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karlynnae · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Some research indicates that women leaders typically are quite expert at multitasking and managing successfully with limited resources, but they often are afraid to ask for things they need. Another finding indicates women are:

A. Willing to settle for what they are given
B. Very much a part of aggressively obtain-ing their share of resources
C. Interested in getting the job done without much attention to the quality
D. Invested in having more women on the nursing staff than men

Question 2

To teach student nurses to lead more androgynously, curriculum should include:

A. Clinical rotations where students practice the role of team leader and charge nurse
B. Both management and leadership theories
C. Role-playing of how to manage conflict in clinical situations
D. Clinical opportunities for students to sha-dow both male and female nurse leaders

nickk12214 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct because women have been found to settle for what they receive.
B Incorrect because women are not generally aggressive.
C Incorrect because women are not driven to get the job done without also attending to high quality.
D Incorrect because there is no truth to wanting more women than men staff.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Incorrect because this is not androgynous leadership.
B Incorrect because knowing management and leadership theories will not make a more androgynous leadership environ-ment.
C Incorrect because practicing with conflict management will not necessarily influence the environment to be more or less androgynous.
D Correct because having shadowing op-portunities with both male and female leaders will facilitate androgynous lea-dership style.