Test Bank for Management and Leadership for Nurse
Administrators 8th Edition by Roussel
Test Bank
, Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators, 8th Edition
Chapter 1 Quiz
True or False
1. In positive-sum competition, the incentives for improved results are based on clinical
outcomes rather than volume or length of stay.
<Answer: True>
2. In a complex adaptive system, analysis and long-term planning are paramount, and consensus
among management is key.
<Answer: False>
3. Studies have shown that uninsured individuals with chronic diseases are less likely to seek
information regarding their health on the Internet than are insured individuals.
<Answer: False>
4. Health care is defined by facility care and consumer health status.
<Answer: True>
Multiple Choice
5. According to Collins (2001), a Level 4 leader is a(n) _______, able to stimulate teams to
high-performance standards by demonstrating commitment to aggressive pursuit of a
compelling vision.
a. contributing team member
b. competent manager
c. executive
d. effective leader
<Answer: D>
6. The two characteristics that are needed to move a Level 4 leader to a Level 5 leader are:
a. competence and efficiency
b. humility and resolve
c. team player and sense of humor
d. experience and motivation
<Answer: B>
7. With the help of the NHSN, rates of _______ decreased by 44% from 2008 to 2012.
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, a. accidental falls
b. central line infections
c. preventable adverse events
d. unnecessary surgery
<Answer: B>
8. According to the report The New Science of Personalized Medicine: Translating the Promise
to Practice, the enormous market for personalized medicine:
a. is a fad that will soon fade.
b. will remain stagnant over the next several years.
c. is projected to grow 11% per year.
d. is expected to double by next year.
<Answer: C>
9. The future trend of consumerism in health care is about:
a. high-quality care, regardless of cost.
b. protection of consumers’ rights.
c. in-patient care.
d. finding the lowest-cost provider.
<Answer: B>
10. Needleman notes that nursing-sensitive indicators is a term focusing on the relationship of
nursing with:
a. adverse patient outcomes.
b. all patient outcomes.
c. positive patient outcomes.
d. physicians.
<Answer: A>
11. According to Porter and Teisberg (2006), the current healthcare system has fallen victim to
_______ competition, or winning at the expense of another.
a. cost-shifting
b. positive-sum
c. value-based
d. zero-based
<Answer: D>
12. In Collins’s leadership levels, Level 1 leaders are _______, demonstrating productive activity
through talent, knowledge, and skills.
a. highly capable individuals
b. competent managers
, c. executives
d. effective leaders
<Answer: A>
13. In the past several years, focus on patient safety:
a. has saved Medicare millions of dollars.
b. has translated into greater patient satisfaction.
c. has not translated into positive patient outcomes or cost savings.
d. has decreased.
<Answer: C>
14. The paradigm shift to consumer as partner rather than patient will be necessary with the
advent of:
a. technology.
b. personalized health care.
c. automation.
d. complex adaptive systems.
<Answer: B>
Fill-in-the-Blank
15. The _______ _______ is patient-centered care focused on prevention, health promotion, and
coordinated care across the life span.
<Answer: medical home>
Short Answer
16. Name four of the Picker Institute’s eight characteristics of care that indicate quality and
safety.
<Answers may include: (1) respect for the patient’s values, preferences, and expressed needs; (2)
coordinated and integrated care; (3) clear, high-quality information and education; (4) physical
comfort/pain management; (5) emotional support and alleviation of anxiety; (6) involvement of
family and friends as appropriate; (7) continuity; (8) access to care>
Administrators 8th Edition by Roussel
Test Bank
, Management and Leadership for Nurse Administrators, 8th Edition
Chapter 1 Quiz
True or False
1. In positive-sum competition, the incentives for improved results are based on clinical
outcomes rather than volume or length of stay.
<Answer: True>
2. In a complex adaptive system, analysis and long-term planning are paramount, and consensus
among management is key.
<Answer: False>
3. Studies have shown that uninsured individuals with chronic diseases are less likely to seek
information regarding their health on the Internet than are insured individuals.
<Answer: False>
4. Health care is defined by facility care and consumer health status.
<Answer: True>
Multiple Choice
5. According to Collins (2001), a Level 4 leader is a(n) _______, able to stimulate teams to
high-performance standards by demonstrating commitment to aggressive pursuit of a
compelling vision.
a. contributing team member
b. competent manager
c. executive
d. effective leader
<Answer: D>
6. The two characteristics that are needed to move a Level 4 leader to a Level 5 leader are:
a. competence and efficiency
b. humility and resolve
c. team player and sense of humor
d. experience and motivation
<Answer: B>
7. With the help of the NHSN, rates of _______ decreased by 44% from 2008 to 2012.
Copyright © 2020 by Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company
, a. accidental falls
b. central line infections
c. preventable adverse events
d. unnecessary surgery
<Answer: B>
8. According to the report The New Science of Personalized Medicine: Translating the Promise
to Practice, the enormous market for personalized medicine:
a. is a fad that will soon fade.
b. will remain stagnant over the next several years.
c. is projected to grow 11% per year.
d. is expected to double by next year.
<Answer: C>
9. The future trend of consumerism in health care is about:
a. high-quality care, regardless of cost.
b. protection of consumers’ rights.
c. in-patient care.
d. finding the lowest-cost provider.
<Answer: B>
10. Needleman notes that nursing-sensitive indicators is a term focusing on the relationship of
nursing with:
a. adverse patient outcomes.
b. all patient outcomes.
c. positive patient outcomes.
d. physicians.
<Answer: A>
11. According to Porter and Teisberg (2006), the current healthcare system has fallen victim to
_______ competition, or winning at the expense of another.
a. cost-shifting
b. positive-sum
c. value-based
d. zero-based
<Answer: D>
12. In Collins’s leadership levels, Level 1 leaders are _______, demonstrating productive activity
through talent, knowledge, and skills.
a. highly capable individuals
b. competent managers
, c. executives
d. effective leaders
<Answer: A>
13. In the past several years, focus on patient safety:
a. has saved Medicare millions of dollars.
b. has translated into greater patient satisfaction.
c. has not translated into positive patient outcomes or cost savings.
d. has decreased.
<Answer: C>
14. The paradigm shift to consumer as partner rather than patient will be necessary with the
advent of:
a. technology.
b. personalized health care.
c. automation.
d. complex adaptive systems.
<Answer: B>
Fill-in-the-Blank
15. The _______ _______ is patient-centered care focused on prevention, health promotion, and
coordinated care across the life span.
<Answer: medical home>
Short Answer
16. Name four of the Picker Institute’s eight characteristics of care that indicate quality and
safety.
<Answers may include: (1) respect for the patient’s values, preferences, and expressed needs; (2)
coordinated and integrated care; (3) clear, high-quality information and education; (4) physical
comfort/pain management; (5) emotional support and alleviation of anxiety; (6) involvement of
family and friends as appropriate; (7) continuity; (8) access to care>
