A 35-year-old patient, newly admitted to the facility, puts on the call bell, but by the time the nurse arrives, he is found unconscious and barely breathing
The charge nurse calls for a Code Blue and directs the staff on what to do without discussion—one staff member calls the doctor, some to go to other rooms to comfort patients there, and so forth. This is an ex-ample of the style of: 1. autocratic leadership.
2. democratic leadership.
3. laissez-faire leadership.
4. participative leadership.
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During an emergency such as a Code Blue, the person in charge correctly assumes an auto-cratic leadership role because there is no time for discussion of choices in activities.
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