Nursing Leadership Test Bank – Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing 9th Edition by Eleanor J. Sullivan Complete Exam Questions and Answers

TEST BANK

,TEST BANK FOR
EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT IN
NURSING, 9TH
EDITION, ELEANOR
J. SULLIVAN

,Effective Leadership & Management in Nursing, 9e (Sullivan)
Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Management

1) A nurse manager is participating in the healthcare organization's strategic planning
committee. Which factor is the primary driving force and controlling factor in new initiatives
this committee might recommend?
1. Cost of care
2. Access to care
3. Availability of care
4. Quality of care
Answer: 1
Explanation: 1. While all of the options given are driving forces in today's healthcare
environment, the cost of providing care is still the primary issue. Cost of care controls access,
availability, and quality.
2. Access to care is controlled by the ability to pay.
3. Care will not be available if it cannot be funded.
4. Healthcare providers do not like to correlate quality with cost, but the economic reality is
that quality care must also be funded care.
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub: Management of Care
Nursing/Int Conc: Nursing Process: Evaluation/Leadership
Learning Outcome: 1-1: Explain changes to healthcare over the past decade, including those
resulting from implementation of the Affordable Care Act; demands to reduce errors and
improve patient safety; and evolving medical and communication technology.

, 2)
A nurse has been invited to discuss healthcare costs at a senior citizens' club. What inform
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ation should the nurse plan to include in this discussion?
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1. While healthcare costs continue to rise, the percentage of the United States (U.S.) economy spe
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nt on healthcare has slowly declined to less than 12%.
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2. Regulations brought about by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) sho
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uld bring financial relief to healthcare consumers.
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3. The United States spends more money on healthcare than any other country.
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4. Healthcare spending in the United States is slowly declining due to passage of bills such as the P
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atient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
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2. Implementation of PPACA and its regulations have not been formulated.
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3. The United States spends more than $2.5 trillion on healthcare annually, more than any other
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country.
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4. While this act has been passed, it is not operationalized. Healthcare spending continues to rise.
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1: Explain changes to healthcare over the past decade, including those resulting from implementat
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ion of the Affordable Care Act; demands to reduce errors and improve patient safety; and evolvin
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g medical and communication technology.
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3) A 70-year-old client develops a catheter-
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induced urinary tract infection. Which statement by the nurse would indicate to the nurse manager
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a need for additional understanding of this situation?
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1. "I wonder if there was a break of sterility when this catheter was inserted."
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2. "Thankfully we can treat this with an antibiotic."
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3. "This could potentially cost the hospital a lot of money."
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4. "I will talk to my unlicensed assistants about proper urinary catheter care."
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the process that might have contributed to this infection.
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2. The nurse who focuses on taking care of the results of a potential medical mistake is not accept
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ing the seriousness of the situation.
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3. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no longer cover the costs incurred by medica
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l mistakes. This urinary tract infection could cost the hospital the cost of treatment, including incr
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4. The nurse has identified that improper care may result in poor outcomes for the client.
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4) Which healthcare situations reflect the philosophy of quality management as designed by Demi
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ng?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
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