HCML 340 Human Resources in Healthcare Management
Midterm Exam with Correct Answers
Human resource management includes - Correct Answer informal management of
employees by all administrators.
Understanding the significance of HR management is as relevant to line managers as it
is to HR managers. - Correct Answer True
Implementation of an HR strategy requires management of internal and external
stakeholders. - Correct Answer True
HR is moving from appraisals with multiple inputs to supervisor input only. - Correct
Answer False
Which of the following is an HR metric? - Correct Answer Cost per hire
Which of the following is not part of a balanced scorecard? - Correct Answer Measures
of the internal and external environment
Why should healthcare organizations be concerned about integrating business
strategies and HR? - Correct Answer To enhance organizational outcomes
The immediate goal of building a strong HR brand is to attract and retain the best
employees. - Correct Answer True
Increasing status distinctions and barriers is one of the seven HR practices for effective
healthcare organizations. - Correct Answer False
The number of HR staff members in most organizations - Correct Answer Continues to
decline
A person needs to have a visible disability to be covered under the Americans with
Disabilities Act as amended. - Correct Answer False
Between 2006 and 2013, retaliation charges filed with the EEOC nearly doubled. -
Correct Answer True
What are three areas addressed by the original Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
passed in 1938? - Correct Answer Minimum wage, overtime pay provisions, child labor
The concept of "disparate impact" was first established by - Correct Answer Griggs v.
Duke Power Co
, Under the employment-at-will doctrine, - Correct Answer an employee may quit a job
at any time.
What are the three provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act? - Correct Answer
Up to 12 weeks of leave for several medical and other family-related reasons,
guarantee of a return to work in the same or similar position, guarantee of continuation
of employer-paid health insurance during the leave period
Lesbian, gay, or bisexual employees are covered by which of the following? - Correct
Answer None
Under the employment-at-will doctrine, it is legal to fire an employee for a reason that is
unrelated to job performance. - Correct Answer True
Most healthcare professionals are employed by hospitals. - Correct Answer True
Many healthcare professionals are choosing to go into business on their own due to the
bureaucratic nature of healthcare organizations. - Correct Answer True
Which of the following is not a primary role of a healthcare administrator? - Correct
Answer Deliver care
Which of the following is NOT a primary reason for the increased supply and demand
for healthcare professionals? - Correct Answer Flexible work schedules
An impaired practitioner is a healthcare professional who is able to carry out his or her
duties with reasonable skills and safety. - Correct Answer False
What are five key roles of nursing? - Correct Answer Assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
The future shortage of nurses will be impacted by all of the following except what? -
Correct Answer The decrease in nursing salaries
Interdisciplinary care teams include - Correct Answer practitioners/providers, patients,
and their family members
An art therapist is a type of allied health professional. - Correct Answer True
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) established the immunity of medical
staff members engaged in peer review and credentialing matters, protecting them from
lawsuits (i.e., legal actions) by physicians who are adversely affected by
credentialing/privileging efforts as long as the peer reviewers acted in good faith. -
Correct Answer True
Midterm Exam with Correct Answers
Human resource management includes - Correct Answer informal management of
employees by all administrators.
Understanding the significance of HR management is as relevant to line managers as it
is to HR managers. - Correct Answer True
Implementation of an HR strategy requires management of internal and external
stakeholders. - Correct Answer True
HR is moving from appraisals with multiple inputs to supervisor input only. - Correct
Answer False
Which of the following is an HR metric? - Correct Answer Cost per hire
Which of the following is not part of a balanced scorecard? - Correct Answer Measures
of the internal and external environment
Why should healthcare organizations be concerned about integrating business
strategies and HR? - Correct Answer To enhance organizational outcomes
The immediate goal of building a strong HR brand is to attract and retain the best
employees. - Correct Answer True
Increasing status distinctions and barriers is one of the seven HR practices for effective
healthcare organizations. - Correct Answer False
The number of HR staff members in most organizations - Correct Answer Continues to
decline
A person needs to have a visible disability to be covered under the Americans with
Disabilities Act as amended. - Correct Answer False
Between 2006 and 2013, retaliation charges filed with the EEOC nearly doubled. -
Correct Answer True
What are three areas addressed by the original Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
passed in 1938? - Correct Answer Minimum wage, overtime pay provisions, child labor
The concept of "disparate impact" was first established by - Correct Answer Griggs v.
Duke Power Co
, Under the employment-at-will doctrine, - Correct Answer an employee may quit a job
at any time.
What are the three provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act? - Correct Answer
Up to 12 weeks of leave for several medical and other family-related reasons,
guarantee of a return to work in the same or similar position, guarantee of continuation
of employer-paid health insurance during the leave period
Lesbian, gay, or bisexual employees are covered by which of the following? - Correct
Answer None
Under the employment-at-will doctrine, it is legal to fire an employee for a reason that is
unrelated to job performance. - Correct Answer True
Most healthcare professionals are employed by hospitals. - Correct Answer True
Many healthcare professionals are choosing to go into business on their own due to the
bureaucratic nature of healthcare organizations. - Correct Answer True
Which of the following is not a primary role of a healthcare administrator? - Correct
Answer Deliver care
Which of the following is NOT a primary reason for the increased supply and demand
for healthcare professionals? - Correct Answer Flexible work schedules
An impaired practitioner is a healthcare professional who is able to carry out his or her
duties with reasonable skills and safety. - Correct Answer False
What are five key roles of nursing? - Correct Answer Assessment, diagnosis, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
The future shortage of nurses will be impacted by all of the following except what? -
Correct Answer The decrease in nursing salaries
Interdisciplinary care teams include - Correct Answer practitioners/providers, patients,
and their family members
An art therapist is a type of allied health professional. - Correct Answer True
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) established the immunity of medical
staff members engaged in peer review and credentialing matters, protecting them from
lawsuits (i.e., legal actions) by physicians who are adversely affected by
credentialing/privileging efforts as long as the peer reviewers acted in good faith. -
Correct Answer True
