and Interprofessional Team Development
Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
2. Rns will be required to accept flexible schedules that might require the nurse to practice on
any unit in the facility.
5. When low census occurs the unlicensed assistant category will be first to be furloughed. -
CORRECT ANSWER The administration of a health care organization has proposed a
new client care area staffing system. Which components of this system do NOT meet the
ANA requirements
1. Registered nurses from across the facility were included on the committee that developed
the system
2. Rns will be required to accept flexible schedules that might require the nurse to practice on
any unit in the facility.
3. The nurse's level of education preparation will be considered in staffing decisions.
4. The number of clients and their acuity will be considered for staffing purposes.
5. When low census occurs the unlicensed assistant category will be first to be furloughed.
1. Contracting without outside agency nurses
2. A decentralized float pool
4. Establishing an internal float pool of nurses who're crossed trained
5. Developing a float pool of nurses shared with another hospital in the system. - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse manager is explaining the organizational staffing policy to a
newly hired nurse. The nurse will be scheduled on an as-needed basis. The manager explains
this policy is a supplemental scheduling policy. Which staffing strategies would be included
in this policy?
1. Contracting without outside agency nurses
2. A decentralized float pool
3. Using non licensed personnel as substitutes for nurses
4. Establishing an internal float pool of nurses who're crossed trained
, 5. Developing a float pool of nurses shared with another hospital in the system.
4. Agency nurse - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse manager needs to supplement the
staff for the next schedule. Which option would be the most significant drain on the unit's
staffing budget?
1. PRN nurse
2. Internal float nurse
3.Part-time nurse
4. Agency nurse
2.nursing shortages and salary constraints have affected staffing patterns - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse manager is explaining her staffing budget to the hospital
administration. The manager has developed a flexible staffing pattern. The administration
questions the manager as to why this pattern was developed. Which answer is most correct?
1. Staff members would prefer to make out their own schedules
2. Nursing shortages and salary constraints have affected staffing patterns
3. Lower client acuity has contributed to the need for more flexibility.
4. Flexible pattern staffing is the easiest method available.
1. Current licensure to practice within the state
2. Orientation to the facility and the unit
4. Documentation of malpractice insurance - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse manager
of an intensive care unit has several open shifts that require an RN to fill. Several nurses have
taken overtime shifts but there are still several uncovered shifts. The chief nurse officer
(CNO) decides to fill these vacancies with agency nurses. The CNO realizes that agency
personnel must have which requirements prior to working in the facility?
1. Current licensure to practice within the state
2. Orientation to the facility and the unit
3. Certification as an agency nurse
4. Documentation of malpractice insurance
5. Documentation of ability to work unsupervised in the environment.