MSN Healthcare Leadership and Organizational Management 3

Question 1

A root cause analysis (RCA) is performed after a sentinel event. What is its primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

Identify systemic factors contributing to the event to prevent recurrence

Answer

Assign individual blame to determine disciplinary action

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Satisfy legal documentation requirements

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Calculate financial liability for the incident

Question 2

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule primarily regulates which activity?

Accepted Answer

Use and disclosure of individually identifiable health information

Answer

Insurance premium pricing for employer groups

Answer

Prescription drug formulary management

Answer

Hospital billing code assignment

Question 3

Which ethical principle requires a nurse leader to act in the best interest of patients even when it conflicts with organizational goals?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Justice

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Veracity

Question 4

When implementing a new electronic health record system, which change management model emphasizes creating urgency and building a guiding coalition?

Accepted Answer

Kotter's 8-Step Change Model

Answer

Lewin's Force Field Analysis

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Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations

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Prosci ADKAR Model

Question 5

Which staffing ratio law was the first in the US to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for acute care hospitals?

Accepted Answer

California Assembly Bill 394

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New York State Safe Staffing Law

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Texas Nurse-Patient Ratio Act

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Massachusetts Nurse Staffing Law

Question 6

Which scheduling approach gives nurses control over their own work schedules within established guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Self-scheduling

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Cyclical scheduling

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Block scheduling

Answer

Mandatory overtime scheduling