RNSG 2221 Modules 7-12 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

RNSG 2221: Modules 7-12 QUESTIONS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Discuss the difference between leadership & management. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Leader = SELECTS and ASSUMES a role
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- effective at influencing others
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- Leadership is a way of behaving; it is the ability to cause others
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to respond, not because they have to, but because they want to
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Manager = is ASSIGNED or APPOINTED to a role
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- Management is a *problem-oriented process* with similarities to
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the nursing process
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- responsibility for organizational goals & the performance of
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organizational tasks such as budget preparation & scheduling |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




- supervise a team of people who are working to help pts achieve
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their defined outcomes
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Discuss Patient classification systems - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Aka acuity systems; used to determine the number of nurses
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needed on a unit at any one time. Patient acuity is the measure
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of categorizing pts based on nursing care requirements. Can be
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used to 1) improve pt care outcomes, 2)ID appropriate staffing,
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3) track budget compliance/costs, 4) maintain nurse retention
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through their ability to impact staffing through assessment of pt's
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conditions
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,Disease management - how do we manage patients with regard
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to their diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Goal is to support
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patients with chronic disease who may receive services from
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various levels of care. |\ |\ |\




- Teaches pt how to manage a particular chronic disease
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- pts learn to take responsibility for understanding how to take
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care of themselves to avoid potential prolems or worsening of
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their health condition
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- May include: teaching pts about the disease so they will
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understand their symptoms & implement preventive strategies |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What are the 3 responsibilities of fiscal responsibility. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1) financial resources of the pt to maximize the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


patients health benefit |\ |\




2) financial resources of the employer to maximize organizational
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cost-effectiveness
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3) financial resources of the payer by using knowledge &
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efficiency


Describe strategies for fiscally responsible clinical practice as a
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nurse. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- provides quality nursing care
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that prevents complications
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- understand Medicare/ Medicaid insurance coverage
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- makes conscious decisions about the allocation of professional
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nursing time |\




- shares info w/ pt/ family about costs of care & alternatives
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- Assigns assistive personnel to help w/ care & recognizes the
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nurse is ultimately responsible
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, - begins discharge planning on or before admission
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- completes charge slips for patient supplies
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- avoids burnouts by taking breaks, meal times & vacations
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Type of budget:
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the beginning point of a budget. Hospital administrators typically
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ask departments for a list of items that their area will need to
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purchase in the coming year. Each manager must rank such
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requests for the unit & write a justification for the necessity of
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each item |\




- includes items that are durable (should last at least 1 year) and
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cost a substantial amount of money (usually over $5,000) -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Capital budget |\ |\ |\




Type of budget:
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includes a statement of the expected expenses of the unit for a
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period, usually 1 year. Begins with a statement of volume
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projections, the nurse manager projects how much patient care
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will be provided in the coming year. May ask "how many patient
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days of care will be provided in the coming year?". Will typically
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look first at the previous year to help gather data.
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- Small supplies needed for daily operations are included in this
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budget (ex: Linens & rolling BP cuffs) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Operating budget |\




Type of budget:
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Largest part of the unit expenses. Engages in a series of
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calculations such as : Hours per patient day (HPPD), Full time
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