Key Terms
The legitimate right to direct others via an official position
What is authority?
The ability to reward others for compliance with higher pay, desired assignments etc.
What is reward power?
The leadership theory that states that leaders are born with innate leadership characteristics?
What is trait theory?
A management function that involves recruiting, interviewing and selecting personnel according to job description.
What is staffing?
The nurse leader who works through the three classic stages identified by Lewin when implementing new unit procedures.
What is a change agent?
A milder form of bullying which sometimes take the form rude and discourteous actions.
What is incivility?
Power that comes from follower's identification with the leader who is able to influence other nurses in their desire to emulate him/her.
What is referent power?
A leader with vision who inspires and empowers others.
What is a transformational leader?
The purpose of this management function is ensure that employees accomplish goals and maintain high performance.
What is controlling?
The nurse leader that others will go to as a resource for clinical advice.
What is a clinical consultant?
The act of guiding or influencing people.
What is leadership?
Power based on a a person's relationship or affiliation with other people.
What is connection power?
A management style in which the leader provides little direction or guidance.
What is Laissez-Faire?
This document delineates lines of authority and communication.
What is an organizational chart?
The nurse leader utilizes budget and financial report for this role.
What is resource manager?
The coordination of resources such as time, people and supplies to achieve outcomes.
What is management?
Power that comes with an official position in the organization.
What is legitimate power?
The type of leader who is concerned with day to day operations.
What is a transactional leader?
This type of planning looks 2-5 years into the future.
What is strategic planning?
The nurse leader who is able to create synergy in a group of people working together.
What is a team builder?
The amount of work produced divided by input or resources such as nursing hours worked.
What is productivity?
Power based on knowledge, skills and information.
What is expert power?
On organizational theory that says that variation, complexity and randomness is a normal part of managing health care systems
What is chaos theory?
This function requires communication of expectations, motivating, role modeling and providing feedback.
What is directing?
This nurse leader role utilizes the nursing process for management activities.
What is a decision maker and problem solver?