NE-BC Sample Questions ANCC with Accurate Answers

A 14-year-old patient, a practicing Jehovah's Witness, is admitted for anemia. The physician determines that blood transfusions are necessary, but the patient's parents refuse to consent. The patient states that they wish to be treated. The nurse executive's action is to: correct answer request that the administration contact the hospital attorney for legal counsel. A committee in a large urban hospital is appointed to plan improvements in patient care. The committee members include the: correct answer medical, nursing, and ancillary staff personnel. A disease management model of care focuses on: correct answer Comprehensive monitoring of patient outcomes. A family practice clinic decides to develop a new care coordinator position. When evaluating the role, the nurse executive: correct answer determines the effect on the clinic's financial productivity. A healthcare organization is the focus of a union-organizing campaign. The nurse executive responds by: correct answer Providing factual info about the union, if an employee asks. A high-volume, procedural-based unit experiences significant patient wait times. Leading the team in a continuous quality improvement analysis, the nurse executive begins by constructing a: correct answer fishbone diagram A patient has a terminal illness. Against their family's wishes, the patient requests a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. Which ethical principle supports the patient's decision? correct answer Autonomy Quantitative research is appropriately used to: correct answer predict future clinical outcomes.