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The head nurse assigned to the surgical ward is planning to create a nursing team that will implement newly approved protocols for providing health care in the unit. The head nurse encourages the nursing staff’s opinions and suggestions in accomplishing this task. This kind of leadership is called:
  1. Authoritative leadership
  2. Participative leadership
  3. Laissez-faire leadership
  4. Autocratic leadership
Explanation
Answer: B - The participative or democratic type of leadership empowers each member of the nursing staff involved in the issue with the leader taking into account the members opinions and views. The decision making, however, still rests with the leader. Authoritative or autocratic leadership uses personal views and opinions in arriving at a self-determined decision. A laissez-faire leader allows the group to make the decision without the influence of the leader.
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