Nursing Leadership Quiz 1 (1.01, 1.03)
There are three levels of leadership action; group, individual, and task levels. which one of the following lists the three needs for the task level
motivation, discipline and team building
sources of conflicts that nurse leaders might face
cultural differences between members of the health care team multigenerational nurses novice and seasoned nurses patients support system
What did the first known leadership theory assume about leaders?
either you are born with it or not
Leaderships traits
-mentoring two new managers -providing a motivational speech at the new employee orientation -establishing goals for the coming year -advocating for an employee regarding -personal policies providing feedback about job performance
transformational leadership, nurse educator, sharing positive change
empowering others
transformational leadership
empowerment of both the leader and follower occurs
Developer/ evaluator
encourage continual improvement provide timely feedback and support innovative and informative
Conflict manager/ negotiator
engage in active, effective listening
role of the negotiator
mediates internal or eternal conflict with various stakeholders
Qualities do nurse leaders possess that makes them obtain excellence in their role
ability to provide clear visions, goals, and expectations
transformational theory
adapt to the leadership level, adapt to the individual needs and level of maturity, establish a mutual exchange
In order to avoid the pitfalls involved in decision making what should the nurse manager do
choose a decision making style that will best fit the situation
contingency theory
counseling, coaching, developing
conflict manager/ negotiator
provide clear vision, goals, and expectations communicate proactively build team morale be approachable, professional and positive collaborate
decision maker
respond to staff and client needs
what trait does the nurse manager cite when performing the nurses evaluation
role modeling
transformational leaders
set the vision, understand team member strengths and values, use strengths and values to empower teammates, accept feedback, change course, if necessary
most of the leadership qualities fall
team builder/ motivator, developer/ evaluator
Leadership theories
trait, contingency and situational, transformational
Bringing team together to inform about cross training to other units for the purpose of increasing productivity
transactional
committed to a vision
transformational
A staff nurse informs the nurse manager that the nurse would like to gain broader experience in other departments of the acute care facility, what response by the nurse manager demonstrates effective leadership
would you be willing to help on another unit, they need a shift leader for a couple of weeks