Nurse executive prep Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

LEADERSHIP EXAM 3 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 1. A nurse manager is experiencing poor staff morale on her unit. While participating in a baccalaureate course, the nurse manager had learned that one of the reasons nurses lack power today is probably because of the past. In the early decades of the profession, nurses lacked power because: - correct answer b. Women lacked legal, social, and political power because of legal and cultural barriers. 2. Nurses who engage in in-fighting, seek phys...

LEADERSHIP EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% A nurse manager of a 20-bed medical unit finds that 80% of the patients are older adults. She is asked to assess and adapt the unit to better meet the unique needs of the older adult patient. Using complexity principles, what would be the best approach to take for implementation of this change? a. Leverage the hierarchical management position to get unit staff involved in assessment and planning. b. Engage involved staff at all levels in the de...

NEA-BC PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Accountable Care Organization (ACO) - correct answer An organization of healthcare providers accountable for the quality, cost, and overall care of Medicare beneficiaries who are assigned and enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service program Purpose: improve delivery of care and save costs Coordination of care Shared Savings Program - correct answer ACO payment is made for participants under fee for service who meet performance...

ANCC NURSING INFORMATICS CERTIFICATION REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% HIPPA only applies to organizations that have electronic health records. True False - correct answer False The Informatics nurse is involved with measure to protect the security and confidentiality of patient data because: a. it is a joint commission mandate b. it is regulated by HIPPA legislation c. the major cause of security breaches is human error d. both B and C are correct - correct answer d....

CERTIFICATION PREP: NEA-BC (FULL SET) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% FMLA (Structure & Processes, 28%) - correct answer Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) federal law: employers with 50/more employees must provide unpaid leave & job-protected time off to qualifying employees. Employer must continue benefits, insurance coverage & maintain the same or comparable position for employee return to work. FMLA Eligibility & Benefits (Structure & Processes, 28%) - correct answer - Eligible...

EXAM #2 INTO TO NURSING CARE PREP U WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Which process evaluates and recognizes educational programs as having met certain standards? Certification Credentialing Licensure Accreditation - correct answer accreditation A health care provider is called to see a client with angina. During the visit the health care provider advises the nurse to decrease the dosage of atenolol to 12.5 mg. However, because the health care provider is late for another visit, the health ...

LEADERSHIP EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% In an effort to control costs and maximize revenues, the Rehabilitation Unit at Cross Hospital reduced the number of its managers and increased the number of units for which each manager was responsible. Within a year, the number of adverse events on the units had doubled. How do the increase in adverse events relate to decreased managers? a. The overload of staff nurse duties b. Resistance to change by staff c. A change in reporti...

LEADERSHIP TEST 3 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% In an effort to control costs and maximize revenues, the Rehabilitation Unit at Cross Hospital reduced the number of its managers and increased the number of units for which each manager was responsible. Within a year, the number of adverse events on the units had doubled. This may be attributable to: a. The overload of staff nurses. b. Resistance to change by staff. c. A change in reporting systems. d. Fewer clinical leaders to remove barrie...

ATI LEADERSHIP PRACTICE TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% A nurse on a med surg unit is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following clients is the priority? - A client who is scheduled for a tubal ligation in 2 hr and is crying - A client who has peripheral vascular disease and has an absent pulse in the right foot - A client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and needs the first dressing change for an ulcer - A client who has methicillin-resistant Stap...

NEA-BC CERTIFICATION - LEADERSHIP WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Affirmative Action - correct answer "Employment equity" promotes equal opportunity and ethnic diversity in the workplace, public contracting, in education, and in health programs. Ethnic Diversity - correct answer Quality of diverse and different ethnic groups or persons, as opposed to a monoculture Leveraging Diversity - correct answer A leader fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are ...