Managing & Coordinating Nursing Care 4th Edition By J.K – Test Bank

1.

Which of the following is a good reason to have a meeting?

A)

To coordinate action or exchange information

B)

To ensure that everyone is at work

C)

To assert your role as a leader

D)

Because people expect frequent meetings

2.

You are the nurse manager. Which of the following should be your priority?

A)

A nursing assistant wants to discuss his vacation time

B)

A physician asking that you call him regarding the results of an ordered hematocrit

C)

The patient in room 205 who just fell

D)

The patient complained about his lunch and wanted your attention

3.

You are the charge nurse. Which of the following tasks should you delegate to the LPN (LVN)?

A)

Giving the epidural pain medication

B)

Leading the patient care conference

C)

Counting the linen for inventory

D)

Passing the noon oral medications

4.

In which part of the budget would one find major renovations?

A)

Operating budget

B)

Capital budget

C)

Administrative budget

D)

Equipment budget

5.

Because of a new contract, you must budget for an increase in nurses’ salaries. Under which budget category would you apply for this increase?

A)

Capital budget

B)

Operating budget

C)

Supply budget

D)

Construction budget

6.

Of the following, which is the best way in which a staff nurse might become involved in the budget process?

A)

Providing timely budget requests

B)

Reporting to the supervisor extended lunch breaks taken by fellow workers

C)

Looking for ways to reuse supplies

D)

Seeking shortcuts to charting

7.

The nurse working in the emergency department knows that the policy of the hospital states that no individuals without insurance will be treated. Uninsured individuals will be directed to go to the county hospital emergency department. A woman in labor enters and the nurse determines that this woman is very near delivery and would not make it to the other hospital before delivering. Is it ethical for the nurse to send the woman to the other emergency department to conform to the hospital policy? Why or why not?

A)

No, because the hospital should not be allowed to set such policies.

B)

No, because the nurse has an independent duty to avoid harm to those seeking care.

C)

Yes, because as an employee the nurse’s duty is to the hospital.

D)

Yes, because the nurse may or may not be correct in her assessment.

8.

The nurse is discharging a patient based on a critical pathway. The patient suddenly shows signs of a beginning complication. The unit manager states, “There is nothing that can be done, the allotted days of hospital stay are over, and the cost controls will not allow the patient to stay.” In this case, would the limit on length of stay, imposed by the health plan, protect the health care institution and its employees from a successful malpractice action? Why or why not?

A)

Yes, because they have no control over the health plan decisions.

B)

Yes, because they are discharging a patient according to a predetermined critical pathway.

C)

No, because anyone can sue for anything, anytime.

D)

No, because healthcare professionals are always accountable for their own decisions about patient care.

9.

Which of the following provides the greatest opportunity for cost containment in a nursing department’s expenses?

A)

Equipment

B)

Supplies

C)

Environmental assessment

D)

Salaries