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Leadership and management in Nursing

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The legal term for professional negligence by a healthcare provider is:

A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Malpractice ✓
D. Libel
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Jun 6, 2026

A leader who is charismatic, inspirational, and intellectually stimulating is best described as:

A. A transactional leader
B. A bureaucratic leader
C. A transformational leader ✓
D. An autocratic leader
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Jun 6, 2026

The first step in effective time management is:

A. Making a to-do list.
B. Delegating all your tasks.
C. Setting clear goals and identifying your priorities. ✓
D. Answering all your emails.
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nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A charge nurse who says, “If you finish your work on time, you can take a longer break,” is using which leadership style?

A. Transformational
B. Transactional ✓
C. Democratic
D. Laissez-faire
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Jun 6, 2026

Case Study: A hospital is facing a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during an infectious disease outbreak. The nurse manager’s leadership responsibility includes:

A. Hiding the shortage from the staff to prevent panic.
B. Rationing the available PPE based on risk, ensuring staff are trained on its proper use, and advocating to administration for more supplies. ✓
C. Telling staff to reuse single-use masks indefinitely.
D. Sending staff to care for infectious patients without any PPE.
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Jun 6, 2026

The ultimate goal of quality improvement in nursing is to:

A. Reduce costs for the hospital.
B. Improve patient outcomes and safety. ✓
C. Increase the amount of documentation.
D. Win hospital awards.
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Jun 6, 2026

A new nurse is feeling overwhelmed. The best action for her to take is to:

A. Quit her job immediately.
B. Keep her feelings to herself and pretend everything is fine.
C. Seek support from her charge nurse, a mentor, or a trusted colleague. ✓
D. Call in sick for the next week.
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Jun 6, 2026

The ethical principle of “fidelity” in nursing means:

A. Being faithful to one's commitments and responsibilities. ✓
B. Telling the truth.
C. Treating all patients fairly.
D. Respecting the patient's choices.
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Jun 6, 2026

The leadership style most likely to stifle creativity and innovation among staff is:

A. Transformational
B. Democratic
C. Autocratic ✓
D. Laissez-faire
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Jun 6, 2026

When a team is functioning well, the leader should:

A. Introduce a major, disruptive change to keep them on their toes.
B. Acknowledge their success and continue to provide support and resources. ✓
C. Take all the credit for the team's success.
D. Disband the team.
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Jun 6, 2026

Strategic planning in a healthcare organization involves:

A. Planning the daily patient assignments.
B. Creating a long-term vision and goals for the organization (e.g., over 3-5 years). ✓
C. Planning the staff holiday roster.
D. Planning how to handle a specific patient complaint.
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Jun 6, 2026

A nurse’s first duty when witnessing a colleague making a serious medication error is to:

A. Report the colleague to the police.
B. Post about it on social media.
C. Intervene immediately if possible to ensure patient safety, then report it through the proper channels. ✓
D. Ignore it to protect the colleague.
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A nurse manager who wants to improve team communication should start by:

A. Implementing a new, complex communication software.
B. Modeling good communication skills herself. ✓
C. Punishing staff for communication errors.
D. Cancelling all team meetings to save time.
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Jun 6, 2026

The most crucial leadership skill during a public health crisis, like a pandemic, is:

A. The ability to remain invisible.
B. Clear, credible, and consistent communication. ✓
C. The ability to blame other departments.
D. The ability to work from home.
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Jun 6, 2026

The “skill mix” of a nursing team refers to:

A. The number of tasks each nurse can perform.
B. The combination of different levels of nursing staff (e.g., RNs, LPNs, assistants) on a unit. ✓
C. The friendliness of the nursing staff.
D. The mix of male and female nurses.
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Jun 6, 2026

An effective leader provides feedback that is:

A. Vague, personal, and critical.
B. Specific, behavioral, and timely. ✓
C. Always positive, even if performance is poor.
D. Delivered only once a year during a formal review.
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Jun 6, 2026

A nurse has a professional obligation to maintain her competency through:

A. Working at the same hospital for her entire career.
B. Continuous learning and professional development. ✓
C. Doing only the tasks she enjoys.
D. Following the doctor's orders without question.
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Jun 6, 2026

The primary benefit of a diverse healthcare workforce is that it:

A. Makes scheduling more complicated.
B. Can lead to better understanding of and care for a diverse patient population. ✓
C. Is a legal requirement with no other benefits.
D. Leads to more conflict within the team.
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Jun 6, 2026

A leader’s “power base” that comes from their formal position in the hospital hierarchy is called:

A. Expert power
B. Referent power
C. Legitimate power ✓
D. Coercive power
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