The intensification of the focus on cost and quality improvement and the expansion from hospitals to diverse ambulatory and home care sites is being referred to as which of the following?
a. 20th century revolution c. Q-revolution
b. Internet revolution d. Transition revolution
Question 2Several obstacles to effective decision making exist. Which of the following is least likely to be one of the obstacles?
a. Past experiences c. Values
b. Morals d. Preconceived ideas
Question 3Which of the following patient care units would require the largest number of nurses if the scale used to measure acuity ranged from 1-5, with the highest acuity being 5?
a. A unit with10 patients, all ranked acuity level 5
b. A unit with 15 patients, 5 with acuity level 4 and 10 with acuity level 2
c. A unit with 20 patients , 2 ranked acuity level 5, 2 ranked acuity level 3, and 17 rankedacuity level 1-2
d. A unit with 25 patients, all ranked as acuity level 1-2
Question 4The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for nurses is primarily a statement in support of:
a. Patient advocacy.
b. Professional membership.
c. Missionary work.
d. Preventative health care.
Question 5A hospital administrator is trying to determine whether a new piece of equipment should be ordered for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Because the hospital has been experiencing some financial problems, a good approach for the administrator to use would be to do which of the following? a. Examine the break-even point
b. Terminate several employees and use the extra salaries to purchase the equipment
c. Purchase the equipment and hope for the best
d. Ask the employees to donate a day's pay toward the purchase price
Question 6The nurse understands that the term Failure to Rescue refers to which of the following?
a. An organization's inability to avoid bankruptcy due to lack of funds
b. The physician's inability to provide adequate support to nurses experiencing burnout
c. The clinician's inability to save a patient's life when the patient experiencescomplications
d. The nurse's inability to provide overtime services when the ward is short-staffed