The nurses on the cardiology unit are unhappy with their nurse manager. The nurses complain that the manager is "inflexible and impersonal." Which type of leadership is this nurse manager most likely using?
A) Bureaucratic
B) Autocratic
C) Laissez-faire
D) Situational
Answer: A
The bureaucratic leader does not trust anyone to make decisions and instead relies on the organization's rules, policies, and procedures to direct the group's work efforts. Group members are usually dissatisfied with the leader's inflexibility and impersonal relations with them.
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