GR6-C12 VARIABLE PAY - IMPROVING
PERFORMANCE VARIABLE PAY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Business Strategies' Business Objectives.
Answer: Operational Excellence- Product quality- Operational efficiency
improvement- Process improvement- Cost reductionProduct/Service
Leadership- Market share/market penetration- Product development- Cost
reductionCustomer Intimacy- Customer opinion of products- Product
quality- Customer retention- Customer satisfaction
◍ Individual Performance-Based Plan Approaches (3).
Answer: Performance against predetermined objectives (MBO), output
based, commission.
◍ What are the main characteristics of individual performance based plans.
Answer: Based payouts on individual performance and focus on more than
financial results
◍ peer company comparison.
Answer: Senior management selects measure of performance and a group of
competitor or peer companies to compare against. The fund is created based
on performance relative to peer group results, with an increasing pool for
improved relative performance.
◍ bark.
Answer: The sound made by a dog.
,◍ Onset/Peak/Duration of Rapid-acting insulin? (Novolog).
Answer: Onset: 15-30 minutesPeak: 0.5-3 hoursDuration: 3-6 hours
◍ Traditional/Hierarchical Culture.
Answer: Places high value on its peopleEmployee's ability to improve
organizational performance may be limitedMay not be well-suited for a
variable pay plan
◍ Developing a Variable Pay Plan - Phases.
Answer: - Pre-Design- Design- Funding & Distribution
◍ When feeding a pt using continuous tube feedings, the most important
intervention in preventing aspiration is to:.
Answer: Keep the HOB elevated
◍ Recognition Plan Objectives (4).
Answer: Foster a positive culture and work environmentReinforce desired
behaviorsFormalize the appreciation processIncrease retention
◍ Nitroprusside needs to be packed how?.
Answer: protected from light
◍ Four Culture Types.
Answer: Traditional/hierarchicalJob-focused/task-basedIntegrative/team-focusedIndi
measured
◍ most important nursing action to prevent VAP.
Answer: handwashing
◍ med for asystole.
Answer: epi (1mg)
◍ A routine check of your patient's blood gas values show a pH of 7.40, pO2
of 98 mmHg, pCO2 of 38 mmHg, and HCO3 25 mEq. These results reflect:.
Answer: Normal values
◍ operating budget plan.
Answer: Budget a million dollars and only spend 900k, 100k to play with in
profit sharing planIn a nonprofit org, an operating budget can substitute for a
, profit metric
◍ side effects of epinephrine?.
Answer: SE: myocardial/mesenteric/renal ischemia, tachycardia,
hyperglycemia, HA, tissues necrosis with extravasation
◍ fat embolus.
Answer: trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
◍ decide on husbands care if he loses consciousness.
Answer: Health care power of attorney has right to
◍ A dangerous effect of rapidly re-warming a hypothermic pt is:.
Answer: Vasodilation and hypotension
◍ drug of choice to reduce increased ICP.
Answer: mannitol
◍ What activity typically take place before designing an incentive plan?.
Answer: Obtain Management Support
◍ decline.
Answer: revenues are declining. Must decide to reinvest in current products,
create new products or maximize profits with current products as long as
possible.
◍ Determining performance targets and payouts.
Answer: setting baselines, thresholds and maximumspayout
schedulesBaselines set too low may cause an overpayment. Baselines set too
high may demotivate participants who feel target performance is
unattainable.
◍ treatment for DKA.
Answer: insulin drip, potassium replacement, IV fluid
◍ Number series: 18 + 2 = ___.
Answer: Answer choices: a) 19, b) 20, c) 21, d) 22
, ◍ Your trauma patient, who is 4 days post fracture of the right femur, suddenly
develops shortness of breath. The most likely cause is:1. Fat embolus2.
Pneumonia3. Pleural effusion4. Pulmonary edema.
Answer: Fat embolism
◍ What are the main characteristics of Bonuses.
Answer: 1-Task completion2-Amount determined in
advance3-Monetary4-Budgeted 5-Non-discretionary
◍ Objectives for the Product/Service Leadership Business Strategy (3).
Answer: Market share/market penetration, product development, time from
innovation to market.
◍ What are the Pre-Design activities?.
Answer: 1- Consider Internal and External Factors2-Obtain management
support3- Identify the design team
◍ In defining payout criteria, the minimum level of performance at which a
payout is initially earned is know as what?.
Answer: Threshold
◍ D. rẹgular.
Answer: Regular insulin when given subcutaneously will have a peak action
within 2-4 hours.
◍ Target Performance.
Answer: The level(s) of performance the organization expects to acheive
during the performance period if all measures are met. Must be perceived as
reasonable degree of difficulty must be considered.
◍ central venous pressure directly reflects pressure in the ___.
Answer: right atrium
◍ What is the variable pay effectiveness model.
Answer: A method for assessing the organizations readiness for a variable
pay plan. = Direction * Power
◍ right heart failure.
