LEADERSHIP Flashcards
Organizations that thrive over an extended period of time depend on having \_\_\_. 1. Large profit margins 2. Charismatic leadership 3. Consistent leadership 4. Effective leaders 115
Effective leaders
Compared to defining the concept deciding, defining the concept leading is \_\_\_. 1. Less difficult 2. More difficult 3. Equally difficult 4. Researched and understood 116
Equally difficult
The concept that history is made or measurably influenced by individuals who become leaders is known as ___.
1. Leadership by men
2. Leadership by innovators
3. The great leadership theory of history
4. Man, the maker theory
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The great leadership theory of history
Democratic, authoritarian, and laissez-faire are \_\_\_. 1. Types of leadership styles 2. Outmoded models for today's leaders 3. Discounted today 4. Types of political positions 118
Types of leadership styles
A supervising staff member the administrator might most want to provide leadership by walking around is the \_\_\_. 1. Receptionist 2. Charge nurse 3. Director of Nursing 4. Director of housekeeping 119
Director of Nursing
A major information advantage to leadership by walking around is the opportunity to \_\_\_. 1. Check on staff 2. Engage in naive listening 3. Get out of the office 4. Check the floors 120
Engage in naive listening
It is \_\_\_ to maintain the chain of command when an administrator practices managing by walking around. 1. Especially difficult 2. Especially easy 3. Entirely feasible 4. Impossible 121
Entirely feasible
The administrator's work begins once the ownership has set forth \_\_\_ of the organization. 1. Full rules 2. Day-to-day rules and regulations 3. Mission statement 4. Procedures to be followed 122
Mission statement
The best time for the administrator to introduce change in the facility is when ___.
1. Everyone is ready for it
2. It is clear to all that the situation demands it
3. It will improve the bottom line
4. She doesn’t have it
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She doesn’t have it
The better administrator is the one who ___.
1. Spends most hours in the facility wings
2. In the administrator’s office constantly explores ways to lead
3. Reviews reports as the primary information channel about the facility
4. Prepares for certification and the state to come in
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Spends most hours in the facility wings
For every successful decision the administrator makes, ___.
1. The administrator is praised
2. Recognition comes from those affected
3. He may experience one or two wipe-outs
4. Ownership is grateful
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He may experience one or two wipe-outs
One thing the successful administrator remembers about the environment is that it ___.
1. One thing the successful administrator remembers about the environment is that it ___.
1. Remains beyond control
2. Can be harnessed
3. Can be brought under control
4. Can be static
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Remains beyond control
One reason for the administrator not to give all attention to the most immediate opportunity is that \_\_\_. 1. Corporate is unlikely to approve 2. Change costs too much energy 3. Better opportunities may also exists 4. It may not be what it seems 127
Better opportunities may also exists
The best time to begin a move toward introducing a change into a facility is when \_\_\_. 1. Change is still on the horizon 2. Change is imminent 3. The climate is right 4. The staff are receptive 128
Change is still on the horizon
The “waves of change” that were encountered in the late 1990s are ___.
1. Getting more manageable
2. Coming slower, but are larger
3. Remaining somewhat static since the year 2000
4.Coming in set after set and getting bigger
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Coming in set after set and getting bigger
In the views of some contemporary corporate managers, change should be viewed more as a/an___.
1. Continuous process, not an event
2. Process with some consistency
3. Predictable process that can be managed
4. Opportunity to consolidate past gains
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Continuous
Being knowledgeable about the field and having competence and experience will take today's administrator to \_\_\_. 1. Excellence 2. Good 3. The highest level 4. Charismatic leadership 131
Good
When a nursing facility administrator has “that particular thing” in her blood she has a fire in the heart for ___.
1. Continuous quality improvement
2. Continuously improving the quality of daily life of each resident
3. A successful career
4. Being totally professional
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Continuously improving the quality of daily life of each resident
Manager-centered leadership retains a \_\_\_ degree of control and uses \_\_\_ extensively. 1. Low/authority 2. Medium/authority 3. High/authority 4. High/charisma 133
High/authority
Permitting the subordinates to make the decision and function within the limits defined by the manager is closest to a \_\_\_ style of management. 1. Laissez-faire 2. Democratic 3. Authoritarian 4. Charismatic 134
Laissez-faire
When deciding what style of management to employ in a given situation, the administrator should consider factors within himself, factors in the employees, and factors in the \_\_\_. 1. Organization 2. External environment 3. Five-year plan 4. One-year plan 135
Organization
A manager who is responsible for the development of more specific policies provided by the director of nursing services is functioning most nearly at the \_\_\_ level of management. 1. Upper-level 2. Middle-level 3. Lower-level 4. Integrated 136
Middle-level
The charge nurse responsible for applying policies provided by the director of nursing services is functioning most nearly at the \_\_\_ level of management. 1. Upper 2. Middle 3. Lower 4. Integrated 137
Lower
Origination: change, creation, and elimination of structure structure is the responsibility of \_\_\_ management. 1. Upper-level 2. Middle-level 3. Lower-level 4. Functional 138
Upper-level
Interpolation: supplementing and piecing out structure for the organization is the responsibility of \_\_\_ management. 1. Upper-level 2. Middle-level 3. Lower-level 4. Functional 139
Middle-level
Operational use of existing structure is the responsibility of \_\_\_ management. 1. Upper-level 2. Middle-level 3. Lower-level 4. Functional 140
Lower-level
According to Tannenbaum, the successful leader needs to be keenly aware of relevant forces in the situation, to understand herself, and also \_\_\_ vis-s-vis the situation. 1. Be calm and purposeful 2. Interpret successfully 3. Have insight 4. Be able to behave appropriately 141
Be able to behave appropriately
The acts of the \_\_\_ leader are typically unexamined. 1. Accepted 2. Venerated 3. Charismatic 4. Fully established 142
Charismatic
