QUESTION To effectively delegate in a team nursing environment, the RN team leader must be familiar with the legal and organizational roles of each group of personnel and must: a. Be able to effectively communicate with patients. b. Build relationships with physicians. c. Be able to adapt to daily changes in staffing. d. Adapt in […]
QUESTION When comparing functional nursing and primary nursing, a nurse manager, after evaluating particular models of nursing care for potential adoption, determines that patient and nurse satisfaction in primary nursing are: a. Similar to those in functional nursing. b. Not of significance in either model. c. Low by comparison with functional nursing. d. High when […]
QUESTION In hiring nurses during the transition from team nursing to a primary nursing model, Benner’s work would suggest that you give priority to nurses who are at least at which level of competency? a. Advanced beginner b. Competent c. Proficient d. Novice ANSWER: ANS: B Nurses who have less than 2 or 3 […]
QUESTION In considering whether or not to accept a job offer as a nurse manager at a Magnet™ hospital, you look at an environment that you might encounter as a head nurse at the hospital. You determine that you could expect to: a. Find it difficult to recruit new staff. b. See rapid turnover of […]
QUESTION A strategy to increase RN staff retention at Valley Hospital includes: a. Better compensation and benefits. b. Clearer position descriptions. c. Lay-offs of nursing assistants. d. Adequate staffing to meet acuity levels. ANSWER: ANS: D Over the past decade, a significant amount of research has been done in the United States to evaluate […]
QUESTION A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns. An internal variable to be considered is: a. Organizational staffing policies. b. State licensing standards. c. American Nurses Association. d. Consumer expectations. ANSWER: ANS: A State licensing standards outline what a nurse can do. Internal policies determine […]
QUESTION An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately for staffing needs. Nurse managers use staffing plans to: a. Assign staff on the unit on a daily basis. b. Ensure that days off are planned for the staff. c. Outline the number of individuals by classification on a per-shift […]
QUESTION The chief nursing office continues to seek ways to improve healthcare services to clients and to save the hospital money. However, with the federal guidelines of paying agencies based on capitation, the chief nursing office faces a challenge. Capitation provides incentives for healthcare providers to control costs by: a. Providing fewer services to fewer […]
QUESTION Which of the following are considered variable costs? (Select all that apply.) a. Salaries for the minimum number of staff b. Utilities and rent c. Managed care d. Supplies e. Medication and treatment supplies ANSWER: ANS: D, E The total fixed costs in a unit are those costs that do not change as […]
QUESTION An example of an initiative that may reduce total healthcare costs would be: a. Offering nurse practitioner–led clinics that educate parents about nonpharmacologic strategies for managing ear infections. b. Educating seniors about the comparative costs of medications that are prescribed to them. c. Lowering copayments for prescription drugs for seniors. d. Advocating for more […]
