Exam 1: Introducing Nursing Management

A nurse manager is participating in the health care organization's strategic planning committee. Which factor is the primary driving force and controlling factor in new initiatives this committee might recommend?

Which manager statement reflects concern about the most important requirement for today's nurse manager?

The nurse manager has four different generations represented in the nursing staff on the unit. What statements indicate the manager is wise about how to deal with this generational mix?

Procedural changes are being planned on the unit as a direct result of client satisfaction surveys. Which person is most strategically placed to handle how these changes are initiated?

A health care system is considering applying to the Magnet Recognition Program. The leaders of this health system should prepare to address ________ qualities or "Forces of Magnetism."

To be effective in today's health care system, the nurse manager must be aware of which trends?

A nurse has been invited to discuss health care costs at a senior citizens' club. What information should the nurse plan to include in this discussion?

Which strategy is most likely to increase participation in the use of evidence-based practice in nursing?

The nurse manager's expected outcome is to increase evidence-based practice on the nursing unit. To meet this outcome, the manager encourages nurses to base their practice on which technique?

Hospital administration is considering the purchase of a robotic pharmacy system. What would be the advantage of this system to the nurses who work in the hospital?

To meet the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendation, nursing should strive to have ____ % of nurses prepared at the baccalaureate or higher level by 2020.

The quality management director of a large health care conglomerate wishes to initiate benchmarking strategies to assess care. Which directive should this manager publish?

A newly licensed nurse received specific knowledge of management skills while in nursing school. What does the nurse need now?

A client needs a high-risk surgical procedure. According to the Leapfrog Group, the client should choose which hospital for care during this procedure?

A client who was discharged yesterday is very upset about the quality of care received during hospitalization for gastric surgery. What options for reporting concerns does this client have?

The administrators of a small hospital are revising its disaster plan. What should be the primary focus of this plan?

A health care organization has just achieved Magnet status. During the award ceremony the organization's chief executive officer should give primary praise for this achievement to which employees?

A nurse manager is directing a team of staff nurses working to solve a clinical problem using evidence-based practice (EBP). Which manager statements would direct these nurses to the forms of strongest clinical evidence?

Which health care situations reflect the philosophy of quality management as designed by Deming?

The nurse manager overhears staff discussing the shortage of nurses. Which statement by a staff member would the manager evaluate as misinformation?