Nursing Leadership & Management NCLEX Quiz

Charismatic leaders make the followers feel at ease in their presence. They feel that they are in good hands whenever the leader is around.

Leaders become leaders because of their birth right. This is also called Genetic theory or the Aristotelian theory

Servant leaders are open-minded. listen deeply. try to fully understand others and not being judgmental

Laissez faire leadership is preferred when the followers know what to do and are experts in the field. This leadership style is relationship-oriented rather than task-centered.

Country club management style puts concern for the staff as number one priority at the expense of the delivery of services. He/she runs the department just like a country club where everyone is happy including the manager.

Path Goal theory according to House and associates rewards good performance so that others would do the same

Transactional leaders are focused on the day-to-day operations of an organization and use rewards and punishments to motivate followers. They are caretakers who maintain the status quo and use trade-offs to meet goals. However, they do not typically inspire others with a vision; that is a characteristic of transformational leaders who focus on motivating and inspiring followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

Benevolent-authoritative managers pretentiously show their trust and confidence to their followers

Shared governance allows the staff nurses to have the authority. responsibility and accountability for their own practice.

It is not conclusive that certain qualities of a person would make him become a good manager. It can only predict a manager’s potential of becoming a good one.