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.
ANS: C
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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.
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