followership - correct answer ✔✔-more dangers and few rewards
-leaders are expected to support followers
types of followers - correct answer ✔✔-alienated followers
-effective/exemplary followers
-sheep
-'yes' people
-pragmatics (new category)
alienated followers - correct answer ✔✔Critical, independent thinkers, but they are passive in their
roles.
-potentially hostile
effective/exemplary followers - correct answer ✔✔-many of the same characteristics as leaders
can think for themselves, act as needed to carry out their duties often identifying problems and points
out the problems to the leader before the problems become insurmountable, and be unafraid to
question the leader.
Berg (1998) additional characteristics of effective/exemplary followers - correct answer ✔✔-interesting
characters
