GOVERNANCE, AND LEADERSHIP
QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Save
The,most,likely,single,cause,for,the,series,of,bankruptcies,among,larger,nursing,home,chains,around,the
,year,2000,was,___.,,ANS,-,,Paying,too,much,for,acquisitions,in,1998,and,1999
In,a,chance,conversation,with,the,owner,of,an,eight-
facility,chain,,the,newly,hired,administrator,for,the,oldest,facility,in,the,chain,indicates,that,,because,the
,mortgage,is,fully,retired,,the,administrator,will,concentrate,more,on,being,effective,than,efficient,since,
the,Quality,Indicators,are,all,set,at,or,above,the,state's,average.,The,owner,would,likely,___.,,ANS,-
,,Be,distressed
Occupancy,of,a,facility,has,been,a,steady,70%,since,the,Prospective,Payment,System,was,introduced.,T
wo,weeks,ago,,a,new,120-
bed,facility,opened,nearby.,The,amdinistrator,tells,the,admissions,counselor,to,continue,the,usual,recrui
tment,approach.,The,chain,owners,should,___.,,ANS,-,,Seek,a,new,administrator
Bankruptcies,among,larger,nursing,home,chains,prior,to,2000,___.,,ANS,-,,Were,highly,unusual
Under,the,prospective,payment,system,,nursing,facilities,,ANS,-,,
In,recent,years,,Medicare,has,_____.,,ANS,-,,Shifted,more,costs,onto,nursing,facilities
The,nurse,newly,promoted,to,director,of,nursing,insists,on,giving,four,RN,hours,of,patient,care,each,day
,on,the,Alzheimer's,wing,in,the,175-bed,facility.,The,administrator,should,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Seek,a,new,director,of,nursing
The,applicant,for,the,administrator,position,in,a,facility,near,a,large,teaching,hospital,insists,that,,as,bef
ore,in,his,rural,facility,,if,hied,he,would,not,let,the,Medicare,reimbursement,policies,affect,his,case,mix.,
This,applicant,_____.,,ANS,-,,Is,out,of,touch
,The,newly,hired,assistant,to,the,administrator,insists,that,the,organizational,chart,dotted,line,between,t
his,position,and,the,Department,of,Nursing,be,a,solid,line.,The,administrator,should,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Be,forewarned
The,medical,supplies,provider,tells,the,administrator,of,a,facility,that,has,not,paid,bills,for,the,past,3,mo
nths,but,is,now,operating,under,a,bankruptcy,judge's,approved,plan,for,restructuring,,that,no,more,deli
veries,will,be,made,until,past,bills,are,fully,paid.,The,medical,supplies,provider,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Does,not,understand,how,bankruptcy,works
An,administrator,who,adopts,the,leadership-by-walking-
around,(LBWA),approach,by,walking,through,the,facility,weekly,and,intently,observing,has,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Failed,to,understand,LBWA
The,nursing,facility,administrator,who,,using,the,leadership-by-
walking,around,(LBWA),technique,,succeeds,in,actually,making,appropriate,corrections,on,the,spot,duri
ng,her,rounds,_____.,,ANS,-,,Does,not,understand,LBWA
The,rate,of,increase,in,the,total,number,of,nursing,facilities,in,the,United,States,during,the,years,2008,t
o,2012,is,_____.,,ANS,-,,Likely,to,be,about,level
The,applicant,for,administrator,of,the,facility,insists,that,he,has,successfully,used,democratic,leadership,
to,the,exclusion,of,all,other,leadership,styles.,The,interviewer,should,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Continue,to,interview,candidates
The,candidate,for,administrator,said,that,she,used,a,variety,of,administrative,styles,,but,could,not,say,ex
actly,which,she,would,use,in,every,circumstance.,The,interviewer,should,be,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Favorably,impressed
The,candidate,for,administrator,indicated,that,he,consistently,chose,the,charismatic,style,of,leadership.,
This,should,_____,the,interviewer.,,ANS,-,,Alert
The,costs,of,providing,subacute,care,to,nursing,home,residents,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Is,perhaps,triple,that,of,the,more,typical,patient
, The,nurse,supervisor,who,had,just,been,appointed,director,of,nursing,announced,at,the,first,departmen
t,head,meeting,that,she,had,circulated,a,memo,among,the,nurses,that,only,formal,communications,wer
e,to,be,allowed,in,the,nursing,department.,The,administrator,should,_____.,,ANS,-,,Anticipate,problems
The,department,head,was,not,surprised,to,learn,that,an,employee,had,heard,only,the,positive,comment
s,to,the,employee,and,ignored,the,criticisms.,The,department,head's,grasp,of,the,communication,proce
ss,is,_____.,,ANS,-,,Inadequate
The,administrator,routinely,accepted,as,a,nearly,exclusive,information,source,the,director,of,nursing's,p
ositive,reports,that,nursing,was,going,well.,The,administrator,is,_____.,,ANS,-,,Placing,himself,at,risk
Periodic,shortage,of,nurses,available,for,nursing,home,employment,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Is,likely,to,remain,for,the,foreseeable,future
Congress,and,the,federal,rule,makers,behave,as,if,the,facility,will,run,successfully,if,Congress,and,the,Ce
nters,for,Medicare,and,Medicaid,Services,can,write,enough,rules.,They,are,_____.,,ANS,-,,Incorrect
When,the,administrator,notices,that,the,director,of,nursing,seeks,to,turn,as,many,duties,as,possible,ove
r,to,housekeeping,,the,administrator,should,conclude,that,the,director,of,nursing,is,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Behaving,normally
The,administrator,insists,that,a,timely,copy,of,all,reports,generated,within,the,facility,come,across,her,d
esk,before,anyone,signs,them.,The,administrator,is,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Not,rationalizing,her,management,information,system
The,administrator,notices,that,incident,reports,are,being,insuffi,ciently,filled,out,,but,does,nothing,,belie
ving,that,the,situation,will,likely,correct,itself.,The,administrator,is,_____.,,ANS,-
,,Failing,to,control,effectively
Corporate,sends,a,directive,to,its,flagship,facility,administrator,directing,the,administrator's,attention,m
ore,toward,the,outcome,of,resident,care,than,the,cost,of,resident,care,during,the,coming,12,months.,Co
rporate,is,more,concerned,with,_____,than,with,_____.,,ANS,-,,Effectiveness;,effi,ciency