QUESTION The executive team at Hospital XYZ develops a polished strategic plan that includes a mission statement, goals, and objectives.. The executive team involves the marketing team, so that the plan can be communicated internally and externally. After 2 years, no significant progress has been made toward any of the goals. What has been omitted […]
QUESTION The chief nursing officer decided that the nurse managers need a series of staff development programs on team-building through communication and partnerships. She understood that the nurse managers needed to build confidence in ways of handling various situations. The greatest deterrent to confidence is: a. Lack of clarity in the mission. b. Lack of […]
QUESTION A clinic nurse developed objectives for a diabetic education program. The characteristics of well-written objectives include that they should be what? (Select all that apply.) a. Achievable b. Understandable and specific c. People-oriented d. Manager-oriented e. Means-oriented f. Measurable ANSWER: ANS: A, B, F The S.M.A.R.T. acronym describes the attributes of objectives: specific, […]
QUESTION Benchmarks in the strategic marketing planning process are useful in: a. Establishing programs. b. Setting targets. c. Rewarding employees. d. Measuring progress. ANSWER: ANS: D Establishing benchmarks enables measurement of the interim and final achievements of programs.
QUESTION When goals/outcomes are somewhat unclear in early preparation for a complex change, the manager and the change management team develop several acceptable goals/outcomes. This change in management approach is termed: a. Unfreezing. b. Nonlinear. c. Cybernetic. d. Linear. ANSWER: ANS: B While Lewin’s theory was designed to describe planned or first-order changes, many […]
QUESTION The oncology clinic manager and the educational coordinator asked nursing staff to complete a brief written survey to assess their attitudes and knowledge related to having used the new infusion equipment for 6 weeks. The stage of change in this situation is: a. Developing awareness. b. Experiencing the change. c. Integrating the change. d. […]
QUESTION The nurse manager frequently interacts with staff and other hospice facility employees. Communication is purposeful because the manager assesses current issues, such as specific satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the newly implemented computerized documentation system. Informally, the manager gathers available staff members to address similar learning needs. Many times, staff members are found coaching other […]
QUESTION Planning is a process designed to achieve goals in dynamic, competitive environments. As a new manager, what is the first step you will undertake to develop a strategic plan of action for a congestive heart failure program? a. Search the environment to determine changes that may affect the organization. b. Appraise the organization’s strengths […]
QUESTION Pacific Hospital’s team develops a process to include staff in development of the mission statement. Which of the following statements would indicate that the staff has been able to develop an effective mission statement? a. Pacific Hospital will increase its sustainability by increasing revenue streams within the next three years. Revenue streams are important […]
QUESTION At the beginning of its strategic planning processes, Pacific Hospital learns that nursing staff members are uncomfortable with utilizing evidence-based practice, and that staff perceives that only limited resources are available to support translation of evidence into their usual practice. Because this issue has been identified, the management team determines that a plan of […]
