Question 1

Which characteristics best reflect Covey's (2004) definition of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Imagination, credibility, and critical thinking ability 
B) Creativity, reliability, and integrity 
C) Vision, courage, and humility 
D) Outcomes-focused nature, assertiveness, and flexibility 
A) Imagination, credibility, and critical thinking ability 
B) Creativity, reliability, and integrity 
C) Vision, courage, and humility 
D) Outcomes-focused nature, assertiveness, and flexibility C

Question 2

Quantum theory, developmental theory, and complexity theory support which view of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Holistic 
B) Bureaucratic 
C) Industrial 
D) Newtonian 
A) Holistic 
B) Bureaucratic 
C) Industrial 
D) Newtonian A

Question 3

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report (2010) included which recommendations for the nursing profession?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase collaboration of nurses with the health-care team and increase baccalaureate and doctorally prepared nurses. 
B) Reimburse registered nurses (RNs) who acquire certification in their specialty area and increase staff nurse-to-patient ratio in acute care institutions. 
C) Identify more cross-training units for more efficient use of RNs in each institution and apply for magnet status to increase consumer interest in agency. 
D) Require all acute care institutions to provide tuition reimbursement for associate degree nurses to obtain a bachelor of science in nursing and perform patient satisfaction surveys monthly. 
A) Increase collaboration of nurses with the health-care team and increase baccalaureate and doctorally prepared nurses. 
B) Reimburse registered nurses (RNs) who acquire certification in their specialty area and increase staff nurse-to-patient ratio in acute care institutions. 
C) Identify more cross-training units for more efficient use of RNs in each institution and apply for magnet status to increase consumer interest in agency. 
D) Require all acute care institutions to provide tuition reimbursement for associate degree nurses to obtain a bachelor of science in nursing and perform patient satisfaction surveys monthly. A

Question 4

Which information from the nurse most closely describes chaos theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Confusion yields negative outcomes. 
B) Growth is generated from disequilibrium. 
C) Being in total control yields maximum growth. 
D) Feeling overwhelmed always brings negative outcomes. 
A) Confusion yields negative outcomes. 
B) Growth is generated from disequilibrium. 
C) Being in total control yields maximum growth. 
D) Feeling overwhelmed always brings negative outcomes.

Question 5

The new science age stresses that nurse leaders should acquire which skills to be successful?

Accepted Answer

A) Planning, developing budgets, and scheduling staff 
B) Collaborating, evaluating current practice, and creating new practice methods 
C) Evaluating personnel, motivating others, and requiring overtime 
D) Focusing on cost-cutting practice, managing resources, and cross-training 
A) Planning, developing budgets, and scheduling staff 
B) Collaborating, evaluating current practice, and creating new practice methods 
C) Evaluating personnel, motivating others, and requiring overtime 
D) Focusing on cost-cutting practice, managing resources, and cross-training

Question 6

Which strategy using new science age principles will a nurse manager implement to schedule staff on a high acuity medical unit?

Accepted Answer

A) Computerized formula that projects the needed staff mix according to patient medical diagnoses 
B) Nurse-generated staffing ratio using current patient acuity status 
C) Nurse supervisor input identified from data over the last 24 hours 
D) Computerized formula predicting staff needs according to unit full-time equivalent allotment 
A) Computerized formula that projects the needed staff mix according to patient medical diagnoses 
B) Nurse-generated staffing ratio using current patient acuity status 
C) Nurse supervisor input identified from data over the last 24 hours 
D) Computerized formula predicting staff needs according to unit full-time equivalent allotment

Question 7

According to developmental theory, to be a successful leader in which stage must the nurse successfully accomplish tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Older adult 
B) Adolescent 
C) Middle-age 
D) Young adulthood 
A) Older adult 
B) Adolescent 
C) Middle-age 
D) Young adulthood

Question 8

Which information best describes quantum theory in regard to nursing leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) A mixture of maturation and learning 
B) Linear movement with controlled chaos 
C) Interfacing among all group members 
D) A scientific way of thinking 
A) A mixture of maturation and learning 
B) Linear movement with controlled chaos 
C) Interfacing among all group members 
D) A scientific way of thinking

Question 9

Experience assists the nurse to evolve from merely reacting to a crisis, such as the nurse had learned to do in school, to actually critically analyzing the situation and creating a solution. What is this type of growth called?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive 
B) Developmental 
C) Maturational 
D) Perspective transformation 
A) Cognitive 
B) Developmental 
C) Maturational 
D) Perspective transformation

Question 10

A nurse leader is using the new science age philosophy. Which activity will this nurse leader recommend?

