NURS 478 (questions and answers) A+
graded A+ 2025-2026 updated to pass
Clinical Nurse Leader model - correct answer ✔✔· Graduated from Master’s
program w/ certification exam
· Aim Is to improve patient outcomes across the health-care continuum
· Assumes leadership position but not administrative
· Includes EBP
A mission - correct answer ✔✔is a description of the organizations overall
purpose
A philosophy - correct answer ✔✔a statement of beliefs, values, concepts and
principles, that reflect the ideas, convictions, and attitude of the organization
A vision - correct answer ✔✔is an image for the future that the organization plans
to create
Care delivery models - correct answer ✔✔should be in alignment with the
organization, sustainable over time, and replicable.
Tradition care delivery models - correct answer ✔✔total patient care, functional
nursing, team nursing, primary nursing, and nursing case management
, Total patient care: - correct answer ✔✔oldest model of care delivery, used in
homes until nurses transitioned into the hospital, often used in critical care,
hospice care and holistic care. Communication is hierarchical, charge nurse is
responsible for assignments, interfacing with physicians and shift reports
Functional nursing: - correct answer ✔✔accomplish patient care with use of
ancillary personnel. Staff members work side by side and are assigned to complete
specific tasks
Zero-based budgeting - correct answer ✔✔focuses on annual prioritization to
establish a budget
limits wastes and it focuses on prioritization of needs, has input from peers and
staff
start each year at zero, goal is to have 0 funds left at the end of the month
labor intensive
Incremental budgeting or flat percentage - correct answer ✔✔is based on
projected outcomes based on multiplying current budget with predetermined
figure. Used often in households and does not consider prioritization
very simple and requires little expertise but inefficient
Performance budgeting/outcome - correct answer ✔✔measures and emphasizes
multiple outcomes vs activities and output
can help determine the amount of money needed to provide value-added nursing
care, non-value-added nursing care, and quality nursing care, as well as to ensure
patient and staff satisfaction and to control co
evolves from operating budget
graded A+ 2025-2026 updated to pass
Clinical Nurse Leader model - correct answer ✔✔· Graduated from Master’s
program w/ certification exam
· Aim Is to improve patient outcomes across the health-care continuum
· Assumes leadership position but not administrative
· Includes EBP
A mission - correct answer ✔✔is a description of the organizations overall
purpose
A philosophy - correct answer ✔✔a statement of beliefs, values, concepts and
principles, that reflect the ideas, convictions, and attitude of the organization
A vision - correct answer ✔✔is an image for the future that the organization plans
to create
Care delivery models - correct answer ✔✔should be in alignment with the
organization, sustainable over time, and replicable.
Tradition care delivery models - correct answer ✔✔total patient care, functional
nursing, team nursing, primary nursing, and nursing case management
, Total patient care: - correct answer ✔✔oldest model of care delivery, used in
homes until nurses transitioned into the hospital, often used in critical care,
hospice care and holistic care. Communication is hierarchical, charge nurse is
responsible for assignments, interfacing with physicians and shift reports
Functional nursing: - correct answer ✔✔accomplish patient care with use of
ancillary personnel. Staff members work side by side and are assigned to complete
specific tasks
Zero-based budgeting - correct answer ✔✔focuses on annual prioritization to
establish a budget
limits wastes and it focuses on prioritization of needs, has input from peers and
staff
start each year at zero, goal is to have 0 funds left at the end of the month
labor intensive
Incremental budgeting or flat percentage - correct answer ✔✔is based on
projected outcomes based on multiplying current budget with predetermined
figure. Used often in households and does not consider prioritization
very simple and requires little expertise but inefficient
Performance budgeting/outcome - correct answer ✔✔measures and emphasizes
multiple outcomes vs activities and output
can help determine the amount of money needed to provide value-added nursing
care, non-value-added nursing care, and quality nursing care, as well as to ensure
patient and staff satisfaction and to control co
evolves from operating budget
