The theory that states that the most effective leadership style is dependent on characteristics of the relationship between leaders and followers, the task, and the situation is:
a. Contingency theory
b. Path-goal theory
c. Social learning theory
d. Transformational leadership
ANS: A
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1. To delay the recovery process initiated by the loss of the client's wife 2. To facilitate the acceptance of the loss of the client's wife 3. To avoid dealing with grief associated with the loss of the client's wife 4. To eliminate emotional pain related to the loss of the client's wife
A client is diagnosed with acute glaucoma. What symptoms could the nurse expect to assess in this client?
1. No symptoms of pain or pressure 2. Loss of peripheral vision 3. Diplopia 4. Acute eye pain
The nurse joins a professional nursing organization and keeps lists of people met at nursing meetings. This behavior is an example of:
a. networking. b. mentoring. c. referent power. d. client empowerment.
The nurse manager is conducting a performance review with a nurse who has worked on the unit for 10 years. During the review, the nurse begins to cry and tells the manager, "I just can't do this anymore
I can't sleep because I have such bad nightmares about patients. I can't eat and I've already lost 15 pounds." The nurse manager identifies these findings as being possible signs of which problem? 1. Moral distress 2. Too much focus on the patient 3. Problems at home 4. Developing incompetence