Exam 2: Designing Organizations

A nurse practitioner and a physician are considering establishing a medical home. For this venture to be successful, these healthcare providers should ensure which resources are available? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

During a nurse's interview for a new job, the health benefits are described as being provided by a health maintenance organization (HMO). What should the nurse expect from this coverage?

The nurse's friend says, "I've been thinking about going to that healthcare clinic in the grocery store so someone can look at my daughter's rash. What do you think?" Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

What is occurring as the traditional parallel structure found in hospitals is being replaced by service-line structure?

Reductive theory focuses on which factors? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A community-owned hospital has been purchased by a healthcare conglomerate. The staff is aware that the organizational theory governing the hospital is likely to change. Which statement indicates a lack of understanding of organizational theory on the part of a staff nurse?

As a part of the strategic planning process, nursing units have been asked to develop strategies to meet designated objectives. Which statements represent strategies? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

The healthcare institution has organized a committee to review and revise the strategic plan. As part of this work, committee members have been asked to submit a philosophy statement for consideration. Which statement meets the requirements of a philosophy?

"We want to be the hospital of choice in the Midwest" is which type of statement?