Sally is the LPN charge nurse on the Alzheimer's unit of a large, skilled nursing facility. As she is walking through the unit, through a window she sees Mrs. Grace, an 82-year-old resident, wandering on the road
Sally takes over, giving orders to other staff members to assess how she got out, checking all doors, and sending staff members outside to get Mrs. Grace and assist her back into the facility. This is an example of which type of management?
a. Laissez-faire
b. Democratic
c. Authoritarian
d. Permissive
C
Authoritarian leaders thrive in emergency situations. They are more interested in seeing the work get done or the problem resolved than the creative and caring approach.
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