Leadership and Management Questions – Flashcards
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Unlock answersThe provision of tangible recognition of professional achievement in a defined functional or clinical area of nursing is ___.
a. the state nurse practice act
b. nursing certification
c. nursing licensure
d. none of the above
Policies that are authoritative rulings relating to those decisions made by government are ___.
a. social policy
b. organizational policy
c. public policy
d. institutional policies
Organizations providing healthcare services are required to have policies specific to ___.
a. provider roles
b. patient care procedures
c. safety practices
d. equipment management
e. staffing and scheduling
f. All of the above.
Policies are generated from ___.
a. state legislatures
b. state agencies authorized by legislation
c. state professional associations
d. All of the above.
The federal statute enacted in March 2010 that was designed to ensure that all Americans have access to health care is ___.
a. the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
b. the Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
c. the Transition of Care Program
d. the Patient Self-Determination Act
The committee of Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health developed the following key messages ___.
a. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
b. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
c. The diploma model for nurses training should be revived.
d. a and b
The law passed in 1996 which focused on the patient's right to confidentiality and the improvement of the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage is ___.
a. the Good Samaritan Law
b. the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act c. Informed Consent
d. the Patient Self-Determination Act
Activities which all nurses should embrace as they become more involved in the profession include ___.
a. becoming competent in the processed of policy development and the differing approaches that are effective at the local, state, and national levels
b. developing focused partnerships with stakeholders who know and understand the evidentiary support for policy making or changing
c. taking a risk and proposing a new policy that is of great personal interest
d. examining a current policy to identify its effectiveness
e. All of the above are true.
Considerations in being "media ready" include ___.
a. practicing with internal public relations staff
b. avoiding off-the-record comments
c. defining key messages and staying on message
d. All of the above.
The agency whose mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in the U.S. is ___.
a. the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
b. the Commonwealth Fund
c. the Institute of Medicine
d. the Organization of Nurse Executives
The Institute of Medicine is ___.
a. an organization that serves to promote health care that emphasizes access, quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable people
b. a non-profit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public
c. the U.S. government's principal agency for protecting the health and well-being of all Americans through the provision of essential human services, especially for those who are most needy
d. None of the above are true.
The following is true about the APRN role ___.
a. there is currently no uniform model of regulation across the states
b. each state independently determines the APRN legal scope of practice
c. education, accreditation, certification, and licensure of APRNs needs to be effectively aligned to continue to ensure patient safety
d. All of the above are true.
Delegation is ___.
a. required whenever there is a hierarchal order of individuals working together to accomplish goals.
b. both a management and a legal concept.
c. discussed in terms of authority, responsibility, and accountability.
d. All of the above are true.
Autonomy is all of the following except ____.
a. the power to do a job.
b. the right to do a job.
c. embedded in a job description.
d. is identified within the expectation for specific work.
All of the following are true about accountability except___.
a. It is being answerable for actions or inactions of self or others.
b. It is the obligation to account for or explain the events.
c. There is individual accountability and organizational accountability for delegation.
d. It describes the distribution of work that each staff member is to accomplish in a given period of time.
Critical thinking takes ___ into consideration when deciding what to believe or do.
a. focus
b. reasoning
c. assignments
d. implications
e. a, b, and d
f. All of the above are true.
The following are strategies to support effective delegation ___.
a. Clearly identify the importance of requesting assistance when needed.
b. Gain an understanding of personal delegation competence.
c. Provide feedback on tasks according to the guidelines specified by the delegator.
d. Access evidence-based resources for delegation and supervision.
e. b and d
Collective bargaining agreements include all of the following except ___.
a. salaries
b. benefits
c. working conditions
d. health care costs