HESI LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT NEWEST (3 LATEST VERSIONS) 2024 COMPLETE EACH VERSION WITH 55 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

1 | P a g e HESI LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT NEWEST (3 LATEST VERSIONS) 2024 COMPLETE EACH VERSION WITH 55 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ HESI LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT VERSION A The chief operating officer (COO) discusses the performance of a newly appointed leader with the nursing staff. The team communicates that the practical approach of the leader fulfills the quantum theory. What type of work environment does the COO understand that the leader creates at the workplace? 1 An environment that promotes hygienic factors 2 An environment that is rapidly changing and dynamic 3 An environment that provides intellectual stimulation 4 An environment that develops trust between followers and leaders - ANSWER- 2 An environment that is rapidly changing and dynamic Rationale: "Quantum theory" lays its foundation on an environment that is rapidly changing. It does not focus on a single event. Hygienic factors in the environment are an aspect of the two-factor theory. The nurse leader, through the transformational theory, provides intellectual stimulation. An environment that develops 2 | P a g e trust between followers and leaders are aspects of the situationalcontingency theory. The nurse leader actively participates in the quality improvement process. Arrange the steps in a sequence that the nurse leader will follow while implementing the quality improvement process? 1. Select a plan to meet the outcomes. 2. Collect the data for evaluating the plan. 3. Establish the outcomes and quality indicators. 4. Identify the important needs of the consumer. 5. Collect the data on the current status of the service. 6. Collaborate with the interprofessional team to review needs. - ANSWER- 1. Identify the important needs of the consumer. 2. Collaborate with the interprofessional team to review needs. 3. Collect the data on the current status of the service. 4. Establish the outcomes and quality indicators. 5. Select a plan to meet the outcomes. 6. Collect the data for evaluating the plan. Rationale: The first step of the quality improvement process involves identifying the needs that are important to the consumer of healthcare services. Collaborating with the interprofessional team to review the needs that are identified is done to avoid bias. The next step is confirming the needs and collecting the data on the current position of the service that helps in the improvised plan. This is 3 | P a g e followed by implementing the process and establishing the outcomes for which quality indicators are required. Then the next step is to select and implement the plan to meet the outcomes and objectives of quality improvement. Evaluating the plan is the last step and is necessary for quality improvement. The registered nurse (RN) is teaching a student nurse about the qualities of a transactional leader. Which statement made by the student indicates effective learning? 1 "I will penalize team members for poor performance." 2 "I will motivate employees by articulating an inspirational vision." 3 "I will encourage employees to transcend their own self-interests." 4 "I will challenge the process that involves new solutions to old problems." - ANSWER- 1 "I will penalize team members for poor performance." Rationale: A transactional leader is responsible for penalizing a nurse executive for poor performance. This type of leader influences followers to fulfill their contracts or get penalized. Motivating employees by articulating an inspirational vision is the behavior of a transformational leader. Encouraging employees to transcend their own self-interests to increase job satisfaction is the behavior of a transformational leader. Challenging the process that involves new solutions to old problems is the behavior of a transformational leader. 4 | P a g e A nurse manager proposes to change a protocol regarding the care of postoperative clients. However, the nursing staff openly expresses their resistance to the change and wants to continue with the original protocol. Which behavioral pattern in response to change best describes the nursing staff? 1 Laggards 2 Rejectors 3 Early majority 4 Late majority - ANSWER- 1 Rationale: Laggards value their traditional practices and may openly express their resistance to the change. Rejectors actively resist the change and may use sabotage to avoid the change. An early majority may prefer a conventional approach but accept the change gradually. A late majority is openly resistant to change and does not accept the change until all others have accepted it. Which task followed by the executive nurse is a leadership development task? 1 Maintaining balance 2 Having a clear vision 3 Listening to constituents