Leading and Managing in Nursing 5th Edition by Patricia S. Yoder-Wise – Test Bank
Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 5th Edition
Chapter 03: Developing the Role of Leader
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. As the clinical director of 24 employees, you have been asked to explain to staff members why they are not getting a raise this year, even though they have been working short-handed for many months and patient satisfaction scores have never been higher. Because you believe yourself to be a transformational leader, you will approach this problem by:
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Telling the assistant clinical director and asking her to share the bad news with the other staff members. |
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Posting a note on the bulletin board that includes the phone number of the chief nursing officer, so anyone who has complaints may express them. |
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Showing staff members the budget and asking for input about how to cut costs so that raises will be possible in the future. |
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Meeting with a small group of seasoned staff members and asking them how to break the news. |
ANS: C
Transformational leadership involves engaging those being led and inspiring and motivating them through strategies such as inviting input into solutions for issues and problems.
REF:Pages 40, 41
TOP:AONE competency: Communication and Relationship-Building
2. After a newly hired director of nursing has reviewed the hospital’s strategic plans, she develops a timeline for achieving those plans. The new leader is:
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Not expecting that novice leaders would have a vision. |
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Inviting a seasoned leader to come and share a vision with the group. |
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Getting to know staff members, so they can work together for a few months. |
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Translating a global document into realistic plans for nursing. |
ANS: D
Creating and communicating a shared vision is an example of a leader’s influencing behavior.
REF:Pages 48, 49
TOP:AONE competency: Communication and Relationship-Building
3. A nurse executive is hired to restore a unit’s productivity, which has decreased as the result of low staff morale. The nurse executive utilizes which of the following leadership principles?
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The leader sets the tone, which allows nurses to feel in control of the environment. |
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If the staff members are not satisfied, they will insist on a different leader, who will get them what they want. |
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Leaders at the national level who are seeking relief for nurses in the workplace are seen as the solution to the nursing shortage. |
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Workplace satisfaction depends on staffing ratios, adequate pay, and tuition reimbursement, and these are things the leader can control. |
ANS: A
Creating an environment that reflects caring, empathy, and concern about people as individuals is an important accomplishment for a leader.
REF:Pages 38, 39
TOP:AONE competency: Communication and Relationship-Building
4. The director of nursing has been observing staff interactions in a 20-bed coronary care unit. Based on her observations, which of the following staff members is an obvious leader?
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The unit secretary who knows everyone’s business |
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The chief nursing officer who is in charge and is responsible for nursing services |
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The chief cardiologist who admits the largest number of patients and brings in more revenue than any other physician |
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The staff nurse who persuades other staff members to practice by making evidence-based decisions |
ANS: D
Leadership is the ability to inspire others to bring a vision (such as evidence-based decision making) to reality and is not necessarily tied to status or information flow.
REF:Page 40
TOP:AONE competency: Communication and Relationship-Building
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