ANM Human Resource Management 2

Question 1

An ANM notices a nurse consistently arriving 10-15 minutes late. What is the MOST appropriate first step?

Accepted Answer

Document occurrences and hold a private counseling session

Answer

Issue a written warning immediately

Answer

Report the nurse to HR without speaking to them first

Answer

Ignore the pattern and monitor for one more month

Question 2

Which interviewing technique is MOST effective for predicting future job performance based on past behavior?

Accepted Answer

Behavioral interviewing

Answer

Situational interviewing

Answer

Stress interviewing

Answer

Unstructured interviewing

Question 3

An ANM must staff a unit during a severe snowstorm. Which staffing action is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Activate the emergency staffing plan and contact on-call staff

Answer

Mandate overtime for all off-duty nurses without notice

Answer

Close the unit and divert patients immediately

Answer

Allow current shift staff to leave when replacements are unavailable

Question 4

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees are entitled to how many weeks of unpaid leave per year?

Accepted Answer

12 weeks

Answer

6 weeks

Answer

10 weeks

Answer

16 weeks

Question 5

A float pool nurse assigned to your unit disagrees with your unit's documentation protocol. What is the BEST response?

Accepted Answer

Explain that unit-specific policies must be followed regardless of home unit practices

Answer

Allow the float nurse to use their home unit protocol

Answer

Reassign the float nurse back to their home unit

Answer

Report the nurse for insubordination immediately

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of a job description?

Accepted Answer

To define essential functions, qualifications, and reporting relationships for a position

Answer

To rank employees for merit increases

Answer

To serve as a legal contract between employer and employee

Answer

To outline the performance evaluation criteria only

Question 7

A nurse reports that a colleague made a comment she found racially offensive. As ANM, your FIRST action should be to:

Accepted Answer

Document the report and notify HR or your supervisor per policy

Answer

Investigate independently before involving HR

Answer

Tell the reporting nurse to handle the situation personally

Answer

Confront the accused nurse publicly to deter future behavior