Practice Questions

A nurse who stays late to comfort a distressed family, even though it is not a required task, is demonstrating leadership through:

A. Formal authority.
B. Coercive power.
C. Role-modeling and commitment to patient-centered care.
D. A desire for overtime pay.
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In a crisis, such as a fire on the ward, the nurse leader’s communication must be:

A. Vague and reassuring.
B. Loud and panicked.
C. Clear, calm, and directive.
D. Sent via email.
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The “chain of command” serves to:

A. Create unnecessary bureaucracy.
B. Provide a formal pathway for communication and authority to ensure clarity and order.
C. Limit the power of staff nurses.
D. Allow anyone to give orders to anyone else.
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The ethical principle of “beneficence” means that a nurse should:

A. Do no harm.
B. Act in the best interest of the patient and promote good.
C. Treat all patients fairly.
D. Respect the patient's autonomy.
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A leader with high emotional intelligence is skilled at:

A. Suppressing all emotions.
B. Understanding and managing their own emotions and recognizing the emotions of others.
C. Ignoring the emotional state of their team.
D. Using emotions to manipulate others for personal gain.
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When delegating a task, the RN must ensure that the person they are delegating to:

A. Is a close friend.
B. Has the competency and training to perform the task safely.
C. Is the most senior person available.
D. Is willing to do the task without being paid.
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A nurse manager notices a trend of increasing patient complaints about communication. Her first step in addressing this should be to:

A. Issue a written warning to all staff.
B. Dismiss the complaints as patients being difficult.
C. Gather more data and talk to staff and patients to identify the root cause of the problem.
D. Implement a new communication protocol without any staff input.
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The “Refreezing” stage of Lewin’s theory involves:

A. Preparing for the change.
B. Making the change happen.
C. Reinforcing and stabilizing the change so it becomes the new standard.
D. Reverting back to the old way of doing things.
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A nurse is advocating for a patient who speaks a different language and does not have family present. The nurse’s first step should be to:

A. Use hand gestures to try and communicate complex information.
B. Ask another patient in the ward to translate.
C. Request a professional medical interpreter from the hospital.
D. Wait until a family member arrives to proceed with care.
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