A nurse manager wants his nursing unit to be a place where all nurses want to work, where patient satisfaction is high, and care is innovative and interdisciplinary
Staff are encouraged to chair taskforces to improve quality of care and he counsels staff in areas of measuring patient outcomes. Other managers want to mimic this manager's approach to improve their own units. This nurse is which type of leader?
a. Transformational
b. Transactional
c. Laissez-faire
d. Authoritative
ANS: A
Correct: Transformational leaders mentor followers through a vision and are admired and emulated.
Incorrect:
b. Transactional leaders are concerned with day-to-day activities rather than visionary leadership.
c. Laissez-faire leadership lack vision, provide little guidance and feedback.
d. Authoritative leadership accepts little or no input from staff, makes decisions alone.
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