Sometimes people are promoted to the next level of their job ...

[ssal]

Sometimes people are promoted to the next level of their job description solely as a result of their seniority and not their competency level. This idea of thinking about leadership would correlate with the idea that:
 
  A. Every experienced nurse can do the same performance as a physician.
  B. Nurses need to be a follower for the first 10 years of their career before assuming a leader role.
  C. Every person in a position of authority is a leader.
  D. Nurses are trained to follow a leader.

Question 2

Leaders go through stages in their leadership development and can gain the MOST leadership skills by:
 
  A. Talking to leaders who are participating in change in their organization
  B. Serving as a leader as much as possible and in a variety of situations
  C. Reading leadership and management texts
  D. Participating in critical-thinking exercises offered at Nurse Manager Workshops

[frankwu0507]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Feedback
A Incorrect because nurses are not able to perform a physician's role.
B Incorrect because nurses do not need 10 years of followership experience.
C Correct because just as having senior sta-tus does not make one a leader, so too just because one is in a position of authority does not make him or her a leader.
D Incorrect because nurses are not trained to follow a leader.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because talking to other leaders will not increase one's own leadership skills very much.
B Correct because practicing leadership skills is the most effective method to gain leadership ability.
C Incorrect because reading books is not the most effective way to gain leadership ability.
D Incorrect because participating in work-shops is not the most effective way to gain leadership ability.

[ssal]

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[jojobee318]

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