If a situation develops on a unit and the nurse manager has a meeting to discuss the necessary outcomes, and then asks for the group to discuss possible ways to achieve the outcome, which type of leadership is this?
1. Quantum
2. Contemporary
3. Contingency
4. Behavioral
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Explanation: 1. Quantum leadership is based on the concepts of chaos theory, with the focus on outcomes.
Quantum leadership is one type of contemporary theory and is not related to contingency or
behavioral theory.
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