What is the queen bee syndrome?
A) Occurs more often with men than with women
B) Encourages the empowerment of subordinates
C) Occurs when a successful individual is unwilling to assist others
D) Is a leadership role
Question 2Which strategy is most effective in empowering staff?
A) Serve as a role model of an empowered nurse.
B) Develop more rigid, consistent rule enforcement.
C) Give all employees an annual cost-of-living raise.
D) Encourage staff to establish a strong unit culture with turf boundaries.
Question 3What does proactive political strategy include?
A) Assuming authority to do something if it is not expressly prohibited
B) Using competitive approaches to decision making
C) Attempting to appear as a victim so future gains can be made
D) Verbalizing discontent with the politics of an organization
Question 4What determines the size of the authoritypower gap between a manager and an employee?
A) Solely by the organization
B) Can be decreased by visible exercises of authority and rigidity in decision making
C) Increases when the manager loses credibility
D) By how much status the manager has
Question 5Which would be the least appropriate power-building strategy for a new employee?
A) Expand personal resources by gaining additional certifications and training.
B) Learn the organizational culture.
C) Maintain a sense of humor and be able to laugh at oneself.
D) Encourage reorganizing patient care delivery to match the one in use at last place of work.
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