ANCC STUDY GUIDE: REVIEW OF TEST
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
In tassessing tthe tphilosophy tfor tnursing tservices tfor tpossible trevision, tthe tnurse
texecutive tis tmost theavily tinfluenced tby tthe torganization's:
a. tmission tstatement
b. tconsumer tsurveys
c. tfinancial tresources
d. tpolicy tstatements t- tcorrect tanswers t-Correct tanswer tis: ta. tmission tstatement
The torganization's tphilosophy tmust talways tbe tconsistent twith tthe tmission tof tthe
tenterprise. tIn tthis tway, tthere tis tclarify tof tintent tabout twhat tthe torganization tstands
tfor tand twhat tit tintends tto taccomplish.
, In tplanning tfor tchange, tthe tsuccessful tchange tagent tmakes ta tcommitment tto:
a. thelp tfollowers tarrive tat ttotal tconsensus tregarding tthe tchange.
b. tencourage tsubgroup topposition tto tchange tso tmany tviewpoints tcan tbe theard
c. tutilize tchange tby tdrift tif tresistance tto tchange tis ttoo tstrong
d. tbe tavailable tto tsupport tthose taffected tby tchange tuntil trefreezing toccurs. t- tcorrect
tanswers t-The tcorrect tanswer tis: td t
Unless tthere tis tsupport tuntil tthe tdesired tchange thas treplaced tthe tstatus tquo, tthe
tlikelihood tof t"backsliding" tis thigh. tThe tsuccessful tchange tagent trecognizes tthe tneed
tto thelp ther tor this tclients tremain twith tthe tprocess tuntil tthe tdesired tchange thas
treplaced tthe tprior tway tof tdoing tthings.
Strategic tplanning:
a. tfocuses ton tthe tlong-range tgoals tfor tthe torganization
b. trequires ta tbroad trange tof tmanagement texpertise
c. tis tsynonymous twith ttactical tplanning
d. tis tgenerally ta tmiddle-management tfunction. t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tcorrect
tanswer tis: ta. t
Strategic tplanning, tin tcontract tto ttactical tplanning, tis tfuture-directed tand tconcerned
tprimarily twith tputting tin tplace tthe tresources tto tachieve tlong-term tgoals.
In tplanning tfor tmanaged tcare, twhich tof tthe tfolllowing tgoals twould tbe tmost
tappropriate tfor tthe tnurse tmanager?
a. tClinical toutcomes tshould toccur twithin ta tprescribed ttime tframe.
b. tCase tmanagers tshould tnot tfunction tas tproviders tof tpatient tcare.
c. tManaged tcare tpractice tshould tbe tunit-based tand tunit-specific.
d. tOutcome tmanagement tshould tbe tcarried tout tfor teach tpatient. t- tcorrect tanswers t-
The tcorrect tanswer tis: ta.
Evidence-based ttrajectories twith tdefined toutcomes tshould tbe tused tto teffectively tand
tefficiently tmanage tthe tcare tof tmost tpatients tto tachieve tlong-term tgoals.
Critical tpathways toutline ta tpatient's texpected tprogress tfrom tadmission tto tdischarge
tand tare tpart tof:
a. tfunctional tnursing
b. tprimary tcare tnursing
c. tcase tmanagement
d. tteam tnursing. t- tcorrect tanswers t-Correct tanswer tis: tc. tcase tmanagement.
Critical tpathways tare tinherent tin tthe tcase tmanagement tapproach tto tcare tand tguide
tcare tacross tthe tcontinuum.
When tusing ta tpatient tclassification tsystem, tthe tnurse texecutive tshould tunderstand
tthat tsuch tsystems:
a. tare tused tto tsolve tunit tstaffing tshortages.
b. tuse tnonvariable tnursing tcare thours.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
In tassessing tthe tphilosophy tfor tnursing tservices tfor tpossible trevision, tthe tnurse
texecutive tis tmost theavily tinfluenced tby tthe torganization's:
a. tmission tstatement
b. tconsumer tsurveys
c. tfinancial tresources
d. tpolicy tstatements t- tcorrect tanswers t-Correct tanswer tis: ta. tmission tstatement
The torganization's tphilosophy tmust talways tbe tconsistent twith tthe tmission tof tthe
tenterprise. tIn tthis tway, tthere tis tclarify tof tintent tabout twhat tthe torganization tstands
tfor tand twhat tit tintends tto taccomplish.
, In tplanning tfor tchange, tthe tsuccessful tchange tagent tmakes ta tcommitment tto:
a. thelp tfollowers tarrive tat ttotal tconsensus tregarding tthe tchange.
b. tencourage tsubgroup topposition tto tchange tso tmany tviewpoints tcan tbe theard
c. tutilize tchange tby tdrift tif tresistance tto tchange tis ttoo tstrong
d. tbe tavailable tto tsupport tthose taffected tby tchange tuntil trefreezing toccurs. t- tcorrect
tanswers t-The tcorrect tanswer tis: td t
Unless tthere tis tsupport tuntil tthe tdesired tchange thas treplaced tthe tstatus tquo, tthe
tlikelihood tof t"backsliding" tis thigh. tThe tsuccessful tchange tagent trecognizes tthe tneed
tto thelp ther tor this tclients tremain twith tthe tprocess tuntil tthe tdesired tchange thas
treplaced tthe tprior tway tof tdoing tthings.
Strategic tplanning:
a. tfocuses ton tthe tlong-range tgoals tfor tthe torganization
b. trequires ta tbroad trange tof tmanagement texpertise
c. tis tsynonymous twith ttactical tplanning
d. tis tgenerally ta tmiddle-management tfunction. t- tcorrect tanswers t-The tcorrect
tanswer tis: ta. t
Strategic tplanning, tin tcontract tto ttactical tplanning, tis tfuture-directed tand tconcerned
tprimarily twith tputting tin tplace tthe tresources tto tachieve tlong-term tgoals.
In tplanning tfor tmanaged tcare, twhich tof tthe tfolllowing tgoals twould tbe tmost
tappropriate tfor tthe tnurse tmanager?
a. tClinical toutcomes tshould toccur twithin ta tprescribed ttime tframe.
b. tCase tmanagers tshould tnot tfunction tas tproviders tof tpatient tcare.
c. tManaged tcare tpractice tshould tbe tunit-based tand tunit-specific.
d. tOutcome tmanagement tshould tbe tcarried tout tfor teach tpatient. t- tcorrect tanswers t-
The tcorrect tanswer tis: ta.
Evidence-based ttrajectories twith tdefined toutcomes tshould tbe tused tto teffectively tand
tefficiently tmanage tthe tcare tof tmost tpatients tto tachieve tlong-term tgoals.
Critical tpathways toutline ta tpatient's texpected tprogress tfrom tadmission tto tdischarge
tand tare tpart tof:
a. tfunctional tnursing
b. tprimary tcare tnursing
c. tcase tmanagement
d. tteam tnursing. t- tcorrect tanswers t-Correct tanswer tis: tc. tcase tmanagement.
Critical tpathways tare tinherent tin tthe tcase tmanagement tapproach tto tcare tand tguide
tcare tacross tthe tcontinuum.
When tusing ta tpatient tclassification tsystem, tthe tnurse texecutive tshould tunderstand
tthat tsuch tsystems:
a. tare tused tto tsolve tunit tstaffing tshortages.
b. tuse tnonvariable tnursing tcare thours.
