Leadership M5A1 Module 5 Quiz (Ch 18 - 22) latest Update 2026/2027

Leadership M5A1 Module 5 Quiz (Ch 18 - 22)
Which reward is an example of intrinsic motivation?
A staff member is eager to obtain an advanced practice credential and is working
toward this end.
According to Maslow, what statement best describes motivation?
Unsatisfied needs trigger behavior.
Which is the basic factor involving staff engagement and motivation, and its relationship
with the achievement of unit-oriented goals?
The relationship staff has with their management
Which factor is most likely to provide intrinsic motivation to an employee?
The employee's ambitious career aspirations
What did motivational theorist Victor Vroom state?
Employees' expectations about their work environment or an event will affect their
behavior.
A nurse-manager is applying Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. What strategy
would the manager most likely use to motivate employees?
Praising an employee's exceptional achievement
Which statement made by the director of nursing demonstrates the value of internal
promotion of nursing staff?
"This facility values the efforts made by its nursing staff to perform at their highest levels
of knowledge and practice."
When attempting to create a work environment that includes appropriate and effective
monetary incentives, the nurse-manager will initially address which issue?
Whether the staff views monetary incentives as having the greatest value
Which of the following statements best describes an aspect of intrinsic motivation?
It can be influenced by others.
The nurse-manager can apply Skinner's theory of motivation by performing what action?
Distributing rewards and punishments to influence behavior
A nurse-manager is orienting a new graduate nurse to the unit and has found this
individual's charting regarding assessment to be inadequate. What is the most
appropriate statement to initiate a discussion with the new RN?