N471 Final Module Questions and Answers Updated 2026

N471 Final Module Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhatCareaCdoCconsumersCvalueCtheCmostCwhenCseekingChealthCcare?C-
CAnswerHighCquality,ClowCcost,CandCabilityCtoCmeetCpatientCoutcomes


HealthCcareCisCnotConlyCfinancedCbyCprivateCinsurance,CgovernmentCfunding,CandCprivateCdo
nationsCbutCalsoCbyCindividualCout-of-pocketCexpenses.C-CAnswerTrue



ChooseCtheCfourCmajorCreimbursementCmethods:C-
CAnswerCharge,CRateCbasedConCservicesCrendered,CFlat-rate,CCost-based


ACnurseCmanagerCisCconsideringCtheCuseCofCcriticalCpathwaysCforCaCnursingCunit.CWhichCsta
tementCregardingCcriticalCpathwaysCisCmostCaccurate?C-
CAnswerTheyCcanCbeCusedCtoCmonitorCqualityCofCcare


ACnurseCmanagerCisCpreparingCaCpresentationCtoCbeCdeliveredCtoCaCgroupCofCnursesCinCaC
nursingCunitCaboutCtheCcurrentCU.S.ChealthcareCsystem.CWhichCstatementCaboutCresourceCut
ilizationCisCmostCaccurate?C-
CAnswerTheChealthCcareCresourcesCthatCareCavailableCinCtheCUnitedCStatesCareCnotCusedCco
st-effectively.



ACnurseCmanagerCisCconsideringCtheCreasonsCforCtheCcurrentCproblemsCwithCtheChealthcare
Csystem.CWhichCareCnegativeCconsequencesCofChigherCspendingCinChealthCcare?C(SelectCallCt
hatCapply.)C-CAnswerHigherCspendingCmayCresultCinCduplicationCofCservices.

HigherCspendingCmayCresultCinCoveruseCofCtechnology.

HigherCspendingCmayCresultCinCoverutilizationCofCservices



ACnewCnurseCmanagerCisClearningCaboutCfiscalCplanning.CWhichCareCbarriersCforCnurseCman
agers'CparticipationCinCfiscalCplanning?C(SelectCallCthatCapply.)C-
CAnswerNursingCeducationClacksCpreparationCinCfiscalCplanning.
ManyCnursesCperceiveCthatCfiscalCplanningCisCdifficult.

,ACnurseCmanagerCisCconsideringChowCtoCgainCmoreCstaffCinvolvementCinCmeetingCbudgetary
Cgoals.CWhichCactivityCisCmostClikelyCtoCresultCinCstaffCunderstandingCandCparticipatingCinCb
udgetaryCgoals?C-CAnswerCommunicatingCbudgetaryCplanningCgoalsCtoCstaff



operationalCbudgetsCareCfinancialCplansCforCtheCentireCorganizationCday-to-
dayCoperations.CThisCtypeCofCbudgetCincludesCwhichCofCtheCfollowing?C-
CAnswerPayroll,Csupplies,CandCexpenses


TheCnurseCleaderCdoesCnotCneedCtoCbeCconcernedCwithCtheCbudgetingCprocessCsteps.C-
CAnswerFalse


NurseCleadersCcanCuseCtheCnursingCprocessCtoCdevelopCaCbudgetCforCtheirCunitCorCdepartm
ent.C-CAnswerTrue



WhatCisCtheCtermCforCtheCnotionCthatCaCpersonCwithCtheCmostCdirectCcontrolCorCinfluence
ConCfinancialCelementsCsuchCasCrevenues,Cexpenses,Cassets,CandCliabilitiesCshouldCbeCheldCa
ccountableCforCthem?C-CAnswerResponsibilityCaccounting



ACnurseCmanagerCisCreviewingCtheCbudgetCforCtheCnursingCunit.CWhichCbudgetCcoversCtheC
expendituresCforCtheCunit'sCworkforce?C-CAnswerPersonnel



ACnurseCmanagerCisCconsideringCrevisingCtheCbudgetCcycleCforCtheCnursingCunit.CWhichCbud
getCcycleChasCtheCgreatestCprobabilityCforCerror?C-CAnswerPlanningCforCtheCdistantCfuture



ACnursingCmanagerCisCconsideringCtheCbudgetCforCaCnursingCunitCasCcomparedCwithCtheCov
erallCinstitutionalCbudget.CWhichCisCtheCmostCnegativeCoutcomeCofCmultipleCnursingCunitsC"
padding"CorCinflatingCtheirCdepartmentCbudgetsCtoCcushionCagainstCadministrativeCcuts?C-
CAnswerTheCentireCinstitution'sCbudgetCmayCbeCineffective.


ACnurseCmanagerCisCpreparingCtheCannualCbudgetCforCtheCcomingCfiscalCyear,CandCisCconsid
eringCwhatCtheCgoalCisCofCusingCtheCallocatedCfunds.CWhatCstageCofCtheCbudgetaryCprocess
CisCthis?C-CAnswerDiagnosis

, ACnurseCmanagerCisCevaluatingCtheCcurrentCfiscalCyearCbudget.CWhichCstatementCregardingCt
heCevaluationCstageCofCtheCbudgetaryCprocessCisCmostCaccurate?C-
CAnswerLargeCvariationsCfromCtheCprojectedCbudgetCmustCbeCexamined.


HealthCcareCreimbursementCaffectsCbothCtheCoperationalCbudgetCandCtheCdepartmentalCbud
get.C-CAnswerTrue



WhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCfactorsCthatCaffectCtheCabilityCtoCforecastCtheCbudget?CSATAC-
CAnswerMissionCandCphilosophyCofCtheCorganization
PoliticalCculture

Economics

SocialCclimate

LegislativeCclimate



WhichCofCtheCfollowingCrefersCtoCtheCsystemCinCwhichCfacilitiesCjoinCaCpaymentCsystem,Cwh
erebyCtheyCreceiveCaCspecifiedCaCfixedCpaymentCforCeachCMedicareCpatient'sCadmission,Creg
ardlessCofCtheCactualCcost?C-CAnswerProspectiveCpaymentCsystemC(PPS)



ACnurseCmanagerCisCusingCaCbudgetingCapproachCthatCrequiresCjustificationCforCeachCbudget
aryCneed.CWhatCapproachCisCbeingCused?C-CAnswerZero-based



WhichCbudgetingCapproachCcanCfosterCoverspending?C-CAnswerIncremental



ACnurseCmanagerCwantsCtoCimproveCtheCefficiencyCandCeffectivenessCofCbudgetaryCexpendit
ures.CWhichCbudgetingCapproachCwouldCbeCtheCbestCtoCuseCinCthisCsituation?C-
CAnswerPerformance


ACnewCnurseCmanagerCwithClimitedCbudgetingCexpertiseCisCconsideringCwhatCapproachCtoCu
seCtoCdetermineCtheCbudgetCofCtheCnursingCunitCforCtheCupcomingCfiscalCyear.CWhichCappr
oachCwouldCbeCtheCeasiestCtoCimplement?C-CAnswerIncremental



WhichCofCtheCfollowingCareCstepsCincludedCinCtheCflexibleCbudgetingCprocess?C(SelectCallCth
atCapply.)C-CAnswerDetermineCtheCtimeCperiodCforCtheCbudget

AnalyzeCtheCcostCpatternsCoverCthatCperiodCofCtime