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A nursing executive is leading a multidisciplinary team of professionals who have worked well together on prior initiatives. Which of the following leadership styles might work best in this situation?


A) Authoritarian
B) Democratic
C) Transformational
D) Transactional

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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To reach Magnet status the nursing service in a hospital must attain competency in which of the following areas (select all that apply) ?


A) Professionalism
B) Use of critical thinking skills
C) Business skills and principles
D) Leadership
E) Communication and relationship management
F) Knowledge of the health care environment
G) Implementation of an acuity-based staffing system

H) A) and D)
I) C) and F)

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Nursing management is defined as:


A) delegation of authority and responsibility and the coordination of tasks.
B) the integration of resources through planning, organizing, and directing.
C) the process of influencing patients to accomplish goals.
D) the coordination and integration of nursing resources by applying the management process to accomplish nursing care and service goals and objectives.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A nurse manager at Morgan Hill Community Hospital is known to be an excellent nursing manager by the personnel working on her nursing unit. The nurse manager exhibits which of the following behaviors (select all that apply) ?


A) Knows the personnel and addresses them by name
B) Intervenes when she receives complaints
C) Has a consistent style that never varies
D) Is visible on the nursing unit by all shifts on a frequent basis
E) Evaluates a number of aspects of problems prior to making decisions
F) Uses decision by consensus to resolve conflicts
G) Fosters collaboration

H) C) and G)
I) D) and G)

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Which of the following is true of management activities?


A) Inspiring a vision is a management function.
B) Management is focused on task accomplishment.
C) Management is more focused on human relationships.
D) Management is more important than leadership.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The best leadership style for unfavorable conditions is:


A) leader-member relations.
B) task-oriented structure.
C) position power.
D) laissez faire.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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