ASSESSMENT PAPER ADVANCED HEALTHCARE
PRACTICE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Clear role expectations and valuing of individual contributions
leads to employees who have which quality? Select all that apply.
One, some, or all responses may be correct. Answer: Driven to
succeed, Increased personal health, commitment to the organization,
improved job satisfaction and individual performance, enhanced
care provided
◉ Which information may be found in a position description for a
medical-surgical nurse job? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct. Answer: Assess comprehensive data,
provides education to patient and family members, involves patient,
family, and healthcare team members in formulating a plan of care
◉ For which reason may frontline nurses be included in the process
for selection of new staff for a unit? Answer: Bringing diversity in
points of view
◉ The nurse manager will focus interview questions on evaluation
of which quality of an applicant? Select all that apply. One, some, or
,all responses may be correct. Answer: Desired attributes, values,
critical thinking skills, prioritization of patient needs
◉ Which location would be the best option for conducting an
interview of an applicant for a new job position? Answer:
Conference room
◉ Which strategy helps employees acclimate to a new role and
organization? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may
be correct. Answer: general orientation for new hires, pairing new
employees with a preceptor, providing new hires with department
orientation
◉ Which statement by a new hire regarding orientation would be of
concern? Answer: "preceptors are provided to new hires based upon
availability"
◉ With a goal of improving skills and performance of employees
involving a personal approach, which managerial technique would
the nurse manager use to motivate the staff? Answer: Coaching
◉ Which characteristic would the nurse leader associate with the
concept of coaching? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct. Answer: encouraging optimal employee
performance, enhancing communication between the manager and
employee
,◉ Which action ensures successful and productive development and
evaluation of new employees? Answer: hiring the right individual for
the right reasons
◉ Which action would the nurse manager take to prepare for a staff
member's annual performance evaluation? Select all that apply. One,
some, or all responses may be correct. Answer: Listing the
employee's weaknesses, listing accomplishments related to last
year's goals, correlating performance, job description, and
institutional goals, listing the employee's strengths
◉ Which term is used to describe a written plan of action that
anticipates the future so that an organization can adapt and survive
in a changing and competitive environment? Answer: Strategic plan
◉ A strategic plan serves which purpose for an organization? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. Answer: -
drives planned change and unplanned change
- allows an organization to determine how well they are doing
- leads to goal achievement
- gives meaning to work life
- provides direction and improvement for operational activities
◉ Match the attribute:
, Self-motivated, generates enthusiasm Answer: Persona
◉ Match the attribute:
About the change, not about "me" Answer: Humility
◉ Match the attribute:
Self-support through challenges Answer: Sense of humor
◉ Match the attribute:
Commitment to patients and their welfare Answer: Caring
◉ Which method is utilized to execute planned interventions and
strategies in the moving stage of planned change? Select all that
apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. Answer: -
involving individuals and key stakeholders in planning and making
the change
- conceptualizing change by vision building
- educating about the need for change
- implementing small steps towards the change
◉ Place in order the phases of planned change according to Lippitt
et al. (1958). Answer: 1. the client system becomes aware of the
need for change