Author Question: The need for change will always exist, and groups will need leaders to help them weather the forces ... (Read 54 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The need for change will always exist, and groups will need leaders to help them weather the forces of change. One significant skill leaders can assist the group with is:

A. To serve as a mother figure between staff
B. To be the arbitrator at union meetings
C. To discipline group members not working to accomplish the change(s)
D. To carve out new visions

Question 2

As nurses progress through their careers, they face new challenges. So it becomes apparent that just as nurses need to improve their clinical knowledge and skills, they need to view acquiring leadership skills as:

A. An extra skill if time allows
B. Second to acquiring clinical skills
C. A lifelong process
D. A good opportunity for them to teach nurse managers

stallen · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Feedback
A Incorrect because nurses are not mother figures.
B Incorrect because leaders in a hospital would not be the arbitrator at a union meeting because the arbitrator would need to be a nonbiased individual from the out-side.
C Incorrect because effective leaders do not use discipline to attract people into work-ing on a change.
D Correct because leaders carve out new visions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because leadership skills are not an extra skill.
B Incorrect because acquiring leadership skills is equal to clinical skills.
C Correct because acquiring leadership skills is a lifelong process.
D Incorrect because acquiring leadership skills does not necessarily prepare one to teach nurse managers.