Deck 1: The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management

Question 1

Being able to create one's vision and execute it requires effective leadership skills along with a great amount of:

A)Authority and power
B)Determination and passion
C)Political savvy and power
D)Knowledge and authority

Answer 1

Determination and passion

Question 2

In today's world,some researchers have concluded it is best to focus on complex behavioral decision making and group performance that results from it than:

A)An individual leader's behavioral traits
B)An individual's personality
C)How a person manages conflict
D)An individual's ability to manage change

Answer 2

An individual leader's behavioral traits

Question 3

Susan,a recently appointed nurse manager,decided each of the staff nurses should be involved in an evidence-based research project.Being a visionary leader,she presented this plan at a staff meeting using which of the following frameworks?

A)Each nurse could choose his or her own project and would be given 2 hours per week paid time to work on the project.
B)Mandate that each nurse must sign up for one of four projects,and reimbursement for 1 hour per month of time would be early dismissal on days when staffing was good.
C)Each nurse would be assigned to a project,and there would be no reimbursement for time.
D)Only nurses with 5 years of experience could participate in the two projects,and participation was considered a privilege without pay.

Answer 3

Each nurse could choose his or her own project and would be given 2 hours per week paid time to work on the project.

Question 4

When comparing leaders to managers,it is often said that "rocking the boat" as little as possible to accomplish a goal is a characteristic of a:

A)Leader
B)Leader and manager
C)Manager
D)Mentor

Question 5

Of the following leaders,the one that best represents a leader with a vision of enhancing each individual's ability to communicate globally while at the same time providing almost universal access to all is:

A)Lois Evans providing a restraint-free environment for the elderly
B)Henry Ford inventing affordable cars
C)William Gates developing personal computers
D)Sister Teresa volunteering in India

Question 6

An important quality of a leader that is not often identified includes being:

A)Cautious
B)Careful not to "upset anyone in authority"
C)A risk taker
D)Cost effective

Question 7

To make our dreams come true in either our professional or personal lives,it is necessary for us to:

A)Devote 80% of our time to making it happen.
B)Collaborate with others and make people accountable for making it happen.
C)Assign portions of the work necessary to accomplish our dream to each person.
D)Mandate others to do what we want them to do to make it happen.

Question 8

"Leaders" are often the individuals who take risks,think creatively,and implement different strategies to solve problems.These "leaders" who lead but who are not in a position of authority would include:

A)Nurse managers
B)Staff nurses
C)Nurse supervisors
D)Nurse administrators

Question 9

Robert Frost,the great American poet,said,"Some men see things as they are and say why? I dream of things that never were and say why not?" This statement best reflects which of the following types of leadership?

A)Stewardship
B)Change
C)Vision
D)Power

Question 10

Health care in the United States faces multiple challenges during these uncertain and chaotic economic times.Each nurse has the most opportunity to affect the health-care delivery system by demonstrating:

A)Enthusiasm
B)Leadership
C)Motivation
D)Maturity

Question 11

Which of the following leadership theories stresses the significance of the environment or circumstance,notes that the leader emerges but is not necessarily chosen,and gives little recognition to followers?

A)Great Man Theory
B)Trait Theory
C)Situational Theory
D)Modern Theory

Question 12

Which of the following factors make it very difficult to be an effective leader in health care?

A)Technology,hospital mergers and acquisitions,and high acuity of patients
B)Health-care reform,politics,surplus resources,and high acuity of patients
C)Chaos,uncertainty,unpredictability,and constant change
D)Too many workers,not enough work,unprepared employees,and technology

Question 13

Precepting differs from the role of a mentor because preceptors are:

A)Assigned to a new nurse orienting to a position
B)Identified as accountable for the new orientee's actions
C)Only with the new staff member at the patient's bedside
D)Paired to a new staff member for staffing purposes only

Question 14

Professional nurses are in an excellent position to provide leadership regarding health-care issues because of their:

A)Skills of communication
B)Ability to work collaboratively with others
C)Credibility with the public
D)All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following elements of leadership is characterized by feeling responsible for the "larger picture," overseeing the implementation of change,and giving one's self-interests a "back seat" to the interests of the group?

A)Stewardship
B)Vision
C)Creativity
D)Assertiveness

Question 16

Which of the following statements describes management more so than it describes leadership?

A)It is "tidy," with steps clearly outlined.
B)It is more of an art than a science.
C)It focuses on renewal of individuals and the group.
D)It seems to generate relative disorder.

Question 17

Nurses who are leaders and want to change practice of care delivery must be willing to:

A)Develop an assignment system that allows for new ways of practice.
B)Identify the reason something needs to be changed by complaining about the implications of the current practice.
C)Study new ways of practice based on research and trial them in a controlled environment.
D)Create change frequently by instituting new practices to prevent the status quo.

Question 18

Zaleznik speaks about "once born" and "twice born" individuals when he describes leaders and managers.He says the leaders are "twice born" because:

A)Their lives are harmonious and very much influenced by others' opinions.
B)They are a part of the organizational environment and need to represent the organization's viewpoint.
C)Their lives tend to be full of exciting experiences and their leadership emerges from the consequences of these experiences,which have affected their learning.
D)Their thoughts and viewpoints reflect the status quo and generally do not effect change.

Question 19

Professional nurses can develop communication skills to help them be effective leaders in many ways.Which of the following actions would be most important to improve communication skills?

A)Reading professional journals regularly
B)Achieving national certification in one's specialty area
C)Attending a professional conference or lecture on the impact of managed care
D)Serving on a Patient Care or Nursing Initiative Committee

Question 20

Many researchers who have studied leadership identify which of the following characteristics of an effective leader and role model?

A)Influencing others to do what you want
B)Authorizing permission for other's actions
C)Using one's power to direct others
D)Recruiting followers and new leaders

Question 21

Broome feels there is a need for new visions of leadership and how they should be developed.One of her biggest points was that successful leaders for the future need to:

A)Develop strong business plans that keep the "bottom line" down.
B)Know when to lead and when to follow.
C)Be aware of followers' need to have a rest or vacation every 2 to 3 months.
D)Push the organization's mission and goals no matter what the group's vision is.

Question 22

All nurses need to think about themselves as leaders,and staff nurses can integrate more leading into their notes by:

A)Consistently volunteering to work overtime to demonstrate positive role modeling to peers
B)Mentoring new staff to the unit's skill competency and organizational culture
C)Focusing on leading nursing teams and avoiding multidisciplinary team meetings
D)Resisting changes suggested by new unit staff

Question 23

A new theory of leadership proposed by Heifetz (2009)focuses on:

A)The leader's traits and personality
B)How well the leaders can recruit followers to embrace their vision
C)How well the leader makes relationships with the followers
D)The leader disturbing the equilibrium and engaging followers in solving an organization's problems

Question 24

The Humanbecoming Leading-Following Model proposed by Parse (2009)describes three major components:

A)Need for goals,followers,and resources to accomplish goals
B)Strategy,overall goals,and outcome evaluation
C)Vision,willingness to risk,and reverence for others
D)Ability to lead,plan,and evaluate outcomes

Question 25

Which two of the following leadership theories stress the significance of the environment or circumstance,note that the leader emerges but is not necessarily chosen,and give little recognition to followers?

A)Great Man Theory and Situation Theory
B)Modern Theory and Trait Theory
C)Situational Theory and Modern Theory
D)Modern Theory and Great Man Theory