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Timby's Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing Thirteenth, North American Edition
Chapter 6 : Leadership Roles and Management Functions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The licensed practical nurse (LPN) and other nursing staff on a rehabilitation unit are meeting to discuss an assigned client's progress. This is an example of which function?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Collaboration involves a team effort to achieve client care outcomes. Time management involves organizing time, delegating tasks to other personnel, and optimizing available time. Advocacy is a means of promoting the cause of another person or organization. Resource management means using resources, which include money, supplies, equipment, buildings, and personnel, optimally.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following roles of a nurse is an example of legitimate power?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Legitimate power is power by virtue of the management position. Director of nursing is an example of legitimate power. Team leader making assignments is an example of reward power. Head nurse scheduling vacations is an example of coercive power. Shift supervisor is an example of referent power.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is the perceived advantage of authoritarian leadership styles?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In the authoritarian leadership style, the lines of authority and policies are clear, and communication is directive and flows downward. In addition, decisions are made quickly, and staff members are not invested in management's goals.
Question 4 of 5
An LPN is a team leader for three nursing assistants covering a unit in a long-term care facility. At the beginning of each shift, the LPN instructs the nursing assistants to decide among themselves their client assignments. The LPN administers the clients' medications and some treatments but rarely checks in with the nursing assistants during the shift. The LPN's behavior reflects which managerial style?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Laissez-faire leadership involves the least structure and control. In this scenario, the LPN allows the nursing assistants to make their own assignments and rarely checks in with them during the shift. This allows for minimal communication, which is one of the characteristics of the laissez-faire leadership style. Authoritarian leadership entails strong control by the manager over the work group, which is not demonstrated in this scenario. Democratic leadership involves more participation in decision-making by the work group. Although the nursing assistants decided among themselves about the client assignments, the LPN did not participate in the decision-making at all. There is also no communication between the nursing assistants and the LPN, which is not a characteristic of the democratic leadership style. Multicratic leadership allows a leader to determine which approach is best for a particular circumstance. This characteristic is not demonstrated in the scenario.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse manager typically exhibits which type of power when using education and work experience?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Expert power results from knowledge, expertise, or experience in a particular area. Referent power concerns the power a person has because of an association with others who are powerful. Legitimate power is obtained through a designated position. Coercive power is the ability to threaten or punish someone who fails to meet expectations.