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Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition Chapter 06: Being an Effective
FollowerYoder-Wise: Questions and
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1. As a new nurse manager, you are aware of leadership, management, and followership
principles. The concept of followership is rather new as relating to leadership. What is the role
of the follower in followership?
a. Leading the group in task
b. Submission position in organization
c. Person who may influence team
d. Negative meaning for worker
→ ANS: C
→ The principle of followership allows for the follower to have a role and say, and
ability to provide influence to the team. Based on new principles of leading and
following, the leader is a follower and needs those to further goals for the team at all
levels.
2. As a nurse manager, you are a leader and a follower in health care and on the unit you
manage. Looking at the larger picture of health care and patient environment on the unit,
what is the primary role of the followers on the unit, as defined in nursing?
a. Direct care provider
b. Implements leader's policy unquestioned
c. Passive role on unit
d. Devalued staff member
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→ ANS: A
→ Often, the staff nurses are the followers and the role in nursing is the one of direct care
provider. The nurses are independent thinkers who implement policy with
understanding and question if needed, they are not possible and one of the most
valued members of the health care team.
3. In nursing theory, one theorist developed the theory of self-care of patients. In the theory,
the nursing action of providing care and educating the patients can be interpreted in the form
of followership for the patient. Who was their theorist?
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Patricia Benner
c. Ida Jean Orlando
d. Robert E. Kelley
→ ANS: A
→ Dorothea Orem created the theory of self-care. In using the theory related to
leadership and followership, the nurse participates and provides quality care when the
patient is unable and educates the patient when needed. In this theory, the nurse is the
follower in active, participatory role with the patient.
4. In nursing theory, one theorist developed the idea of new nurses progressing to
experienced nurses and playing an important role in patient care in all stages. The new nurses
follow their role and progress through stages to advanced nurse. Who was this theorist?
a. Dorothea Orem
b. Patricia Benner
c. Ida Jean Orlando
d. Robert E. Kelley
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