Podcast
Questions and Answers
Which leadership style works best when the members of the group have the same level of education as the leader and the leader performs the same tasks as the group members?
Which leadership style works best with groups whose members have a relatively equal status and who know each other well because they have worked together for an extended period?
People who work under which leadership style usually harbor hostile feelings that they are fearful to express, use passive-aggressive techniques to try to even the playing field, and feel oppressed and unable to use their full potential as a worker?
. Which type of leader often allows the group to make its own decisions without regard to the task at hand and ultimately may not achieve the goals the group was organized for in the first place?
Signup and view all the answers
Various forms of punishment, ranging from verbal putdowns to poor performance evaluations that are used to determine pay raises, are used by which type of leader?
Signup and view all the answers
Which theory recognizes that multiple intangibles exist whenever people interact and that factors such as sense of meaning, creativity, inspiration, and vision are involved in creating a sense of mission that exceeds good interpersonal relationships and rewards?
Signup and view all the answers
The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses is directed toward promoting and maintaining which quality of the nursing profession?
Signup and view all the answers
In which approach is it expected that providing the right incentives, primarily money, will increase employee productivity?
Signup and view all the answers
Managers who favored which theory were required to develop a different set of management skills, including counseling effectively, boosting motivation, using effective leadership skills, and maintaining productive communication?
Signup and view all the answers
In the health-care delivery setting, which of the following can be defined as the process of decision-making at the top levels of an organization that ensures the organization achieves its goals and produces high-quality outcomes by defining expectations, delegating power to key personnel, and overseeing the administrative process?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of budgeting is built on the belief that traditional methods of budgeting are too simple to account for all the variations in the budgeting process and cannot be adapted to ongoing changes?
Signup and view all the answers
Many home health-care agencies use which model for assigning an RN to work with an individual or family for the duration of services rendered?
Signup and view all the answers
Important aspects of which nursing model include relying on unlicensed assistive personnel for the provision of direct care, grouping clients with similar needs, developing relative intensity measures, and emphasizing team concepts in small groups that remain constant?
Signup and view all the answers
Which legislative act is a federal law that is being written to improve nurse–patient ratios in hospitals that receive Medicare funds?
Signup and view all the answers
With its emphasis on access to care, which legislative act is projected to inject some 22 million newly insured clients into the health-care system between 2019 and 2024?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Leadership Styles
- Democratic Leadership works best when group members have similar education and experience to the leader, and the leader also performs the same tasks.
- Democratic Leadership also excels in groups where members have equal status and know each other well due to extended collaboration.
- Autocratic Leadership creates a hostile environment where members feel oppressed and unable to use their full potential due to fear of expressing negativity and using passive-aggressive tactics to compensate.
- Laissez-Faire Leadership lets groups make their own decisions with little regard for the task at hand, potentially leading to goal failure.
- Autocratic Leadership relies on punishment, including verbal putdowns and performance evaluations tied to pay raises.
Leadership Theories
- Transformational Leadership Theory acknowledges the importance of intangible elements like meaning, creativity, inspiration, and vision in building a sense of mission beyond relationships and incentives.
Nursing Ethics
- The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses focuses on promoting and maintaining the integrity of the nursing profession.
Management Theories
- Scientific Management Theory relies on providing incentives, primarily financial, to boost employee productivity.
- Humanistic Management Theory emphasizes the importance of effective communication, leadership, counseling, and motivation in achieving goals.
Healthcare Management
- Strategic Management within healthcare involves top-level decision-making designed to ensure organizational goals and quality outcomes through defining expectations, delegating power, and overseeing administrative processes.
- Zero-Based Budgeting challenges traditional budgeting methods by acknowledging their limitations in accounting for variations and adapting to ongoing changes.
Nursing Models
- Case Management Model assigns a specific nurse to work with a particular individual or family for the duration of their care.
- Team Nursing Model leverages unlicensed assistive personnel for direct care, groups clients according to their needs, uses relative intensity measures, and emphasizes team concepts in small, consistent groups.
Legislative Acts
- The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act is a federal law under development to improve nurse-patient ratios in Medicare-funded hospitals.
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to increase access to healthcare and is expected to bring 22 million newly insured individuals into the system between 2019 and 2024.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Explore which leadership style is most effective when group members have similar educational backgrounds and tasks as the leader. This quiz will challenge your understanding of group dynamics and leadership effectiveness. Test your knowledge and see how well you grasp the principles of leadership in collaborative settings.
