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Nursing Leadership Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is true of a patient classification system (PCS)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: PCS depends on care complexity, not just duration, progress, or all. Nurse managers use this like acuity scoring to allocate staff, contrasting with simple counts. It's critical in healthcare for matching skills to needs, ensuring safety and efficiency, aligning leadership with resource precision.
Question 2 of 5
The management theorist who developed the 14 principles of management is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Henri Fayol created the 14 principles, unlike Taylor, Weber, or Follett. Nurse managers apply these like division of work for structure, contrasting with Taylor's efficiency focus. It's foundational in healthcare management, aligning leadership with systematic oversight.
Question 3 of 5
As a new nursing professional development practitioner, the mastery of which skill is most important?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Communication is most critical, unlike coordination, resources, or facilitation. Nurse managers convey like clear goals contrasting with logistics. It's foundational in healthcare for alignment, aligning leadership with influence.
Question 4 of 5
Ms. Caputo is newly-promoted to a patient care manager position. She updates her knowledge on the theories in management and leadership in order to become effective in her new role. She learns that some managers have low concern for services and high concern for staff. Which style of management refers to this?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Country Club Management prioritizes staff happiness over service delivery, assuming content employees will work harder naturally. Ms. Caputo, transitioning to management, learns this style contrasts with others: Organization Management fosters loyalty but balances tasks, Impoverished Management neglects both staff and production, and Team Management integrates high concern for both. In a hospital, a Country Club manager might focus on nurse morale ensuring breaks or praise while patient care timelines slip, potentially lowering satisfaction scores. This style's emphasis on staff can build rapport but risks neglecting critical outcomes, a lesson for Ms. Caputo in balancing leadership priorities effectively in her new role.
Question 5 of 5
Henry is a Unit Manager I the Medical Unit. He is not satisfied with the way things are going in his unit. Patient satisfaction rate is 60% for two consecutive months and staff morale is at its lowest. He decides to plan and initiate changes that will push for a turnaround in the condition of the unit. Which of the following actions is a priority for Henry?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Henry's priority calling a staff meeting engages nurses in solving low satisfaction and morale, fostering ownership of solutions. Seeking higher help delays action, strategizing alone misses input, and ignoring issues worsens them. In a medical unit, discussing patient feedback collaboratively might spark ideas like better communication, directly addressing care gaps. This participative step aligns with nursing leadership principles, empowering Henry to lead change effectively, leveraging team insights to boost both staff spirit and patient outcomes.