MSN Healthcare Leadership and Organizational Management 2

Question 1

Which regulatory body establishes national patient safety goals that accredited US hospitals must address?

Accepted Answer

The Joint Commission (TJC)

Answer

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Question 2

In healthcare finance, a variance analysis compares which two values?

Accepted Answer

Budgeted versus actual expenditures

Answer

Physician salary versus nurse salary

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Patient acuity versus staffing ratios

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Revenue versus quality scores

Question 3

The concept of 'span of control' in organizational design refers to which management principle?

Accepted Answer

Number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise

Answer

Range of clinical skills a nurse must have

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Number of policies in a governance structure

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Geographic area covered by a health system

Question 4

Which quality improvement model emphasizes defining, measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling processes?

Accepted Answer

Six Sigma (DMAIC)

Answer

PDSA cycle

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Root cause analysis

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Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)

Question 5

Which staffing concept describes adjusting nurse-to-patient ratios based on real-time patient acuity?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic or acuity-based staffing

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Block scheduling

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Contingency staffing

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Float pool deployment

Question 6

Shared governance in nursing is primarily designed to achieve which outcome?

Accepted Answer

Empower staff nurses with decision-making authority over practice

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Reduce costs by eliminating middle management

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Centralize policy development in hospital administration

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Streamline electronic health record documentation