NUR 1023 final review questions with
correct answers
A |new |nurse |manager |is |reviewing |the |attributes |of |a |healthcare |organization. |Which |
attributes |are |expected |for |a |healthcare |organization?
Providing |care |for |underserved |minority |patients |
Providing |transportation |to |work |sites
Providing |child |care |for |unemployed |parents |seeking |work
The |organizational |chart |of |staffing |breakdowns |from |each |department |
Usage |of |the |facility |by |surrounding |residents |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Providing |care |for |
underserved |minority |patients |
the |organizational |chart |of |staffing |breakdowns |from |each |department |
Usage |of |the |facility |by |surrounding |residents
A |hospital |system |is |opening |a |new |hospital |in |a |rural |setting. |Under |the |principle |of |supply |
and |demand, |which |should |happen |when |there |is |a |shortage |of |employable |nurses?
Patient |care |becomes |more |efficient.
Nursing |wages |will |increase. |
More |nurses |will |seek |advanced |education |opportunities.
Hospital |admissions |will |decrease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nursing |wages |will |increase
Nurses |play |a |critical |role |in |controlling |patient |care |costs. |Which |care |measures |do |nurses |
perform |that |decrease |healthcare |costs? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
Initiating |fall |precautions |for |a |patient |on |admission |
Discarding |a |Foley |catheter |that |was |contaminated |on |the |patient's |leg |
,Reviewing |admitted |patients |for |insurance |coverage |
Keeping |immobile |patients |in |an |uninterrupted |setting |when |they |are |resting |in |order |to |
promote |increased |rest
Waiting |for |a |coworker |to |return |from |dinner |to |double |check |blood |for |transfusion |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Initiating |fall |precautions |for |a |patient |on |admission |
Discarding |a |Foley |catheter |that |was |contaminated |on |the |patient's |leg
waiting |for |a |coworker |to |return |from |dinner |to |double |check |blood |for |transfusion
Define |Health |Policy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decisions, |plans, |and |actions |that |are |undertaken
|to |achieve |specific |health |care |goals |within |a |society
legislative |branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |government |that |makes |the |laws
Executive |Branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |government |that |carries |out |laws
Judicial |Branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Branch |of |government |that |decides |if |laws |are |carried
|out |fairly.
Regulatory |Agencies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent |agencies |governed |by |an |appointed
|and |confirmed |commission. |Examples |include |the |Food |and |Drug |Administration, |
Environmental |Protection |Agency, |and |the |Securities |and |Exchange |Commission.
A |local |chapter |of |a |state |nurses' |association |is |encouraging |nurses |to |be |part |of |participative |
governance. |Which |behaviors |are |examples |of |participative |governance? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
voting |in |a |school |board |election |
Attending |a |session |of |the |state |legislature |debate |
Monitoring |hospital |readmission |rates
Volunteering |at |a |clinic |that |gives |free |health |care |
, Campaigning |for |a |political |candidate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Voting |in |a |school |board |
election |
Attending |a |session |of |the |state |legislature |debate |
Campaigning |for |a |political |candidate
Which |statement |is |true |regarding |The |Joint |Commission's |authority |relating |to |healthcare |
organizations?
The |Joint |Commission |standards |have |the |same |effect |as |law, |and |organizations |can |be |fined |
by |The |Joint |Commission |for |noncompliance.
The |Joint |Commission |regulations |have |no |effect |on |the |legal |process |in |health |care.
The |Joint |Commission |serves |as |an |advisor |to |the |federal |government |in |establishing |fines |
related |to |noncompliance.
The |Joint |Commission |regulations |may |be |seen |as |having |the |effect |of |law |because |they |
accredit |organizations |to |bill |Medicare |and |the |standards |are |frequently |used |in |malpractice |
cases. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission |regulations |may |be |seen |as |having |the |
effect |of |law |because |they |accredit |organizations |to |bill |Medicare |and |the |standards |are |
frequently |used |in |malpractice |cases.
Microsystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-immediate |environment
Mesosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connections |between |microsystems
Exosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consists |of |social |settings |that |do |not |contain |the |
developing |person |but |nevertheless |affect |experiences |in |immediate |settings
Macrosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consists |of |cultural |values, |laws, |customs, |and |
resources
Chronosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-historical |changes |that |influence |the |other |systems
correct answers
A |new |nurse |manager |is |reviewing |the |attributes |of |a |healthcare |organization. |Which |
attributes |are |expected |for |a |healthcare |organization?
