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Shelles · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse manager is aware that situational leadership maintains there is no one best leadership style, but rather effective leadership lies in matching the appropriate leadership style to the individual's or group's level of task-relevant

readiness. The nurse manager wishes to help promote and develop the manager's staff and followers. Under the situational leadership model, which of the following is not necessarily correct to achieve this outcome? a. Coaching c. Collaborating
b. Supporting d. Delegating

Question 2

A nurse manager is a strong proponent of the concept of learning organizations as a means to promote professional practice through the encouragement of personal mastery and awareness of one's mental models. This concept was developed by:

a. W. Edwards Deming. c. Florence Nightingale.
b. Peter Senge. d. Philip B. Crosby.

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

Answer to Question 1

C
Hersey and Blanchard's (1993) situational leadership framework is based upon four stages of behavior
through which leaders can move back and forth as they determine which style they need to use to
promote staff development. These stages are directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating (not
collaborating).

Answer to Question 2

B
Peter Senge's (1990) seminal work, The Fifth Discipline, discussed the concept that learning
organizations promote professional practice through the encouragement of personal mastery (beyond
our competence and skills to an ongoing expansion of our current knowledge), awareness of our
mental models (mental models influence how we take action and consist of deeply ingrained
assumptions, generalizations, and biases), and team learning (a workgroup's ability to align and
develop their talents to attain a shared goal or vision). W. Edwards Deming and Philip B. Crosby are
best known for their contributions to the continuous quality movement. Florence Nightingale was one
of the pioneers of nursing practice, and she promoted the link between unsanitary conditions and
adverse patient outcomes.