Chapter 8: Leadership and management
1. Which leadership style could be considered the ‘odd one out’?
- participative
- democratic
- autocratic
- transformational
2. Which of the following are the five most common approaches to managing conflict?
- avoiding, confronting, compromising, collaborating, competing
- avoiding, confronting, competing, accommodating, collaborating
- avoiding, competing, compromising, accommodating, collaborating
- avoiding, confronting, compromising, collaborating, accommodating
3. According to Goleman (2005), emotional intelligence consists of the following:
- self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, social skills
- self-management, self-confidence, self-control, regulation of others
- social awareness, social skills, regulation of self, regulation of others
- empathy, self-respect, confidence, social skills
4. The factors which are known to enhance personal resilience are ______.
- peer support, good communication skills, ability to recognize personal weakness
- access to counselling, opportunities to talk about own feelings
- strong family support, self-confidence, capacity to manage strong feelings and impulses
- good coaching and mentoring
5. What does the term ‘risk management’ in healthcare mean?
- avoiding any form of practice which could deem to be a risk to patients, staff or family members
- identifying causes of accidents and dealing with those responsible
- completing relevant paperwork (e.g. falls risk assessment, etc.)
- practising safely, anticipating and preventing potential problems, learning from incidents, near misses and patient complaints