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karen · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Part of leadership development for nurse managers is to help managers better understand their own and others' personalities and how they can best work with others.

One way to assess nurse managers' personalities in terms of styles of thinking and feeling is by using which of the following tools?
a. Jungian Assessment Tool
b. Rogerian Assessment Tool
c. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
d. Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Question 2

Hospitals use various recruitment and retention strategies. One strategy adopted by hospitals is to arrange for a resource person to support the development of a younger nurse through influence and promotion. Such a person is called:

a. A preceptor
b. A mentor
c. A faculty member
d. A staff developer

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which draws on Jung's work, identifies personality types based on four dichotomous indicators. This Indicator focuses on how people think and feel, whereas the Keirsey Temperament Sorter focuses on how people behave.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
A mentor is a confidant who personalizes role modeling and serves as a sounding board for decisions. The mentor is a resource person who supports the development of the younger person through influence and promotion.