Accepted Answer

A) Become more task oriented to increase efficiency. 
B) Use more prediction formulas to plan staffing. 
C) Facilitate more processes to obtain desired goals. 
D) Focus on developing policies. 
A) Become more task oriented to increase efficiency. 
B) Use more prediction formulas to plan staffing. 
C) Facilitate more processes to obtain desired goals. 
D) Focus on developing policies.

Question 11

Which board would a new graduate nurse, who has worked for 1 year on a neuromedicine unit, be best able to participate in to build leadership skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Budget and Salary Board of the Hospital 
B) The regional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research Protocol Board 
C) Quality Improvement for Physical Resources Board 
D) The National Institute of Cancer Board 
A) Budget and Salary Board of the Hospital 
B) The regional Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Research Protocol Board 
C) Quality Improvement for Physical Resources Board 
D) The National Institute of Cancer Board

Question 12

When a severely injured trauma victim enters the emergency department, the physicians and nursing staff generally tend to come together for the "common good." This describes which communication strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) Less enthusiasm and frantic, quick statements of doom 
B) Somber tone with short, monosyllabic words 
C) Use of professional wording and less familiarity with team members 
D) More personal and group approach 
A) Less enthusiasm and frantic, quick statements of doom 
B) Somber tone with short, monosyllabic words 
C) Use of professional wording and less familiarity with team members 
D) More personal and group approach

Question 13

Which concept best reflects the perspective of the new science age for leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Goal-oriented 
B) Dynamic 
C) Orderly 
D) Cost-effective 
A) Goal-oriented 
B) Dynamic 
C) Orderly 
D) Cost-effective

Question 14

Which focus will allow nursing leaders to move individuals and organizations forward in this chaotic health-care environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Task-focused 
B) Process-focused 
C) Narrow, specific-focused 
D) System separating-focused 
A) Task-focused 
B) Process-focused 
C) Narrow, specific-focused 
D) System separating-focused

Question 15

Which issues are included in the IOM's Crossing the Quality Chasm-A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001)? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) Patient safety 
B) Nurse-centeredness 
C) Efficiency 
D) Timeliness 
E) Equity 
A) Patient safety 
B) Nurse-centeredness 
C) Efficiency 
D) Timeliness 
E) Equity

Question 16

A nurse is teaching about perspective transformation. In which order will the nurse list the first four stages?

Accepted Answer

A) Stability, dissonance, confusion, and dealing with uncertainty 
B) Dissonance, confusion, dealing with uncertainty, and stability 
C) Confusion, stability, dealing with uncertainty, and dissonance 
D) Dealing with uncertainty, stability, dissonance, and confusion 
A) Stability, dissonance, confusion, and dealing with uncertainty 
B) Dissonance, confusion, dealing with uncertainty, and stability 
C) Confusion, stability, dealing with uncertainty, and dissonance 
D) Dealing with uncertainty, stability, dissonance, and confusion

Question 17

Nurses need to assess and monitor their patients' abilities and needs frequently. As nurses plan and intervene for their patients, they need to evaluate the achievement of goals. Which of the following best reflects this concept?

Accepted Answer

A) Data collection 
B) Standard regulations 
C) Outcome management 
D) Quality improvement 
A) Data collection 
B) Standard regulations 
C) Outcome management 
D) Quality improvement

Question 18

Which activity is currently one of the most challenging opportunities for nurses in acute care institutions to become involved with to produce change?

Accepted Answer

A) Participating in patient management just prior to discharge 
B) Developing creative staffing mixes to provide optimum care 
C) Using standardized critical paths without any individual variation 
D) Training of unlicensed assistive personnel to do patient assessment 
A) Participating in patient management just prior to discharge 
B) Developing creative staffing mixes to provide optimum care 
C) Using standardized critical paths without any individual variation 
D) Training of unlicensed assistive personnel to do patient assessment

Question 19

A nurse staff member is "co-missioning." Which action is the nurse taking?

Accepted Answer

A) Freeing up nurses from the bedside 
B) Allowing nurses to join a union 
C) Developing vision outcome measurements 
D) Establishing policy and procedures for a new change 
A) Freeing up nurses from the bedside 
B) Allowing nurses to join a union 
C) Developing vision outcome measurements 
D) Establishing policy and procedures for a new change

Question 20

A nurse leader who initiated a new change in practice is "working out the kinks." Using perspective transformation theory, what is this process called?

Accepted Answer

A) Resolution 
B) Return to stability 
C) Dissonance 
D) Reconceptualization 
A) Resolution 
B) Return to stability 
C) Dissonance 
D) Reconceptualization

Which characteristics best reflect Covey's (2004) definition of leadership?

