Which of the following actions by the nurse manager would indicate an autocratic management style?
a. Allows staff members to make most of the decisions
b. Makes most of the decisions without input from the staff members
c. Exerts little control over staff
d. Emphasizes effective group functioning
B
The autocratic manager uses an authoritarian approach to direct the activities of others. This manager would make most of the decisions without input from the staff members. Allowing staff members to make most of the decisions and exerting little control over staff is a laissez-faire management style. Emphasizing effective group functioning is common for a democratic man-agement style.
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