SMD Foundation Academy

Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur

College of Nursing

Nursing Leadership and Management: Prelim Exam

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Test I – Identification: Write the correct answer on the space provide. (2pts. Each)

1. Goal - the desired aim or condition toward which one is willing to work
2. Individual goals - are personal goals. These are usually based on one’s desires in life.
3. Group goals - usually pertain to what the individual member of the group or
organization desire to achieve as a group or an organization
4. Organizational Goal - Are management goals of an organization that are established to justify
its existence.
5. Leadership - Is a social influence or a person’s ability to move other people to act,
6. Power - the ability to efficiently and effectively exercise authority and control
through personal, organizational and social strength.
7. Power - the ability to obtain followers, compliance or request.
8. Formal Leader – a type of leader that is appointed, elected or designated, deliberately
chosen by the administration and given the authority to act.
9. Informal Leader - Type of leader chosen by his group itself as in social group, church
group because of age, seniority, special competence or personality
10. Manager - is the person responsible for planning and directing the work of
individuals, monitoring their work and taking corrective action when necessary

Test II: Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct (2pts. Each)

Situation 1: Benny is a newly appointed chair of St. Thomas Medical Center. She is still learning to feel her way
through the organization. She decides to hone her management skills by studying the different concepts on
nursing leadership.

1. As a leader she is aware that she should possess the following traits except:
a) Assertive c) Sarcastic
b) Enthusiastic d) Efficient

2. She has the ability to retain and motivate her staff to function effectively. This is
a) Power c) Value
b) Influence d) Responsibility

3. If her staff will misbehave and became negligent she will be answerable. This is
a) Influence c) Accountability
b) Power d) Control

4. As the chair she has the right to be respected by the staff. This is
a) Influence c) Value
b) Authority d) Power
5. When her staff that is to be suspended went to the chief nurse and clarifies the reason for such action, she
violated the principle of
a) Delegation c) Span of control
b) Authority, responsibility, d) Channel of communication
accountability

6. When she consults her staff and considers their suggestion when activity has to be done in the unit, the
leadership style she used is
a) Democratic c) Autocratic
b) Bureaucratic d) Laissez faire

7. Criteria for setting goals includes the following except:

a) Specific c) Realistic
b) Measurable d) Resistive
8. Organizational goals include:
a) Goals to be followed by the c) Always short term
organization d) Future endeavors of the society
b) Personal goal

9. Management Resources includes the following, except:

a) Money c) Machine
b) Membership d) Materials

10. A good leader is all of the following, except:

a) Able to inspire followers c) Able to lift staff morale
b) Able to judge people d) Able to motivate people

11. It is a predetermined action to accomplish desired results:

a) Planning c) Decision-Making
b) Critical thinking d) Problem-solving

12. A nurse manager needs to plan her activities in order to facilitate the following, except:
a) Leads to goal attainment d) Effective use of available
b) Cope with crisis and problems resources
c) Increases Element of change

13. Scope of planning which is necessary to estimate the future in terms of risks and outcome.
a) Set objectives c) Forecasting or predicting
b) Outline activities d) Programming

14. Which of the following principles of time management is least effective?

a) Prioritizing c) Procrastinating
b) Delegating d) Planning

15. A Nurse is asked to do a lot of things in less time:

a) Multi-tasking
b) Prioritization
c) Delegation
d) Planning
Test III – Enumeration

1. 7 Resources (7 M’s)
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2. 3 Types of Goal
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3. Characteristics of SMARTER Goals
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4. Characteristics of a Good LEADER:
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5. 2 Type of Leader
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