PERFORMANCE VARIABLE PAY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Business Strategies' Business Objectives.
Answer: Operational Excellence- Product quality- Operational efficiency
improvement- Process improvement- Cost reductionProduct/Service
Leadership- Market share/market penetration- Product development- Cost
reductionCustomer Intimacy- Customer opinion of products- Product
quality- Customer retention- Customer satisfaction
◍ Individual Performance-Based Plan Approaches (3).
Answer: Performance against predetermined objectives (MBO), output
based, commission.
◍ What are the main characteristics of individual performance based plans.
Answer: Based payouts on individual performance and focus on more than
financial results
◍ peer company comparison.
Answer: Senior management selects measure of performance and a group of
competitor or peer companies to compare against. The fund is created based
on performance relative to peer group results, with an increasing pool for
improved relative performance.
◍ bark.
Answer: The sound made by a dog.
,◍ Onset/Peak/Duration of Rapid-acting insulin? (Novolog).
Answer: Onset: 15-30 minutesPeak: 0.5-3 hoursDuration: 3-6 hours
◍ Traditional/Hierarchical Culture.
Answer: Places high value on its peopleEmployee's ability to improve
organizational performance may be limitedMay not be well-suited for a
variable pay plan
◍ Developing a Variable Pay Plan - Phases.
Answer: - Pre-Design- Design- Funding & Distribution
◍ When feeding a pt using continuous tube feedings, the most important
intervention in preventing aspiration is to:.
Answer: Keep the HOB elevated
◍ Recognition Plan Objectives (4).
Answer: Foster a positive culture and work environmentReinforce desired
behaviorsFormalize the appreciation processIncrease retention
◍ Nitroprusside needs to be packed how?.
Answer: protected from light
◍ Four Culture Types.
Answer: Traditional/hierarchicalJob-focused/task-basedIntegrative/team-focusedIndi
measured
◍ most important nursing action to prevent VAP.
Answer: handwashing
◍ med for asystole.
Answer: epi (1mg)
◍ A routine check of your patient's blood gas values show a pH of 7.40, pO2
of 98 mmHg, pCO2 of 38 mmHg, and HCO3 25 mEq. These results reflect:.
Answer: Normal values
◍ operating budget plan.
Answer: Budget a million dollars and only spend 900k, 100k to play with in
profit sharing planIn a nonprofit org, an operating budget can substitute for a
, profit metric
◍ side effects of epinephrine?.
Answer: SE: myocardial/mesenteric/renal ischemia, tachycardia,
hyperglycemia, HA, tissues necrosis with extravasation
◍ fat embolus.
Answer: trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
◍ decide on husbands care if he loses consciousness.
Answer: Health care power of attorney has right to
◍ A dangerous effect of rapidly re-warming a hypothermic pt is:.
Answer: Vasodilation and hypotension
◍ drug of choice to reduce increased ICP.
Answer: mannitol
◍ What activity typically take place before designing an incentive plan?.
Answer: Obtain Management Support
◍ decline.
Answer: revenues are declining. Must decide to reinvest in current products,
create new products or maximize profits with current products as long as
possible.
◍ Determining performance targets and payouts.
Answer: setting baselines, thresholds and maximumspayout
schedulesBaselines set too low may cause an overpayment. Baselines set too
high may demotivate participants who feel target performance is
unattainable.
◍ treatment for DKA.
Answer: insulin drip, potassium replacement, IV fluid
◍ Number series: 18 + 2 = ___.
Answer: Answer choices: a) 19, b) 20, c) 21, d) 22
, ◍ Your trauma patient, who is 4 days post fracture of the right femur, suddenly
develops shortness of breath. The most likely cause is:1. Fat embolus2.
Pneumonia3. Pleural effusion4. Pulmonary edema.
Answer: Fat embolism
◍ What are the main characteristics of Bonuses.
Answer: 1-Task completion2-Amount determined in
advance3-Monetary4-Budgeted 5-Non-discretionary
◍ Objectives for the Product/Service Leadership Business Strategy (3).
Answer: Market share/market penetration, product development, time from
innovation to market.
◍ What are the Pre-Design activities?.
Answer: 1- Consider Internal and External Factors2-Obtain management
support3- Identify the design team
◍ In defining payout criteria, the minimum level of performance at which a
payout is initially earned is know as what?.
Answer: Threshold
◍ D. rẹgular.
Answer: Regular insulin when given subcutaneously will have a peak action
within 2-4 hours.
◍ Target Performance.
Answer: The level(s) of performance the organization expects to acheive
during the performance period if all measures are met. Must be perceived as
reasonable degree of difficulty must be considered.
◍ central venous pressure directly reflects pressure in the ___.
Answer: right atrium
◍ What is the variable pay effectiveness model.
Answer: A method for assessing the organizations readiness for a variable
pay plan. = Direction * Power
◍ right heart failure.
