NEA-BC PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The failure or refusal to hire an individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin is specifically prohibited by:
a. the Fair Labor Standards Act
b. the Hill-Burton Act
c. the National Labor Relations Act
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - Correct Answers -d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Union-organizing activities are occurring at an institution. According to National Labor
Relations Board regulations, the institution's management may:
a. distribute information to workers about the union's record on dues, strikes, and other
aspects of its performance
b. offer additional insurance coverage while the organizing activities are taking place
c. provide an unscheduled wage increase while the organizing activities are occurring
d. restrain the union-organizing committee from soliciting authorization cards - Correct
Answers -a. distribute information to workers about the union's record on dues, strikes,
and other aspects of its performance
A healthcare organization is the focus of a union-organizing campaign. The nurse
executive responds by:
a. attending the union's organizational meetings to better understand the employees'
needs and concerns
b. engaging staff in a discussion about the union campaign
c. helping staff members who oppose unionization to determine their next actions
d. providing factual information about the union, if an employee asks - Correct Answers
-d. providing factual information about the union, if an employee asks
What type of budget assumes that no existing programs are entitled to automatic
approval?
a. Forecast
b. Static
c. Variable
d. Zero-based - Correct Answers -d. Zero-based
To identify the nursing staff needed for a new inpatient unit, the nurse executive:
, a. determines the patient care needs and time required to meet those needs
b. determines which staffing model will be used
c. hires unlicensed assistive personnel to work with each registered nurse
d. solicits internal staff who are challenged by new endeavors - Correct Answers -a.
determines the patient care needs and time required to meet those needs
A high-volume, procedural-based unit experiences significant patient wait times.
Leading the team in a continuous quality improvement analysis, the nurse executive
begins by constructing a:
a. decision-making chart
b. fishbone diagram
c. force field diagram
d. Pareto chart. - Correct Answers -b. fishbone diagram
Referent power is based on:
a. admiration
b. expertise
c. fear
d. position - Correct Answers -a. admiration
The nurse executive is newly appointed to a clinical service and notices that staff
members appear to deliver care in a disorganized, fragmented, superficial, and task-
oriented manner. The nurse executive:
a. gathers data about the nature of the problem and asks the chief nurse for advice
b. reviews and distributes the organization's philosophy statement and meets with the
staff to discuss it
c. schedules conferences with the staff members to discuss basic values and beliefs
about nursing and begins establishing mutual goals
d. schedules meetings with the staff members to share the observations and informs the
staff about the desired changes - Correct Answers -c. schedules conferences with the
staff members to discuss basic values and beliefs about nursing and begins
establishing mutual goals
The Patient Self-Determination Act is intended to ensure that patients:
a. are asked questions about advance directives
b. grant informed consent before undergoing surgery
c. have a recognized primary and secondary beneficiary
d. will be informed if their conditions are deemed terminal - Correct Answers -a. are
asked questions about advance directives
A disease management model of care focuses on:
a. comprehensive monitoring of patient outcomes
b. early disease prevention
c. end-of-life care decisions
d. reimbursement factors - Correct Answers -a. comprehensive monitoring of patient
outcomes
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The failure or refusal to hire an individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin is specifically prohibited by:
a. the Fair Labor Standards Act
b. the Hill-Burton Act
c. the National Labor Relations Act
d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - Correct Answers -d. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Union-organizing activities are occurring at an institution. According to National Labor
Relations Board regulations, the institution's management may:
a. distribute information to workers about the union's record on dues, strikes, and other
aspects of its performance
b. offer additional insurance coverage while the organizing activities are taking place
c. provide an unscheduled wage increase while the organizing activities are occurring
d. restrain the union-organizing committee from soliciting authorization cards - Correct
Answers -a. distribute information to workers about the union's record on dues, strikes,
and other aspects of its performance
A healthcare organization is the focus of a union-organizing campaign. The nurse
executive responds by:
a. attending the union's organizational meetings to better understand the employees'
needs and concerns
b. engaging staff in a discussion about the union campaign
c. helping staff members who oppose unionization to determine their next actions
d. providing factual information about the union, if an employee asks - Correct Answers
-d. providing factual information about the union, if an employee asks
What type of budget assumes that no existing programs are entitled to automatic
approval?
a. Forecast
b. Static
c. Variable
d. Zero-based - Correct Answers -d. Zero-based
To identify the nursing staff needed for a new inpatient unit, the nurse executive:
, a. determines the patient care needs and time required to meet those needs
b. determines which staffing model will be used
c. hires unlicensed assistive personnel to work with each registered nurse
d. solicits internal staff who are challenged by new endeavors - Correct Answers -a.
determines the patient care needs and time required to meet those needs
A high-volume, procedural-based unit experiences significant patient wait times.
Leading the team in a continuous quality improvement analysis, the nurse executive
begins by constructing a:
a. decision-making chart
b. fishbone diagram
c. force field diagram
d. Pareto chart. - Correct Answers -b. fishbone diagram
Referent power is based on:
a. admiration
b. expertise
c. fear
d. position - Correct Answers -a. admiration
The nurse executive is newly appointed to a clinical service and notices that staff
members appear to deliver care in a disorganized, fragmented, superficial, and task-
oriented manner. The nurse executive:
a. gathers data about the nature of the problem and asks the chief nurse for advice
b. reviews and distributes the organization's philosophy statement and meets with the
staff to discuss it
c. schedules conferences with the staff members to discuss basic values and beliefs
about nursing and begins establishing mutual goals
d. schedules meetings with the staff members to share the observations and informs the
staff about the desired changes - Correct Answers -c. schedules conferences with the
staff members to discuss basic values and beliefs about nursing and begins
establishing mutual goals
The Patient Self-Determination Act is intended to ensure that patients:
a. are asked questions about advance directives
b. grant informed consent before undergoing surgery
c. have a recognized primary and secondary beneficiary
d. will be informed if their conditions are deemed terminal - Correct Answers -a. are
asked questions about advance directives
A disease management model of care focuses on:
a. comprehensive monitoring of patient outcomes
b. early disease prevention
c. end-of-life care decisions
d. reimbursement factors - Correct Answers -a. comprehensive monitoring of patient
outcomes
