EAQ: Leadership/management

Which theory states that leaders should expand and respond to a dynamic change rather than prescribing and approaching change as a lock-step, pre-prescribed method? 1 Role theory 2 Chaos theory 3 Complexity theory 4 Organizational theory

3 Complexity theory

Referent power

Association with a powerful person

Chaos theory is the

theoretical construct defining the seemingly random yet deterministic characteristics of complex organizations

The nurse leader noticed that the staff nurse recently promoted to the surgical unit is lacking confidence at work and is worried about a pending review by the nursing director. Which source of power is applicable in this situation? 1 Reward power 2 Coercive power 3 Referent power 4 Connection power

2 Coercive power

Which statement is true about the centralization as it relates to organizational structures? 1. It refers to the physical location of units. 2. It refers to the location where a decision is made. 3. It refers to the degree in which organization has rules. 4. It refers to the terms of policies that define a member's function.

2. It refers to the location where a decision is made.

The nurse leader teaches about attributes that all change agents possess. Which attribute of a change agent is the key to self-support through challenges? 1 Caring 2 Humility 3 Persona 4 Sense of humor

4 Sense of humor

connection power

Association with people who are powerful or who have links to powerful people

After a natural disaster, four clients are admitted to the emergency department. Which order should the nurse triage the clients based on the threat to organs? Client with chest pain resulting from ischemia Client with intubated trauma Client with minor burns Client with cystitis Client with hip fracture

Client with intubated trauma Client with chest pain resulting from ischemia Client with hip fracture Client with cystitis Client with minor burns

Role theory is a

framework used to understand how individuals perform within organizations

Reward power

is perceived as being able to provide rewards or favors

Complexity theory states that the

leaders should expand and respond to engaging dynamic change and focus on relationships rather than on prescribing and approaching change as a lock-step, pre-prescribed method

Coercive power

stems from a real or perceived fear of another person

Organizational theory is the

systematic analysis of how organizations and their component parts act and interact.