Deck 13: Strategic Planning and Organizing Client Care

Question 1

In shared governance,whom do the vested parties include?

A) the multi-disciplinary team
B) nurse managers
C) nurses practicing indirect care
D) finance managers

Answer 1

nurse managers

Question 2

Which of the following is the main feature of primary care nursing?

A) It is an inexpensive system.
B) It requires less nursing staff.
C) One nurse is the primary caregiver.
D) It is dependent on associate nurses.

Answer 2

One nurse is the primary caregiver.

Question 3

What is the model of management that focuses on access,clinical quality,cost,and service?

A) accountability based
B) primary nursing
C) unit-based quality improvement
D) case management

Answer 3

unit-based quality improvement

Question 4

Which of these terms refers to a broad statement that reflects the shared vision and values within an organization?

A) statement of organizational goals
B) mission statement
C) statement of philosophy
D) core beliefs statement

Question 5

The Canadian Adverse Events Study estimates that 9,000 to 24,000 deaths occur each year as a result of which of the following?

A) staffing shortages
B) lack of knowledge
C) preventable adverse events
D) new infectious agents

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of accountability-based care delivery?

A) Accountability is process based.
B) Accountability is delegated based.
C) Accountability is group defined.
D) Accountability is evaluation based.

Question 7

According to the Hersey and Blanchard model,which style of leadership is most suitable for novice nurses?

A) laissez-faire style
B) telling style
C) shared leadership style
D) selling style

Question 8

You have observed a senior nurse planning her client care assignment taking into account the whole of her responsibilities and her client's needs,not just a series of tasks.Which level of Benner's clinical practice promotion ladder is demonstrated by this behaviour?

A) novice level
B) advanced beginner level
C) competent level
D) proficient level

Question 9

In a SWOT analysis,what does the "O" stand for?

A) opposite
B) organization
C) obstacles
D) opportunities

Question 10

Which of the following is a characteristic of situational leadership?

A) uniformity to every group
B) leaders helping followers to grow
C) adjustment of leadership cognitive ability
D) leadership motivation

Question 11

Which council's purpose is to facilitate and integrate the activities of the other councils?

A) education council
B) research council
C) coordinating council
D) quality council

Question 12

Whose work is the basis for the Colorado Differentiated Nursing Practice model?

A) Porter O'Grady
B) K.F.Sellers
C) Benner
D) Dreyfus

Question 13

What is the term for a statement of beliefs based on core values?

A) unit vision
B) philosophy
C) mission
D) goals

Question 14

Which of the following refers to a framework for determining clinical responsibilities or staff promotions?

A) staff evaluation
B) clinical ladder
C) shared governance
D) competency review

Question 15

What does the concept of shared governance imply?

A) self-control
B) some individual's sharing power
C) vested parties sharing power
D) individual authority

Question 16

Which of the following is an important criterion of a unit's vision statement?

A) It is reviewed annually.
B) It is shared verbally with new staff.
C) It is written in the present tense using action words and broad time frame.
D) It is shared with clients.

Question 17

What is the term for the management process designed to achieve goals through the allocation of resources?

A) strategic planning
B) implementation
C) governance
D) a corporate plan

Question 18

In which of the following stages of the Colorado Differentiated Nursing Practice Model is the nurse able to accurately draw on intuitive knowledge?

A) Stage I
B) Stage II
C) Stage III
D) Stage IV

Question 19

What is the term used to refer to a council whose purpose is to establish the practice council standards for a work group?

A) shared governance
B) clinical practice council
C) quality council
D) management council

Question 20

Successful leadership in health care in the 21st century most requires which of the following?

A) organizational structure
B) a mission statement
C) planning for continuous improvement
D) bureaucracy

Question 21

Which of the following is a domain of the Bassett Quality Compass?

A) process outcomes
B) revenue
C) client satisfaction
D) operational status