Grohar-Murray TIF
Chapter 2: Leadership Theory
Learning Objective 1
Identify major leadership theories.
1. A nursing faculty member is mentoring a graduate student in writing a thesis. Which type of
leadership according to the behavioral school would be best in this situation?
1. Bureaucratic
2. Democratic
3. Laissez-faire
4. Autocratic
2. A 58-year-old client has been admitted to the CCU with a myocardial infarction. The client
suddenly goes into cardiac arrest, and team members rush into the room. What type of nursing
leadership style in the behavioral school would be best in this situation?
1. Bureaucratic
2. Democratic
3. Laissez-faire
4. Autocratic
3. The nurse manager is planning the holiday schedule for the staff on the Oncology unit. The
staff is highly experienced, and has worked well together for more than five years. Which
situational leadership model is best used in this situation?
1. Participating
2. Telling
3. Selling
4. Delegating
4. Which statement is most likely made by a transactional leader?
1. “I can work an extra shift tomorrow night. Who can cover tonight?”
2. “Jan’s mother is ill. Is anyone able to cover her shift tonight?”
3. “If you work overtime tonight, I will authorize double your hourly pay rate.”
4. “How can we work together to cover Jan’s shifts until her mother is better?”
5. Which situations portray leadership development according to behaviorist theory? Select all
that apply.
1. The nurse manager of the Emergency Department is certified as a nursing
administrator.
2. Those staff reporting to the chief nursing officer think he was born to be in
nursing management.
3. The assistant nurse manager in the Intensive Care unit has attended five
leadership seminars in the last two years.
4. The charge nurse working today has been a charge nurse for the past 10 years of
her 20 years’ experience as a registered nurse.
5. The nurse manager of surgical services is honest, fair, and dependable, and so
must be successful as a leader.
6. According to the theory of connective leadership, which statement describes how leaders are
developed?
1. Leaders are developed by staying connected to their followers and their abilities.
2. Development of leadership ability depends on the followers’ connectedness to the
leader.
3. Leadership ability begins by the leader’s innate character traits and her
connectedness to herself.
4. Leaders become stronger in their development by staying connected to the latest
leadership theories.
7. Which leadership theory holds the belief that leaders cannot be developed but are just born
with the appropriate qualities needed for leadership?
1. Situational theory
2. Transactional leadership theory
3. Contingency theory
4. Great man theory
8. What is the most common skill effective nurse leaders share in any leadership theory or
leadership model?
1. Critical care experience
2. Communication
3. Informal power
4. Political knowledge
9. If a nurse is working in a department with several less experienced nurses, which action must
this nurse take if the transformational leader is to be perceived as effective?
1. Inspire a common vision.
2. Have formal authority.
3. Provide efficient care.
4. Maintain accountability.
10. In a leadership training class, which statement by a participant indicates that learning has
been successful?
1. “Relationship building is essential to be successful in leadership.”
2. “Leadership means I do can delegate tasks I do not want to do.”
3. “If I am to be successful in leadership, I should make sure no followers are
friends.”
4. “Most people will not be able to tell I am disinterested, if I
act interested in them.”
Learning Objective 4
Analyze the process model of leadership.
11. The nurse manager is using the process model of leadership to determine how best to
improve staff attendance for his scheduled shifts. Which are considerations in stage 1 of the
process? Select all that apply.
1. Determine the desired outcome.
2. Identify the participants.
3. Generate ideas for action.
4. Describe situational influences.
5. Identify associated barriers.
12. Which situation involves controlling forces according to the process model of leadership?
The nurse manager of the:
1. Third floor considers staff interaction with each other and the manager before
making a decision.
2. Fourth floor considers which participants were involved in or those who will be
impacted by the decision.
3. Fifth floor considers the policies and procedures in place while making a
decision.
4. Sixth floor considers alternative solutions to the problem while making a
decision.
13. Which describes the purpose in using the process model of leadership when making
decisions?
1. It allows the experienced leader to follow the same path every time a decision
must be made.
2. It describes essential considerations a new leader should include when making a
decision.
3. It introduces concepts the nurse manager uses to provide leadership in any
situation.
4. It determines which part of the decision-making process can be delegated to staff
in certain situations.
14. Which statement most appropriately describes the relationship between the
behavioral/situational framework and leadership?
1. As the nurse manager continually makes use of the framework, leadership
behaviors and decisions should become increasingly more appropriate.
2. As the nurse manager becomes more experienced in leadership, the manager’s
need for using the framework decreases.
3. When the nurse manager uses the framework for decision making, the staff can
expect leadership decisions advantageous to them.
4. When the nurse manager sets goals using the framework, the staff will experience
fewer and fewer problems within the department.
15. How is leadership affected by using the behavioral/situational framework?
1. Use of the framework allows the inexperienced nurse leader to make faster
decisions.
2. Use of the framework will enable the nurse leader to make better-informed
decisions.
3. The leadership behaviors of the nurse manager will improve after the framework
is in use for 2 years.
4. The goals the nurse manager sets and explores using the framework will be more
important for the facility.