LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXAM 3
(SOLUTIONS) 2026 EXAMPREP PRACTICE SET
SOLUTION QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ example of team nursing. Answer: RN functions as team leader of
small group
pod or modular nursing is a smaller team assigned to a geographic
location
◉ example of primary nursing. Answer: RN assumes 24 hour
responsibility for planning, directing and evaluating patient's care
and primary nurse takes over but continues plan of care
usually seen in home-health, hospice, oncology, and long-term care
settings in which patients require nursing care for extended period
◉ What is primary care?. Answer: 1st point of contact for someone
when they contract an illness; gateway to receiving special care.
EX: primary care appt.
◉ What is secondary care?. Answer: Referred somewhere else from
PCP like ortho, psychiatry, cardiology, etc.
EX: usually referred from PCP to hospital/clinic
,◉ What is tertiary care?. Answer: Hospitalized and require special
treatment and care within the hospital
EX: surgeon, cancer management and cosmetic surgery
◉ What role does the RN play in quality improvement measures
within a healthcare setting?. Answer: QSEN core (remember 6 areas
must be competent in)
Practice safely
◉ What happens if quality measures are not met. Answer: facility
will lose accreditation
◉ serious and costly errors in healthcare delivery that should never
happen, events during an inpatient stay that are reasonably
preventable through adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
Medicare and Medicaid Services provide financial incentives if they
don't occur
what are examples?. Answer: Never events
wrong surgical site, mismatched blood, surgical site infection
, P.392- Box 22-2
◉ Framework for taking action to systematically make changes that
lead to measurable improvements in health care services for
patients, staff, and organizations; what is it determine by?. Answer:
Quality improvement
Quality is determined by the needs, expectations, and desired health
outcomes of individuals and populations.
◉ Method of problem solving that helps identify how and why an
event occurred. It is defined by TJC "process for identifying the
factors that underlie variation in performance, including the
occurrence of a sentinel event", focuses primarily on systems and
processes, not individual performance.. Answer: Root Cause Analysis
◉ Defined by TJC "unexpected occurrence involving patient death or
serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof. Serious
injury specifically includes loss of limb or function. The phase "or
the risk thereof" includes any process variation for which a
recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse
outcome. They signal the immediate need for immediate
investigation and response. Answer: Sentinel Events
◉ can include all forms of electronic media, online communities and
personal messages used as a conduit to share info. These are a fact of
(SOLUTIONS) 2026 EXAMPREP PRACTICE SET
SOLUTION QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ example of team nursing. Answer: RN functions as team leader of
small group
pod or modular nursing is a smaller team assigned to a geographic
location
◉ example of primary nursing. Answer: RN assumes 24 hour
responsibility for planning, directing and evaluating patient's care
and primary nurse takes over but continues plan of care
usually seen in home-health, hospice, oncology, and long-term care
settings in which patients require nursing care for extended period
◉ What is primary care?. Answer: 1st point of contact for someone
when they contract an illness; gateway to receiving special care.
EX: primary care appt.
◉ What is secondary care?. Answer: Referred somewhere else from
PCP like ortho, psychiatry, cardiology, etc.
EX: usually referred from PCP to hospital/clinic
,◉ What is tertiary care?. Answer: Hospitalized and require special
treatment and care within the hospital
EX: surgeon, cancer management and cosmetic surgery
◉ What role does the RN play in quality improvement measures
within a healthcare setting?. Answer: QSEN core (remember 6 areas
must be competent in)
Practice safely
◉ What happens if quality measures are not met. Answer: facility
will lose accreditation
◉ serious and costly errors in healthcare delivery that should never
happen, events during an inpatient stay that are reasonably
preventable through adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
Medicare and Medicaid Services provide financial incentives if they
don't occur
what are examples?. Answer: Never events
wrong surgical site, mismatched blood, surgical site infection
, P.392- Box 22-2
◉ Framework for taking action to systematically make changes that
lead to measurable improvements in health care services for
patients, staff, and organizations; what is it determine by?. Answer:
Quality improvement
Quality is determined by the needs, expectations, and desired health
outcomes of individuals and populations.
◉ Method of problem solving that helps identify how and why an
event occurred. It is defined by TJC "process for identifying the
factors that underlie variation in performance, including the
occurrence of a sentinel event", focuses primarily on systems and
processes, not individual performance.. Answer: Root Cause Analysis
◉ Defined by TJC "unexpected occurrence involving patient death or
serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof. Serious
injury specifically includes loss of limb or function. The phase "or
the risk thereof" includes any process variation for which a
recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse
outcome. They signal the immediate need for immediate
investigation and response. Answer: Sentinel Events
◉ can include all forms of electronic media, online communities and
personal messages used as a conduit to share info. These are a fact of
