NEA-BC LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION EXAM
ACTUAL PREP QUESTIONS AND WELL
REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS –
ASSURES PASS
Affirmative Action - ANSWER: "Employment equity" promotes equal
opportunity and ethnic diversity in the workplace, public contracting, in education,
and in health programs.
Ethnic Diversity - ANSWER: Quality of diverse and different ethnic groups or
persons, as opposed to a monoculture
Leveraging Diversity - ANSWER: A leader fosters an inclusive workplace where
diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision
and mission of the organization
Equal Opportunity - ANSWER: Fairness of various opportunities
Team Nursing - ANSWER: Team leader (RN) manages the care for a small group
of patients
Functional Nursing - ANSWER: Each nurse performs specific tasks for all
patients in a given area
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Primary Nursing - ANSWER: The RN performs advanced nursing function for a
group of patients for a 24 hour time period and from admission to discharge
Total Patient Care Nursing - ANSWER: The RN is responsible for all indirect and
direct patient care functions, and he or she communicates needs, changes, and
requests for assistance with a charge nurse or team leader
Biomedical Waste - ANSWER: EPA implements laws to protect human health
and the environment on the federal level, and this organization provides guidelines
for the state. Programs and rules regarding this disposal are primarily regulated on
the state level.
Human Capital Management - ANSWER: An approach to employee staffing that
views people as assets
Financial Management - ANSWER: An approach to the allocation of resources
Staffing Distribution - ANSWER: The determination of the number of personnel
allocated per shift, nurse executives are usually responsible for this
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Strategic Alignment - ANSWER: Part of a human capital management, where
goals, mission, and organizational objective are all considered
Revenue - ANSWER: Total amount of income anticipated during a specified
period of time
Expense Budget - ANSWER: Budget that Contains both salary and non salary
items
Alliance Program - ANSWER: Program that Works in conjunction with several
other organizations that are involved with workplace health and safety, not
budgeting
Depreciation - ANSWER: An income tax deduction that is an annual allowance
for the wear and tear or deterioration of the property. It allows a taxpayer to
recover the costs or other aspects of specific property.
Tangible property - ANSWER: Property that Can be depreciated, such as,
machinery, equipment, buildings, furniture, and vehicles
Intangible property - ANSWER: Property that can be Depreciable, including
copyrights, patents, and computer software
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Staffing Mix - ANSWER: "Staffing ratio" Is the ratio of various types of
personnel to one another. May be more or less weighted toward the use of RNs,
depending on the philosophy of the facility. Often determined by legislation
particularly for ICUs and ERs
Variable Costs - ANSWER: Costs that Fluctuate in response to either external or
internal influence, such as patient acuity, census, staff mix, and product cost
Fixed Cost - ANSWER: Costs that remain constant for the facility regardless of
fluctuations such as fees and insurance premiums
Business Plan - ANSWER: Plan that uses economic justification to show financial
officers and elected board officials the necessary information. Helps decision
makers decide what to do and if the choice is right for the organization
Return on Investment - ANSWER: Calculation of the most tangible financial gains
or benefits that are expected from a given project compared to the costs for
implementing a program or solution
Cost Benefit Analysis - ANSWER: The exercise of evaluating a planned action by
determining what the net value is for the organization. Positive minus the negative
factors equals whether something is profitable.