NURSE EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATION
ACTUAL EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE PREPARATION RESOURCE
●● multi-factor productivity
Answer: reflects total outputs that result from more than traditional
inputs. Some criticize this productivity method as not sound because it is
calculated using dimensional analysis.
●● Effects on productivity
Answer: There are many factors that can positively or negatively impact
productivity. Some of these factors include work methods, staff
competency, established procedures and the quality of management.
Productivity can be increased with improved work methods, enhanced
staff competency, better procedures and a higher, more effective
management team.
●● What kind of content most motivates adults to learn during an
orientation?
Answer: Adults are most motivated to learn when the content addresses
the adult's immediate learning needs. For example, a nursing orientee
will be more motivated to learn about their new nursing unit's policies
and procedures than they would about the history of the medical center
and the corporation. Adults focus on solving immediate problems.
,●● The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Answer: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to
as Obama Care, was signed into law in 2010. It has not been repealed
and it was deemed constitutional in 2012. It will not be fully
implemented until several years after its enactment into law.
●● Your health care corporation has $1,000,000,000 in total assets and
$654,639,098 in total liabilities. What is the Asset/Liability Ratio for
your health care corporation based on this data?
Answer: 1.53, The Asset/Liability Ratio is calculated by dividing the
total assets by the total liabilities.
●● Orientation is...
Answer: Orientation is a process and not an event. It is a well-planned,
systematic process that continues beyond the initial orientation period.
Successful orientations continue on an ongoing basis until the new staff
member is deemed fully competent in most, if not all, aspects of their
job. This often takes months to accomplish.
●● You observe a negative variance in terms of your operating expenses
during your monthly review of the departmental budget. After analysis,
you have determined that the source of the variance is salaries,
specifically overtime salaries. What should you do?
Answer: You should collaboratively determine ways to decrease the
need for overtime along with the staff because you have a negative
, variance. A negative budget variance indicates that the amount of money
actually spent is MORE than the anticipated amount.
●● Negative budget variance...
Answer: indicates that the amount of money actually spent is MORE
than the anticipated amount
●● Positive budget variance...
Answer: A positive variance means that the amount of money actually
spent is LESS than the amount that was anticipated.
●● What are the phases of the recruitment process?
Answer: The phases of the recruitment process are job analysis,
sourcing, screening, and selection.
●● recruitment: job analysis
Answer: Task analysis, job analysis, job description and job
specifications are reviewed and established
●● recruitment: sourcing
Answer: Recruitment strategies are identified
●● recruitment: screening
ACTUAL EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE PREPARATION RESOURCE
●● multi-factor productivity
Answer: reflects total outputs that result from more than traditional
inputs. Some criticize this productivity method as not sound because it is
calculated using dimensional analysis.
●● Effects on productivity
Answer: There are many factors that can positively or negatively impact
productivity. Some of these factors include work methods, staff
competency, established procedures and the quality of management.
Productivity can be increased with improved work methods, enhanced
staff competency, better procedures and a higher, more effective
management team.
●● What kind of content most motivates adults to learn during an
orientation?
Answer: Adults are most motivated to learn when the content addresses
the adult's immediate learning needs. For example, a nursing orientee
will be more motivated to learn about their new nursing unit's policies
and procedures than they would about the history of the medical center
and the corporation. Adults focus on solving immediate problems.
,●● The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Answer: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to
as Obama Care, was signed into law in 2010. It has not been repealed
and it was deemed constitutional in 2012. It will not be fully
implemented until several years after its enactment into law.
●● Your health care corporation has $1,000,000,000 in total assets and
$654,639,098 in total liabilities. What is the Asset/Liability Ratio for
your health care corporation based on this data?
Answer: 1.53, The Asset/Liability Ratio is calculated by dividing the
total assets by the total liabilities.
●● Orientation is...
Answer: Orientation is a process and not an event. It is a well-planned,
systematic process that continues beyond the initial orientation period.
Successful orientations continue on an ongoing basis until the new staff
member is deemed fully competent in most, if not all, aspects of their
job. This often takes months to accomplish.
●● You observe a negative variance in terms of your operating expenses
during your monthly review of the departmental budget. After analysis,
you have determined that the source of the variance is salaries,
specifically overtime salaries. What should you do?
Answer: You should collaboratively determine ways to decrease the
need for overtime along with the staff because you have a negative
, variance. A negative budget variance indicates that the amount of money
actually spent is MORE than the anticipated amount.
●● Negative budget variance...
Answer: indicates that the amount of money actually spent is MORE
than the anticipated amount
●● Positive budget variance...
Answer: A positive variance means that the amount of money actually
spent is LESS than the amount that was anticipated.
●● What are the phases of the recruitment process?
Answer: The phases of the recruitment process are job analysis,
sourcing, screening, and selection.
●● recruitment: job analysis
Answer: Task analysis, job analysis, job description and job
specifications are reviewed and established
●● recruitment: sourcing
Answer: Recruitment strategies are identified
●● recruitment: screening
