Nursing Leadership And Management Practice Test

TOPICS

Types and style of leadership

Question 1
Situation: You are not new in your department and you had been there for almost three years.
Miss A, your previous nurse manager was considered strict and authoritative in implementing the
protocols in your area. She would make your schedule fixed unless you will inform her two weeks
before for any change of shift. On the contrary, your new nurse manager, Miss B, schedules a
monthly staff meeting for any significant matters in your department. She is not so lax but makes
it up to collect suggestions from all of you before making decisions.1. If you are to choose which
one of your nurse managers described above reflects a democratic type of leadership, who is
she?
A

Miss A

Miss B

Both of them

None of the above

Question 2
What leadership style did Miss A utilized to maintain a strong control in the department?
A

Laissez- faire

Democratic

Collegial

Autocratic

Question 3
There are nursing students who are conducting their study on leadership styles in your unit. One
of the questions included is: What do you think is the most effective leadership style that can be
used during emergency situations?
A

Democratic

Laissez- faire

Autocratic

Supportive

Question 4
What are the qualities that define a leader who uses laissez- faire?
A

She involves the group in planning and in decision making

She oversees everything to come up with good quantity and quality of output but provides little autonomy
and self- motivation to her members.

She tends to be passive and puts the responsibility of decision making to others.

She would foster independence in your team by promoting motivation and creativity.

Question 5
This is a common trait of a leader which is defined as his ability to possess honesty, responsibility
and maturity in the working area.
A

Integrity

Personality

Intelligence

Flexibility

Question 6
You are the head nurse in the pediatric department. Your roles in the planning process in the
hospital include the following, except one:
A

Act as link between higher- level managers and non managers

Directly responsible for the actual production of nursing services

Represent the organization

Answers C & B

Question 7
What is true about patient classification system or PCS?
A

It is a method of grouping patients according to length or duration of nursing care

It is a measuring tool used to describe the progress of patients status

It depends on the complexity of nursing care requirements of the patient

All of the above

Question 8
You are asked by your instructor to discuss about Contingency Theory. What should you include
in your discussion?

It is a theory in leadership that views the pattern of leader behaviour as dependent on the interaction of
the personality and the needs of the situation.

It considers that leaders must provide followers the sense of security and approval and discipline to be
successful in an output.

It emphasizes that both leaders and followers should act on one another to raise their motivation.

It states that leadership qualities inspire followers to be motivated in what they do.

Question 9
In planning, conceptualizing the purpose and the aspirations of the organization is essential.
What statement gives a false description of avision?
A

It reflects what the organization wants to be

It is written to magnify the various activities and it is projected with a broad time frame

It reflects why the organization exist

It uses action words in present tense

Question 10
Isabelle, your co-worker, is a newly hired nurse. She asked you about centralized staffing system.
A

The head nurse or the supervisor does the scheduling of personnel.

Schedule is based on the needs of the patients and the knowledge of the personnel.

You can readily rearrange your schedule as needed.

The scheduling is planned and made by the nursing director.

Question 11
In the hospital, your department is using the functional method of patient care modality. What is it
all about?
A

One nurse is responsible for giving bedside care, another one for administering medications and another
one for treatments and so on.

It is a one on one constant patient care for period of time.

The nurse has the responsibility for giving nursing care to the client from admission until discharge

A team leader has the responsibility for coordinating the total care of a group of patients.

Question 12
It corresponds to moderate care or category 2 in the patient classification system, if:
A

The patient is unstable and acutely ill and has high demands for nursing care

The patient is already recovering from a serious illness and requires some assistance.

The patient is only requiring diagnostic studies and minimal therapy.

The patient needs close monitoring and requires complete care in most activities

Question 13
It is a managerial function that indicates leading the staff in the most effective method.
A

Planning

Directing

Organizing

Controlling

Question 14
Which describes an informal leader?
A

Anna who is appointed because of her competencies and continuing education

Maria who becomes the leader of the team because of her years of experience in the department

Eduard who is considered the leader of the team since he was given the legitimate authority to act as
one.

Alexandra who is chosen by the administration because of her age and knowledge in the area of work.

Question 15
Why is good communication important in managing personnel?
A

It motivates personnel to do their jobs well

It promotes independence and collaboration

It fosters influence and power

All of the above

Question 16
Downward communication is described below. Which one is correct?
A

The communication is between two supervisors

The flow of communication is from the head nurse to supervisor

The flow of communication is from the chief nurse to the head nurse

The flow of communication is from the staff nurse to the chief nurse

Question 17

During controlling and evaluating phase, the following are quality improvement methods utilized
by institutions. Which one refers to a review process used by healthcare organization to assure
that the hospital may provide care to clients?
A

Credentialing and licensing

Standards of care

Clinical pathways

Benchmarking

Question 18
Which type of conflict management technique is described as cooperating and that one side gives
in to the other?
A

Avoiding

Accommodating

Competing

Compromising

Question 19
The management theorist who developed the 14 principles of management is:
A

Frederick Taylor

Max Weber

Mary Follet

Henri Fayol

Question 20
What are the tasks that should not be delegated to a non professional staff?
A

Doing the vital signs

Turning the client every two hours

Grooming and bathing the client

Assessment of neurological deficits

Question 21
You are asked by your instructor to differentiate a leader and a manager. Which one is incorrect?
A

A leader is focused on purposes but a manager is focused with structures and processes.

A leader does the right thing and a manager does each task the right way.

A leader has a short term view while a manager views work in long term duration

A leader rely on trust while a manager rely on control

Question 22
Supervision and delegation fall to what phase of the management process?
A

Organizing

Directing

Controlling

Planning

Question 23
What type of conflict refers to when there are two or more opposing incompatible demands that
arise and priority differences affects the resolution of the conflict.
A

Interpersonal conflict

Organizational conflict

Intrapersonal conflict

Answers A & B

Question 24
What is not a characteristic of an organizational chart?
A

It shows the division of work

It shows the workload of each personnel

It reflects the type of work of each staff

It delineates the groupings according to type of work

Question 25
What kind of staffing is considered the most common pattern and the oldest type?
A

Cyclical staffing

Full time equivalent staffing

Conventional staffing

Decentralized staffing