Quantum theory, developmental theory, and complexity theory support which view of leadership?

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report (2010) included which recommendations for the nursing profession?

Which information from the nurse most closely describes chaos theory?

The new science age stresses that nurse leaders should acquire which skills to be successful?

Which strategy using new science age principles will a nurse manager implement to schedule staff on a high acuity medical unit?

According to developmental theory, to be a successful leader in which stage must the nurse successfully accomplish tasks?

Which information best describes quantum theory in regard to nursing leadership?

Experience assists the nurse to evolve from merely reacting to a crisis, such as the nurse had learned to do in school, to actually critically analyzing the situation and creating a solution. What is this type of growth called?

A nurse leader is using the new science age philosophy. Which activity will this nurse leader recommend?

Which board would a new graduate nurse, who has worked for 1 year on a neuromedicine unit, be best able to participate in to build leadership skills?

When a severely injured trauma victim enters the emergency department, the physicians and nursing staff generally tend to come together for the "common good." This describes which communication strategies?

Which concept best reflects the perspective of the new science age for leadership?

Which focus will allow nursing leaders to move individuals and organizations forward in this chaotic health-care environment?

Which issues are included in the IOM's Crossing the Quality Chasm-A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001)? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching about perspective transformation. In which order will the nurse list the first four stages?

Nurses need to assess and monitor their patients' abilities and needs frequently. As nurses plan and intervene for their patients, they need to evaluate the achievement of goals. Which of the following best reflects this concept?

Which activity is currently one of the most challenging opportunities for nurses in acute care institutions to become involved with to produce change?

A nurse staff member is "co-missioning." Which action is the nurse taking?

A nurse leader who initiated a new change in practice is "working out the kinks." Using perspective transformation theory, what is this process called?

The Phenomenon of Leadership: Classichistorical and Contemporary Leadership Theories

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management

Disequilibrium and Chaos: Challenging, Invigorating, and Growth Producing

Followership and Empowerment

Leadership As an Integral Component of Each Nurses Professional Role

Vision and Creativity

Gender Perspectives in Leadership

Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing

Developing As a Leader Throughout Ones Career

Leadership, Excellence, and Creating the Future of Nursing

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Exam 4: The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leaders

Which characteristics best reflect Covey's (2004) definition of leadership?

Quantum theory, developmental theory, and complexity theory support which view of leadership?

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report (2010) included which recommendations for the nursing profession?

Which information from the nurse most closely describes chaos theory?

The new science age stresses that nurse leaders should acquire which skills to be successful?

Which strategy using new science age principles will a nurse manager implement to schedule staff on a high acuity medical unit?

According to developmental theory, to be a successful leader in which stage must the nurse successfully accomplish tasks?

Which information best describes quantum theory in regard to nursing leadership?

Experience assists the nurse to evolve from merely reacting to a crisis, such as the nurse had learned to do in school, to actually critically analyzing the situation and creating a solution. What is this type of growth called?

A nurse leader is using the new science age philosophy. Which activity will this nurse leader recommend?

Which board would a new graduate nurse, who has worked for 1 year on a neuromedicine unit, be best able to participate in to build leadership skills?

When a severely injured trauma victim enters the emergency department, the physicians and nursing staff generally tend to come together for the "common good." This describes which communication strategies?

Which concept best reflects the perspective of the new science age for leadership?

Which focus will allow nursing leaders to move individuals and organizations forward in this chaotic health-care environment?

Which issues are included in the IOM's Crossing the Quality Chasm-A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001)? Select all that apply.

A nurse is teaching about perspective transformation. In which order will the nurse list the first four stages?

Nurses need to assess and monitor their patients' abilities and needs frequently. As nurses plan and intervene for their patients, they need to evaluate the achievement of goals. Which of the following best reflects this concept?

Which activity is currently one of the most challenging opportunities for nurses in acute care institutions to become involved with to produce change?

A nurse staff member is "co-missioning." Which action is the nurse taking?

A nurse leader who initiated a new change in practice is "working out the kinks." Using perspective transformation theory, what is this process called?

The Phenomenon of Leadership: Classichistorical and Contemporary Leadership Theories

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management

Disequilibrium and Chaos: Challenging, Invigorating, and Growth Producing

Followership and Empowerment

Leadership As an Integral Component of Each Nurses Professional Role

Vision and Creativity

Gender Perspectives in Leadership

Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing

Developing As a Leader Throughout Ones Career

Leadership, Excellence, and Creating the Future of Nursing

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