Question 1

How many FTEs per day would you need if your target NHPPD was 4,and you expected to have 22 clients on your 24-bed unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  11 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  8 
B)  11 
C)  15 
D)  20 B

Question 2

Which of the following is a client classification system that uses units of measure that equate to nursing time?

Accepted Answer

A)  the prototype system 
B)  a case mix system 
C)  the factor system 
D)  a scorecard system 
A)  the prototype system 
B)  a case mix system 
C)  the factor system 
D)  a scorecard system C

Question 3

Which of these terms refers to a full-time employee who works 37.5 hours a week?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.5 FTE 
B)  0.8 FTE 
C)  0.9 FTE 
D)  1.0 FTE 
A)  0.5 FTE 
B)  0.8 FTE 
C)  0.9 FTE 
D)  1.0 FTE D

Question 4

What is an advantage of primary nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  accountability 
B)  cost 
C)  geographic boundaries 
D)  One person provides all care. 
A)  accountability 
B)  cost 
C)  geographic boundaries 
D)  One person provides all care.

Question 5

What is an advantage of the factor-type client classification system?

Accepted Answer

A)  ongoing workload for nurses to classify clients 
B)  captures holistic client needs 
C)  data readily available 
D)  captures typical nursing time 
A)  ongoing workload for nurses to classify clients 
B)  captures holistic client needs 
C)  data readily available 
D)  captures typical nursing time

Question 6

What is the management tool for seeking out the best practices in one's industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  accreditation 
B)  factor system 
C)  benchmarking 
D)  scorecard 
A)  accreditation 
B)  factor system 
C)  benchmarking 
D)  scorecard

Question 7

Which of these terms applies to holiday time?

Accepted Answer

A)  productive time 
B)  non-productive time 
C)  direct care 
D)  indirect care 
A)  productive time 
B)  non-productive time 
C)  direct care 
D)  indirect care

Question 8

What is an advantage of the total client care and the case method models of care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A)  cost 
B)  same clients 
C)  continuum of care 
D)  consistency of care 
A)  cost 
B)  same clients 
C)  continuum of care 
D)  consistency of care

Question 9

How many hours does a full-time employee work per year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1,040 hours 
B)  1,664 hours 
C)  1,872 hours 
D)  1,950 hours 
A)  1,040 hours 
B)  1,664 hours 
C)  1,872 hours 
D)  1,950 hours

Question 10

What is a disadvantage of functional nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)  serves large number of clients 
B)  utilizes different skill levels to deliver care 
C)  client receives task-focused care 
D)  client receives segmented care from several staff 
A)  serves large number of clients 
B)  utilizes different skill levels to deliver care 
C)  client receives task-focused care 
D)  client receives segmented care from several staff

Question 11

Which of these tools is used to articulate the nursing tasks for a specific client or groups of clients over a specific period of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  benchmarking 
B)  skill mix 
C)  staffing pattern 
D)  workload measurement system 
A)  benchmarking 
B)  skill mix 
C)  staffing pattern 
D)  workload measurement system

Question 12

In which model of care delivery does the nurse have responsibility for the total care for the client assignment during the shift?

Accepted Answer

A)  case method 
B)  total client care 
C)  functional nursing 
D)  team nursing 
A)  case method 
B)  total client care 
C)  functional nursing 
D)  team nursing

Question 13

Which of these standard measures quantifies the nursing time available to each client by available nursing staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  FTE 
B)  NHPPD 
C)  productive time 
D)  non-productive time 
A)  FTE 
B)  NHPPD 
C)  productive time 
D)  non-productive time

Question 14

Which of these terms refers to the time spent on activities that are client related but are NOT done directly to the client?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct care 
B)  productive time 
C)  indirect care 
D)  non-productive time 
A)  direct care 
B)  productive time 
C)  indirect care 
D)  non-productive time

Question 15

What is an advantage of the prototype client classification system?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction of work 
B)  ongoing data to monitor accuracy of the nursing requirements 
C)  ongoing measure of the actual nursing work required 
D)  commonly used system 
A)  reduction of work 
B)  ongoing data to monitor accuracy of the nursing requirements 
C)  ongoing measure of the actual nursing work required 
D)  commonly used system

Question 16

In which model of care delivery is the focus on patient needs rather than on staff needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  client-centred 
C)  differentiated practice 
D)  modular 
A)  primary 
B)  client-centred 
C)  differentiated practice 
D)  modular

Question 17

Which of these factors should be included as one of the first guidelines when doing self-scheduling?

Accepted Answer

A)  nurse manager's work schedule 
B)  client scheduling outcomes 
C)  staff scheduling objectives 
D)  scheduling period 
A)  nurse manager's work schedule 
B)  client scheduling outcomes 
C)  staff scheduling objectives 
D)  scheduling period

Question 18

Which of the following must the nurse manager first take into account when scheduling staff?

Accepted Answer

A)  staffing pattern 
B)  volume of staff 
C)  volume of clients 
D)  staff needs 
A)  staffing pattern 
B)  volume of staff 
C)  volume of clients 
D)  staff needs

Question 19

Which of the following is a disadvantage of applying the clinical pathways concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to manage care 
B)  shortened length of stay 
C)  ability to collect variances 
D)  standardized care 
A)  ability to manage care 
B)  shortened length of stay 
C)  ability to collect variances 
D)  standardized care

Question 20

Which term is applied to client pairings to which nursing acuity has been assigned?

Accepted Answer

A)  resource intensity weights 
B)  prototype system 
C)  case mix groups (CMGs) 
D)  scorecard 
A)  resource intensity weights 
B)  prototype system 
C)  case mix groups (CMGs) 
D)  scorecard

Exam 11: Effective Staffing

How many FTEs per day would you need if your target NHPPD was 4,and you expected to have 22 clients on your 24-bed unit?

Which of the following is a client classification system that uses units of measure that equate to nursing time?

Which of these terms refers to a full-time employee who works 37.5 hours a week?

What is an advantage of primary nursing?

What is an advantage of the factor-type client classification system?

What is the management tool for seeking out the best practices in one's industry?

Which of these terms applies to holiday time?

What is an advantage of the total client care and the case method models of care delivery?

How many hours does a full-time employee work per year?

What is a disadvantage of functional nursing?

Which of these tools is used to articulate the nursing tasks for a specific client or groups of clients over a specific period of time?

In which model of care delivery does the nurse have responsibility for the total care for the client assignment during the shift?

Which of these standard measures quantifies the nursing time available to each client by available nursing staff?

Which of these terms refers to the time spent on activities that are client related but are NOT done directly to the client?

What is an advantage of the prototype client classification system?

In which model of care delivery is the focus on patient needs rather than on staff needs?

Which of these factors should be included as one of the first guidelines when doing self-scheduling?

Which of the following must the nurse manager first take into account when scheduling staff?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of applying the clinical pathways concept?

Which term is applied to client pairings to which nursing acuity has been assigned?

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