Transformational leadership, as compared to transactional leadership, involves which of the following ideas?
A. Unit goals set by a manager, not the staff, and discouragement of change
B. Leaders motivating employees with re-wards for accomplishing tasks
C. Belief in a hierarchical organizational structure and lack of staff participation in decision making
D. Empowerment of staff and encouragement of change
Question 2The New Leadership Science incorporates patient-centered care, quality and safety, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Additional areas that are significant elements of the nurse's role in leading in all areas of health care include:
A. Evidence-based care and information management
B. Research projects and peer reviews
C. Decreasing patient length of stay and use of critical pathways
D. Primary and functional delivery of nursing care
Question 3Chaos in health care has been the driving force in creating which of the following new leadership opportunities for nurses?
A. Advanced nurse certification and a clinical practice doctorate in nursing
B. Patient care delivery teams and use of more ancillary healthcare workers
C. Nurse Resource Position for department and SWAT Team for hospital emergencies
D. Electronic documentation and Inter-net-driven communication with hospital employees
Question 4Nurses can and must be leaders is something we have heard over and over lately. One way every nurse could assist in gaining new leadership abilities is to:
A. Shadow a nurse leader(s) for a shift or parts of different work days.
B. Enroll in a Dale Carnegie course.
C. Volunteer to be a camp nurse on week-ends or days off.
D. Become an advanced practice nurse.
Question 5Sponsoring staff recognition days, celebrating staff-of-the-month days, and publishing accomplishments of staff members can foster an environment that is more conducive to increas-ing the staff's:
A. Knowledge
B. Competency
C. Emotional intelligence
D. Empathy
Question 6It is more and more apparent that nurses need to acquire leadership skills in a manner similar to how they learn:
A. Clinical skills
B. Communication when they are young
C. Psychological relatedness
D. Empathy skills
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