Providing |care |for |underserved |minority |patients |
Providing |transportation |to |work |sites
Providing |child |care |for |unemployed |parents |seeking |work
The |organizational |chart |of |staffing |breakdowns |from |each |department |
Usage |of |the |facility |by |surrounding |residents |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Providing |care |for |
underserved |minority |patients |
the |organizational |chart |of |staffing |breakdowns |from |each |department |
Usage |of |the |facility |by |surrounding |residents
A |hospital |system |is |opening |a |new |hospital |in |a |rural |setting. |Under |the |principle |of |supply |
and |demand, |which |should |happen |when |there |is |a |shortage |of |employable |nurses?
Patient |care |becomes |more |efficient.
Nursing |wages |will |increase. |
More |nurses |will |seek |advanced |education |opportunities.
Hospital |admissions |will |decrease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nursing |wages |will |increase
Nurses |play |a |critical |role |in |controlling |patient |care |costs. |Which |care |measures |do |nurses |
perform |that |decrease |healthcare |costs? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
Initiating |fall |precautions |for |a |patient |on |admission |
Discarding |a |Foley |catheter |that |was |contaminated |on |the |patient's |leg |
,Reviewing |admitted |patients |for |insurance |coverage |
Keeping |immobile |patients |in |an |uninterrupted |setting |when |they |are |resting |in |order |to |
promote |increased |rest
Waiting |for |a |coworker |to |return |from |dinner |to |double |check |blood |for |transfusion |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Initiating |fall |precautions |for |a |patient |on |admission |
Discarding |a |Foley |catheter |that |was |contaminated |on |the |patient's |leg
waiting |for |a |coworker |to |return |from |dinner |to |double |check |blood |for |transfusion
Define |Health |Policy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decisions, |plans, |and |actions |that |are |undertaken
|to |achieve |specific |health |care |goals |within |a |society
legislative |branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |government |that |makes |the |laws
Executive |Branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |branch |of |government |that |carries |out |laws
Judicial |Branch |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Branch |of |government |that |decides |if |laws |are |carried
|out |fairly.
Regulatory |Agencies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Independent |agencies |governed |by |an |appointed
|and |confirmed |commission. |Examples |include |the |Food |and |Drug |Administration, |
Environmental |Protection |Agency, |and |the |Securities |and |Exchange |Commission.
A |local |chapter |of |a |state |nurses' |association |is |encouraging |nurses |to |be |part |of |participative |
governance. |Which |behaviors |are |examples |of |participative |governance? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
voting |in |a |school |board |election |
Attending |a |session |of |the |state |legislature |debate |
Monitoring |hospital |readmission |rates
Volunteering |at |a |clinic |that |gives |free |health |care |
, Campaigning |for |a |political |candidate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Voting |in |a |school |board |
election |
Attending |a |session |of |the |state |legislature |debate |
Campaigning |for |a |political |candidate
Which |statement |is |true |regarding |The |Joint |Commission's |authority |relating |to |healthcare |
organizations?
The |Joint |Commission |standards |have |the |same |effect |as |law, |and |organizations |can |be |fined |
by |The |Joint |Commission |for |noncompliance.
The |Joint |Commission |regulations |have |no |effect |on |the |legal |process |in |health |care.
The |Joint |Commission |serves |as |an |advisor |to |the |federal |government |in |establishing |fines |
related |to |noncompliance.
The |Joint |Commission |regulations |may |be |seen |as |having |the |effect |of |law |because |they |
accredit |organizations |to |bill |Medicare |and |the |standards |are |frequently |used |in |malpractice |
cases. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Joint |Commission |regulations |may |be |seen |as |having |the |
effect |of |law |because |they |accredit |organizations |to |bill |Medicare |and |the |standards |are |
frequently |used |in |malpractice |cases.
Microsystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-immediate |environment
Mesosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connections |between |microsystems
Exosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consists |of |social |settings |that |do |not |contain |the |
developing |person |but |nevertheless |affect |experiences |in |immediate |settings
Macrosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-consists |of |cultural |values, |laws, |customs, |and |
resources
Chronosystem |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-historical |changes |that |influence |the |other |systems
