Chapter 4 - Leadership and Followership
Effective nurse leaders: Select all that apply 1. Are also good followers 2. Effectively work together with shared goals 3. Never act on their ideas 4. Have master's degrees
Answer: 1, 2 Rationales: 1. Every leader is at times a follower 2. Effective leaders work with their team on shared goals
An effective leader will have: Select all that apply. 1. Courage and integrity 2. A critical mind-set 3. The ability to set priorities 4. The ability to provide feedback
Answer: 1, 2, 3 , 4 Rationales: 1. Integrity and courage are qualities of an effective leader 2. Thinking critically is a behavior of effective leaders 3. Setting priorities is another behavior of effective leaders 4. Skillful communication includes providing constructive feedback
An important competency that nurse leaders need to develop in order to lead effectively is the: 1. Ability to be firm and inflexible 2. Ability to be close-minded and to ignore negative feedback 3. Ability to communicate effectively with others 4. Ability to follow orders without questioning them
Answer: 3 Rationales: 1. Inflexibility is not a leadership competency. In fact, it impedes a leadership effectiveness 2. Leaders who ignore negative feedback may lose opportunities to improve their leadership effectiveness 3. Ability to communicate effectively with other people is one of the three competencies identified by Hersey and Campbell 4. Nurse leaders need to be critical thinkers. There are times when they are obligated as caring professionals to question directions, requests, or medical orders
The Situational Leadership Model focuses on: 1. Both followers and the task 2. The task 3. The follower 4. The behavior of others
Answer: 1 Rationales: The situational leadership approach considers the complexity of a situation which would include followers and the task at hand
Autocratic leaders: 1. Postpone decision making as long as possible 2. Share leadership with members of the team 3. Give orders and make decisions without consulting the team 4. Encourage creativity when problem solving
Answer: 3 Rationales Autocratic leaders frequently give orders and make decisions without consulting with team members
An emotionally intelligent nurse leader: 1. Seeks the emotional support of others 2. Cannot juggle multiple demands 3. Works alone without help 4. Welcomes constructive criticism
Answer: 4 Rationales: Emotionally intelligent leaders welcome criticism that is constructive and acknowledge other team members' perspectives
A unit team leader who fails to provide direction to his or her nursing care team is a(n): 1. Democratic leader 2. Laissez-faire leader 3. Autocratic leader 4. Situational leader
Answer: 2 Rationales: Laissez-faire leaders are passive, inactive leaders who would not provide direction
A democratic nurse lader consistently works to: 1. Move the group toward the leader's goals 2. Make little or no attempt to move the group 3. Share leadership with the group 4. Dampen creativity
Answer: 3 Rationales: Democratic or participative leaders are characterized by their inclusion of team members in important decisions
Transformational nursing leaders have the ability to: 1. Increase the negativity of the team 2. Work best alone 3. Define the group's mission and communicate that mission to others 4. Pay close attention to the weaknesses and shortcomings of others
Answer: 3 Rationales: Transformational leaders help their teams define their mission and see how their work helps them achieve their mission
Effective followers are those who are: 1. Passive employees 2. Skilled and self-directed employees 3. Less valuable employees 4. Employees who are never supportive of new ideas
Answer: 2 Rationales: The most effective followers are not only competent but self-directed
