Leadership Final exam(All correctly answered)
Advanced Practice Nurse Leader role in strategic planning correct answers-Determine goals &
objectives
-Assess constraints & assets and determine available resources
- ID how goals might best be translated into objectives and implemented
-Receptive to new & varied ideas (*this is critical*)
-Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills to involve and inspire others
-Be able to clearly identify, write, and communicate identified goals & objectives
-Be able to evaluate and revise as needed
Strategic Planning Hierarchy correct answers1. Vision statement
2. Mission statement
3. Philosophy statement
4. Goals
5. Objectives
6. Policies
7. Procedures
Vision statement correct answersdescribes future goals or aims
Mission statement correct answersbrief statement 3-4 sentences
id reason organization exists
id organization's constituency
addresses organizations position: ethics, principles, standards of practice
Philosophy statement correct answersflows from mission statement
delineates set of values and beliefs that guide all actions of organization
Goals correct answersmust be measurable, ambitious, but realistic
Objectives correct answerssimilar to goals: motivate individuals
explicit, measurable, observable, retrievable and attainable
-more specific d/t identify how and when goal is accomplished
APN -> Transformational leader correct answers1. Charisma
2. Inspired creativity & innovation
3. inspiration & vision
4. Intellect stimulation
5. Individual Consideration
6. Accountable & authentic
7. Vulnerability, risk taking & fearlessness
8. Build on strengths
9. Moral sensitivity & reasoning
10. Recognize differences in leadership styles
SWOT process correct answers- define desired end state or objective
,-discover & list SWOTs
- decide if process is doable
SWOT goal correct answers-workout what hope to achieve
-be objective
-incorporate findings into action plan
- revisit findings on regular basis
SWOT rules correct answers- be realistic about organization's strengths & weakness
-be clear about how organization differs from what is possible
-be specific about what want to accomplish
-apply in relation to competitors
-keep short and simple
-subjective
Who partnered together to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health and ensuring that the
nursing workforce has the necessary capacity to meet the present and future health care needs of
the public? correct answersIOM and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
What are the four key messages developed by the IOM and RWJF committee? correct
answers*Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
*Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education
system that promotes seamless academic progression.
*Nurses should be full partners, with physicians, in redesigning health care in the US.
*Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved
information infrastructure.
IOM
What does recommendation 1 say? correct answers*Remove scope-of-practice barriers.*
Advanced practice registered nurses should be able to practice to the full extent of their
education and training.
IOM
Recommendation 2 correct answers*Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement efforts.* Private and public funders, health care organizations,
nursing education programs, and nursing associations should expand opportunities for nurses to
lead and manage collaborative efforts with physicians and other members of the health care team
to conduct research and to redesign and improve practice environments and health systems.
These entities should also provide opportunities for nurses to diffuse successful practices.
IOM
Recommendation 3 correct answers*Implement nurse residency programs*. State boards of
nursing, accrediting bodies, the federal government, and health care organizations should take
actions to support nurses' completion of a transition-to-practice program (nurse residency) after
they have completed a pre-licensure or advanced practice degree program or when they are
transitioning into new clinical practice areas.
, IOM
Recommendation 4 correct answers*Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate
degree to 80 percent by 2020*. Academic nurse leaders across all schools of nursing should work
together to increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree from 50 to 80 percent
by 2020. These leaders should partner with education accrediting bodies, private and public
funders, and employers to ensure funding, monitor progress, and increase the diversity of
students to create a workforce prepared to meet the demands of diverse populations across the
lifespan.
IOM
Recommendation 5 correct answers*Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.*
Schools of nursing, with support from private and public funders, academic administrators and
university trustees, and accrediting bodies, should double the number of nurses with a doctorate
by 2020 to add to the cadre of nurse faculty and researchers, with attention to increasing
diversity.
IOM
Recommendation 6 correct answers*Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.* Accrediting
bodies, schools of nursing, health care organizations, and continuing competency educators from
multiple health professions should collaborate to ensure that nurses and nursing students and
faculty continue their education and engage in lifelong learning to gain the competencies needed
to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan
IOM
Recommendation 7 correct answers*Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance
health*. Nurses, nursing education programs, and nursing associations should prepare the
nursing workforce to assume leadership positions across all levels, while public, private, and
governmental health care decision makers should ensure that leadership positions are available to
and filled by nurses.
IOM
Recommendation 8 correct answersBuild an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of
interprofessional health care workforce data. The National Health Care Workforce Commission,
with oversight from the Government Accountability Office and the Health Resources and
Services Administration, should lead a collaborative effort to improve research and the collection
and analysis of data on health care workforce requirements. The Workforce Commission and the
Health Resources and Services Administration should collaborate with state licensing boards,
state nursing workforce centers, and the Department of Labor in this effort to ensure that the data
are timely and publicly accessible.
