Hospitals must submit specific quality performance data regarding Medicare patients or risk ____.
a. An increase in federal tax
b. Decreased payments
c. Fewer physician referrals
d. Joint Commission sanctions
Question 2There are many terms used to describe moral issues faced by nurses including moral uncertainty, moral conflict, moral distress, moral outrage, and ethical dilemmas. What is moral uncertainty?
A) Occurs when an individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply and may even include uncertainty as to what the moral problem is
B) Occurs when the individual knows the right thing to do but organizational constraints make it difficult to take the right course of action
C) Occurs when an individual witnesses the immoral act of another but feels powerless to stop it
D) Being forced to choose between two or more undesirable alternatives
Question 3Which of the following entities does not reimburse health-care costs to providers of health-care services?
a. Indemnity insurance plans
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. State Health Department
Question 4A hospital administrator is involved in contract negotiations with the nursing union leaders. To resolve issues:
a. nurses should be assertive to make certain that their view predominates.
b. both sides should strive to meet the inter-ests of both parties.
c. the negotiator should use independent problem-solving skills.
d. the budget should dictate the conditions of the negotiation.
Question 5A nursing manager is leading a recruitment and retention committee. She manages in a laissez-faire style. Her co-leader is a staff nurse who is very detail oriented. The nurse manager usually leads the meetings.
During the meeting, the staff nurse frequently needs to interject in-formation that has not been presented. She also creates the agenda and communicates informa-tion with other team members. This scenario depicts which type of conflict? a. Competitive
b. Disruptive
c. Organizational
d. Task
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