Most of the time, effective leadership is discussed in terms of ...

[V@ndy87]

Most of the time, effective leadership is discussed in terms of one's work. However, it would behoove every individual to take responsibility for providing leadership that will help us achieve excellence in:
 
  A. Selected professional and personal matters
  B. Our lives, our institutions, and our society
  C. Communicating with every individual we come in contact
  D. Certain parts of our lives

Question 2

Staff nurses need to be recognized for their expertise and passion for their practice as nurses. This is the vision of a new Nurse Director at an acute-care hospital. She decides to implement her vision by:
 
  A. Asking for volunteers to present their philosophy of nursing at the Executive Board for the institution's next meeting
  B. Assigning staff nurses three books to read for homework regarding the significance of excellence in patient care
  C. Creating a newsletter where a picture and short write-up of each nurse's accom-plishments are published annually (staff need to pay cost)
  D. Partnering with the university nursing fa-culty so that each nurse is paired with a faculty to conduct research and publish an article regarding their expertise area

[macybarnes]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because we should aim for at-taining excellence in all aspects of our lives.
B Correct because we should try to attain excellence in everything we do.
C Incorrect because being excellent with communication is only one part of our lives.
D Incorrect because we should aim for at-taining excellence in all aspects of our lives.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Incorrect because this only recognizes some nurses and only disseminates with the Executive Board.
B Incorrect because this is not recognizing each nurse's expertise but only those nurses who are written up in the books.
C Incorrect because paying for the picture negates from the recognition.
D Correct because publishing will accom-plish the vision regarding the need for re-cognizing staff nurses.