IOM examined changes correct answers1. remove barriers to practice
2. transform education
3. collaboration and leading
4. promote diversity
5. improve data
Advanced Practice Nurse Leader role in strategic planning correct answers-Determine goals &
objectives
-Assess constraints & assets and determine available resources
- ID how goals might best be translated into objectives and implemented
-Receptive to new & varied ideas (*this is critical*)
-Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills to involve and inspire others
-Be able to clearly identify, write, and communicate identified goals & objectives
-Be able to evaluate and revise as needed
Strategic Planning Hierarchy correct answers1. Vision statement
2. Mission statement
3. Philosophy statement
4. Goals
5. Objectives
6. Policies
7. Procedures
Vision statement correct answersdescribes future goals or aims
Mission statement correct answersbrief statement 3-4 sentences
id reason organization exists
id organization's constituency
addresses organizations position: ethics, principles, standards of practice
Philosophy statement correct answersflows from mission statement
delineates set of values and beliefs that guide all actions of organization
Goals correct answersmust be measurable, ambitious, but realistic
Objectives correct answerssimilar to goals: motivate individuals
explicit, measurable, observable, retrievable and attainable
-more specific d/t identify how and when goal is accomplished
APN -> Transformational leader correct answers1. Charisma
2. Inspired creativity & innovation
3. inspiration & vision
4. Intellect stimulation
5. Individual Consideration
6. Accountable & authentic
7. Vulnerability, risk taking & fearlessness
8. Build on strengths
9. Moral sensitivity & reasoning
10. Recognize differences in leadership styles
SWOT process correct answers- define desired end state or objective
,-discover & list SWOTs
- decide if process is doable
SWOT goal correct answers-workout what hope to achieve
-be objective
-incorporate findings into action plan
- revisit findings on regular basis
SWOT rules correct answers- be realistic about organization's strengths & weakness
-be clear about how organization differs from what is possible
-be specific about what want to accomplish
-apply in relation to competitors
-keep short and simple
-subjective
Who partnered together to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health and ensuring that the
nursing workforce has the necessary capacity to meet the present and future health care needs of
the public? correct answersIOM and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
What are the four key messages developed by the IOM and RWJF committee? correct
answers*Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training.
*Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education
system that promotes seamless academic progression.
*Nurses should be full partners, with physicians, in redesigning health care in the US.
*Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved
information infrastructure.
IOM
What does recommendation 1 say? correct answers*Remove scope-of-practice barriers.*
Advanced practice registered nurses should be able to practice to the full extent of their
education and training.
IOM
Recommendation 2 correct answers*Expand opportunities for nurses to lead and diffuse
collaborative improvement efforts.* Private and public funders, health care organizations,
nursing education programs, and nursing associations should expand opportunities for nurses to
lead and manage collaborative efforts with physicians and other members of the health care team
to conduct research and to redesign and improve practice environments and health systems.
These entities should also provide opportunities for nurses to diffuse successful practices.
IOM
Recommendation 3 correct answers*Implement nurse residency programs*. State boards of
nursing, accrediting bodies, the federal government, and health care organizations should take
actions to support nurses' completion of a transition-to-practice program (nurse residency) after
they have completed a pre-licensure or advanced practice degree program or when they are
transitioning into new clinical practice areas.
, IOM
Recommendation 4 correct answers*Increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate
degree to 80 percent by 2020*. Academic nurse leaders across all schools of nursing should work
together to increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree from 50 to 80 percent
by 2020. These leaders should partner with education accrediting bodies, private and public
funders, and employers to ensure funding, monitor progress, and increase the diversity of
students to create a workforce prepared to meet the demands of diverse populations across the
lifespan.
IOM
Recommendation 5 correct answers*Double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020.*
Schools of nursing, with support from private and public funders, academic administrators and
university trustees, and accrediting bodies, should double the number of nurses with a doctorate
by 2020 to add to the cadre of nurse faculty and researchers, with attention to increasing
diversity.
IOM
Recommendation 6 correct answers*Ensure that nurses engage in lifelong learning.* Accrediting
bodies, schools of nursing, health care organizations, and continuing competency educators from
multiple health professions should collaborate to ensure that nurses and nursing students and
faculty continue their education and engage in lifelong learning to gain the competencies needed
to provide care for diverse populations across the lifespan
IOM
Recommendation 7 correct answers*Prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance
health*. Nurses, nursing education programs, and nursing associations should prepare the
nursing workforce to assume leadership positions across all levels, while public, private, and
governmental health care decision makers should ensure that leadership positions are available to
and filled by nurses.
IOM
Recommendation 8 correct answersBuild an infrastructure for the collection and analysis of
interprofessional health care workforce data. The National Health Care Workforce Commission,
with oversight from the Government Accountability Office and the Health Resources and
Services Administration, should lead a collaborative effort to improve research and the collection
and analysis of data on health care workforce requirements. The Workforce Commission and the
Health Resources and Services Administration should collaborate with state licensing boards,
state nursing workforce centers, and the Department of Labor in this effort to ensure that the data
are timely and publicly accessible.
IOM examined changes correct answers1. remove barriers to practice
2. transform education
3. collaboration and leading
4. promote diversity
5. improve data
