The nurse manager in a long-term care facility wants to develop a unique plan of care for each client. The nurse invites representatives from dietary, physical therapy, social work, and nursing to attend a meeting to plan the care together. This nurse manager is demonstrating what type of leadership?
1. Transactional
2. Charismatic
3. Transformational
4. Relational
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Explanation: 1. A relational leader has skills that create interconnections between caregivers and empowers
nursing staff and interdisciplinary colleagues. The nurse manager may also be a transactional,
charismatic, or transformational leader, but this example describes the interdisciplinary
approach to leadership and client care.
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