Nursing Leadership

Which leadership theory is dependent on personality?

Trait

A nurse leader who rewards health care team members in order to gain their cooperation is which type of leader

Transactional leader

Which leadership style is most useful in a health crisis situation?

Autocratic

Which statement is true about democratic leadership?

Decision-making can be time consuming

Which leader believes that employees want to participate in decision-making?

Democratic

6 qualities of effective leaders:

Integrity, dedication, Magnanimity, Humility, Openness, Creativity

Which statements are true about leaders?

Their power lies in building relationships, they share a common vision with followers, they use interpersonal skills to influence others

Leadership

ability to guide, influence, or direct others

Bureaucratic leader:

assumes that employees are motivated by external forces

Three basic styles of leadership:

autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire (bureaucratic leadership has also been identified)

Democratic leader:

believes that employees are motivated by internal means and want to participate in decision-making

Transformational leaders:

employ methods that inspire people to follow their lead

Autocratic leader:

exercises strong control over subordinates

Behavioral leader:

focus on accomplishing tasks that need to be accomplished, do not engage in rewarding or punishing team members

Laissez-Faire leader:

permissive, thinks that employees are desired by their own desire to do well, little or no direction to followers, few policies and procedures in place

Management

the process of coordinating others and directing them toward a common goal

Charismatic leader:

use charm and emotion to form allegiances and motivate other often for personal gain

Transactional leader:

use reward and punishment to gain cooperation of followers