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
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
