NURSING EXECUTIVE
ADMINISTRATOR ADVANCED -
BOARD CERTIFICATION SET 1
How many community members who are unaffiliated
with the organization must be included in an Institutional
Review Board to meet FDA requirements?
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4. - Correct Answers -A. An Institutional Review Board must have a minimum of 5
members with at least one person a community member who is not affiliated with the
organization and whose immediate family members are not affiliated with the
organization. The other specific requirements are that one member be a "scientist" and
one a "non scientist." General requirements are that IRB members be knowledgeable
and have the expertise required to make the necessary decisions. If human subjects
include vulnerable populations (such as the elderly, children, or prisoners) then some
members should be familiar with the issues these groups face.
The first step in strategic planning is:
a. developing a revised mission and vision statement
that identifies core values.
b. establishing specific goals and objectives.
c. analyzing internal services and functions
d. collecting data and doing an external analysis of
customer needs. - Correct Answers -D: The first step in strategic planning is to collect
data
and do an external analysis of customer needs in relation to regulations and
demographics. The focus of strategic planning must be on development of services
based on identified customer needs and then the marketing of those services. Other
steps include:
- Analyzing internal services and functions
- Identifying and understanding key issues, including
the strengths and weaknesses of the organization as
well as potential opportunities and negative effects.
- Developing a revised mission and vision statement that identifies core values.
, - Establishing specific goals and objectives.
The Joint Commission's Environment of Care requires
management plans for which functional areas?
a. Safety, security, hazardous materials and waste,
fire safety, medical equipment, and utilities.
b. Pharmacy, medical equipment, ventilation, and
hazardous materials and waste.
c. Infection control, fire safety, discharge planning,
security, and technology.
d. Infection control, safety, security, ventilation,
pharmacy, and medical equipment. - Correct Answers -A: The Joint Commission's
Environment of Care
requires management plans for six functional areas:
safety, security, hazardous materials and waste, fire
safety, medical equipment, and utilities. Management
plans should include a risk assessment for each area, as
well as plans for staff development to ensure compliance.Plans must also include
emergency procedures and expected staff responses, detail programs for inspecting,
testing, and maintaining the plans, and describe methods for collecting information and
evaluating outcomes. Performance must be monitored and annual evaluations
conducted.
The first step in developing a healthcare management
program is to:
a. identify resources.
b. develop strategies.
c. define the population.
d. determine outcomes measurement. - Correct Answers -C: The first step in developing
a healthcare
management program is to define the population needing to be served. This is usually
derived from data regarding those with similar diagnoses, risks for complications,
frequent need for clinical services, and/or high costinterventions. The program should
then be developed with a specific goal, such as reducing costs or reducing
complications, in mind. Barriers should be identified, as well as strategies to implement
the plan and overcome those barriers. Finally, methods for measuring outcomes should
be considered as well.
In a subacute facility, a stroke patient that requires 20
days of care and rehabilitation and/or nursing services for
four hours a day is categorized as:
a. chronic subacute.
b. general subacute.
c. transitional subacute.
d. long-term transitional subacute. - Correct Answers -B: These criteria correspond to
general subacute.
Categories of subacute patients include:
ADMINISTRATOR ADVANCED -
BOARD CERTIFICATION SET 1
How many community members who are unaffiliated
with the organization must be included in an Institutional
Review Board to meet FDA requirements?
a. 1.
b. 2.
c. 3.
d. 4. - Correct Answers -A. An Institutional Review Board must have a minimum of 5
members with at least one person a community member who is not affiliated with the
organization and whose immediate family members are not affiliated with the
organization. The other specific requirements are that one member be a "scientist" and
one a "non scientist." General requirements are that IRB members be knowledgeable
and have the expertise required to make the necessary decisions. If human subjects
include vulnerable populations (such as the elderly, children, or prisoners) then some
members should be familiar with the issues these groups face.
The first step in strategic planning is:
a. developing a revised mission and vision statement
that identifies core values.
b. establishing specific goals and objectives.
c. analyzing internal services and functions
d. collecting data and doing an external analysis of
customer needs. - Correct Answers -D: The first step in strategic planning is to collect
data
and do an external analysis of customer needs in relation to regulations and
demographics. The focus of strategic planning must be on development of services
based on identified customer needs and then the marketing of those services. Other
steps include:
- Analyzing internal services and functions
- Identifying and understanding key issues, including
the strengths and weaknesses of the organization as
well as potential opportunities and negative effects.
- Developing a revised mission and vision statement that identifies core values.
, - Establishing specific goals and objectives.
The Joint Commission's Environment of Care requires
management plans for which functional areas?
a. Safety, security, hazardous materials and waste,
fire safety, medical equipment, and utilities.
b. Pharmacy, medical equipment, ventilation, and
hazardous materials and waste.
c. Infection control, fire safety, discharge planning,
security, and technology.
d. Infection control, safety, security, ventilation,
pharmacy, and medical equipment. - Correct Answers -A: The Joint Commission's
Environment of Care
requires management plans for six functional areas:
safety, security, hazardous materials and waste, fire
safety, medical equipment, and utilities. Management
plans should include a risk assessment for each area, as
well as plans for staff development to ensure compliance.Plans must also include
emergency procedures and expected staff responses, detail programs for inspecting,
testing, and maintaining the plans, and describe methods for collecting information and
evaluating outcomes. Performance must be monitored and annual evaluations
conducted.
The first step in developing a healthcare management
program is to:
a. identify resources.
b. develop strategies.
c. define the population.
d. determine outcomes measurement. - Correct Answers -C: The first step in developing
a healthcare
management program is to define the population needing to be served. This is usually
derived from data regarding those with similar diagnoses, risks for complications,
frequent need for clinical services, and/or high costinterventions. The program should
then be developed with a specific goal, such as reducing costs or reducing
complications, in mind. Barriers should be identified, as well as strategies to implement
the plan and overcome those barriers. Finally, methods for measuring outcomes should
be considered as well.
In a subacute facility, a stroke patient that requires 20
days of care and rehabilitation and/or nursing services for
four hours a day is categorized as:
a. chronic subacute.
b. general subacute.
c. transitional subacute.
d. long-term transitional subacute. - Correct Answers -B: These criteria correspond to
general subacute.
Categories of subacute patients include:
