MGCCC Nursing 2 Leadership
Exam Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
Functional Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-Nurses & staff assigned to groups of tasks
Pro: Cost effective
Con: Fragmented care
Team Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-RN, LPN, NA assigned to group of pts
Pros: Quality, team input
Cons: Lack of continuity, requires strong leadership
Leaders/Managers need 3 skill sets - ANSWER✔✔-Technical skills (includes
knowledge & hands-on)
People skills
Conceptual skills
,Levels of Nursing Management - ANSWER✔✔-First Level
Middle Management
Upper Level
Responsibility/authority ↑ with levels
Accountability on all levels
At the staff nurse level of management - ANSWER✔✔-a considerable amount of
technical skill and clinical expertise is needed
more advanced conceptual skills are needed - ANSWER✔✔-As one advances from
lower levels to higher levels in the organization
Total Patient Care - ANSWER✔✔-RN assumes total care for group of pts/shift
Pros: Holistic, continuity during the assigned shift
Cons: Cost, shift-based focus; lacks long-term continuity
Primary Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-RN assumes 24 hr care for group of pts during the
length of stay
Pros: 1:1 care, autonomy, improved collaboration
Cons: Cost? And requires strong working relationships with associate nurses
Case Management - ANSWER✔✔-RN responsible for quality & pt outcomes
,Admit to discharge
Patient-Centered Care - ANSWER✔✔-Core nursing value
Interdisciplinary team w/assistive personnel functioning as a unit-based team to meet
pts' needs
Collaborative Practice Model - ANSWER✔✔-Nurse & physician work together
Purpose of NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Protect health & safety of citizens
Protect title of Nurse
The Nurse Practice Act
and Scope of Practice - ANSWER✔✔-Definition of the term "nurse" -
RN/LPN/LVN/APRN
Description of professional nursing functions
Standards of competent performance
Behaviors considered to be misconduct or prohibited practices
Grounds for disciplinary action
Fines & penalties Board may levy when NPA violated
Other components of NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Licensure requirements/renewal
Mandatory continuing education
Criminal background checks
, Delegation rules
NLC (compact) rules
NPAs written & passed by legislators - ANSWER✔✔-Sunset legislation - must be
reviewed by a specified date
Mississippi's Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER✔✔-Known as Nursing Practice Law
Accompanied by a second document which outlines the rules/regulations of how the
MS BON administers the law - that document is known as the Administrative Code
Obtaining Licensure - ANSWER✔✔-Application for initial licensure to one state
MS - print application
AL - online only
Proof of SON program completion (official transcript)
Criminal Background Check
Register & take NCLEX-RN; NCLEX-PN once cleared by state (Authorization To Test -
ATT); currently administered by PearsonVue http://vue.com/nclex/
State verification of license
Organizational Management - ANSWER✔✔-Centralized/ Tall
Decentralized/Flat*
Matrix
Exam Questions With Reviewed
Correct Detailed Answers
Functional Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-Nurses & staff assigned to groups of tasks
Pro: Cost effective
Con: Fragmented care
Team Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-RN, LPN, NA assigned to group of pts
Pros: Quality, team input
Cons: Lack of continuity, requires strong leadership
Leaders/Managers need 3 skill sets - ANSWER✔✔-Technical skills (includes
knowledge & hands-on)
People skills
Conceptual skills
,Levels of Nursing Management - ANSWER✔✔-First Level
Middle Management
Upper Level
Responsibility/authority ↑ with levels
Accountability on all levels
At the staff nurse level of management - ANSWER✔✔-a considerable amount of
technical skill and clinical expertise is needed
more advanced conceptual skills are needed - ANSWER✔✔-As one advances from
lower levels to higher levels in the organization
Total Patient Care - ANSWER✔✔-RN assumes total care for group of pts/shift
Pros: Holistic, continuity during the assigned shift
Cons: Cost, shift-based focus; lacks long-term continuity
Primary Nursing - ANSWER✔✔-RN assumes 24 hr care for group of pts during the
length of stay
Pros: 1:1 care, autonomy, improved collaboration
Cons: Cost? And requires strong working relationships with associate nurses
Case Management - ANSWER✔✔-RN responsible for quality & pt outcomes
,Admit to discharge
Patient-Centered Care - ANSWER✔✔-Core nursing value
Interdisciplinary team w/assistive personnel functioning as a unit-based team to meet
pts' needs
Collaborative Practice Model - ANSWER✔✔-Nurse & physician work together
Purpose of NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Protect health & safety of citizens
Protect title of Nurse
The Nurse Practice Act
and Scope of Practice - ANSWER✔✔-Definition of the term "nurse" -
RN/LPN/LVN/APRN
Description of professional nursing functions
Standards of competent performance
Behaviors considered to be misconduct or prohibited practices
Grounds for disciplinary action
Fines & penalties Board may levy when NPA violated
Other components of NPA - ANSWER✔✔-Licensure requirements/renewal
Mandatory continuing education
Criminal background checks
, Delegation rules
NLC (compact) rules
NPAs written & passed by legislators - ANSWER✔✔-Sunset legislation - must be
reviewed by a specified date
Mississippi's Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER✔✔-Known as Nursing Practice Law
Accompanied by a second document which outlines the rules/regulations of how the
MS BON administers the law - that document is known as the Administrative Code
Obtaining Licensure - ANSWER✔✔-Application for initial licensure to one state
MS - print application
AL - online only
Proof of SON program completion (official transcript)
Criminal Background Check
Register & take NCLEX-RN; NCLEX-PN once cleared by state (Authorization To Test -
ATT); currently administered by PearsonVue http://vue.com/nclex/
State verification of license
Organizational Management - ANSWER✔✔-Centralized/ Tall
Decentralized/Flat*
Matrix
