NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 16
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
The number of adverse events such as falls and pressure ulcers on your
unit is increasing. An ideal staffing plan to address this issue would
include which of the following?
a. Increasing the total number of staff on the unit.
b. Increasing the staff and registered nurse (RN) hours per patient.
c. Increasing the total number of staff and implementing 12-hour shifts.
d. Increasing the number of RNs and number of RNs with experience on
the unit. Correct Ans- D
A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital. It
has 40 beds and an average occupancy rate of 34 beds. To prepare the
staffing, the chief nursing officer computes
the occupancy as being;
a. 90%.
b. 85%.
c. 75%.
d. 60%. Correct Ans- B
To prepare staffing schedules, a nurse manager needs to calculate paid
nonproductive time. When calculating paid nonproductive time, the
nurse manager considers:
a. Work time, educational time, and holiday time.
b. Paid hours minus worked hours.
, c. Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time.
d. Paid hours minus meeting time. Correct Ans- C
An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately
for staffing needs. Nurse managers use staffing plans to:
a. Assign staff on the unit on a daily basis.
b. Ensure that days off are planned for the staff.
c. Outline the number of individuals by classification on a per-shift
basis.
d. Predict the numbers and classifications of float staff needed to
augment regular staff. Correct Ans- C
A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when
preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs.
An external consideration is:
a. Organizational
staffing policies.
b. Staffing models.
c. Changes in services that will be offered.
d. Department of Health licensing standards. Correct Ans- D
A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that
will affect staffing patterns. Which of the following is an internal
variable to be considered?
a. Organizational staffing policies.
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
The number of adverse events such as falls and pressure ulcers on your
unit is increasing. An ideal staffing plan to address this issue would
include which of the following?
a. Increasing the total number of staff on the unit.
b. Increasing the staff and registered nurse (RN) hours per patient.
c. Increasing the total number of staff and implementing 12-hour shifts.
d. Increasing the number of RNs and number of RNs with experience on
the unit. Correct Ans- D
A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital. It
has 40 beds and an average occupancy rate of 34 beds. To prepare the
staffing, the chief nursing officer computes
the occupancy as being;
a. 90%.
b. 85%.
c. 75%.
d. 60%. Correct Ans- B
To prepare staffing schedules, a nurse manager needs to calculate paid
nonproductive time. When calculating paid nonproductive time, the
nurse manager considers:
a. Work time, educational time, and holiday time.
b. Paid hours minus worked hours.
, c. Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time.
d. Paid hours minus meeting time. Correct Ans- C
An important aspect of managing the costs on a unit is to plan accurately
for staffing needs. Nurse managers use staffing plans to:
a. Assign staff on the unit on a daily basis.
b. Ensure that days off are planned for the staff.
c. Outline the number of individuals by classification on a per-shift
basis.
d. Predict the numbers and classifications of float staff needed to
augment regular staff. Correct Ans- C
A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when
preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs.
An external consideration is:
a. Organizational
staffing policies.
b. Staffing models.
c. Changes in services that will be offered.
d. Department of Health licensing standards. Correct Ans- D
A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that
will affect staffing patterns. Which of the following is an internal
variable to be considered?
a. Organizational staffing policies.
