NUR 4590 FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN PROFESSIONAL
IDENTITY OF THE NURSE LEADER WITH 100 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / RASMUSSEN NUR
4590 FINAL EXAM LEADERSHIP
Which of the following factors influences the structure of an organization?
a.Age of the building
b.Brand of computer system
c.Number of employees
d.Square footage of the facility - CORRECT ANSWER-c.Number of employees
Within nursing practice, the use of advanced practice roles is an example of:
a.cross-training.
b.departmentalization.
c.fragmentation.
d.specialization. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.specialization.
The nursing chief executive officer (CEO) works in a major rehabilitation and subacute facility
network. Her span of control refers to the number of:
a.miles in which the network resides.
b.ancillary staff accountable to her.
c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
d.inpatients that the facilities service. - CORRECT ANSWER-c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses who report to two clinical
supervisors. In addition, there are 10 support staff who report to an administrative supervisor. The
subordinates reporting to this manager are known as which dimension of organizational design?
a.Division of labor
b.Hierarchy
c.Span of control
d.Decentralization - CORRECT ANSWER-c.Span of control
,Mercy Hospital compares its surgical site infection rate to General Heart Hospital, which is known as
a best-in-class hospital for its surgical site infection rates. Mercy Hospital studies General Heart
Hospital's methods for reducing surgical site infection rates and uses that information to improve its
own performance. This quality performance method is called:
a. benchmarking.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. enterprise risk management.
d. continuous quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER-a. benchmarking.
A clearly recognizable process of providing care that has an evidence base demonstrating that it
reduces the likelihood of harm is:
a. risk adjustment.
b. a sentinel event.
c. a patient safety practice.
d. a performance measure. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. a patient safety practice.
The industry-based model for quality management and measurement whose premise is that
operational waste needs to be eliminated is:
a. Six Sigma.
b. ISO 9000.
c. Lean Enterprise.
d. Baldrige National Quality Award Program. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Lean Enterprise.
Which of the following is an example of a nurse-sensitive indicator?
a. Cardiac patient mortality
b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
c. Pulmonary embolus after knee surgery
d. Iatrogenic pneumothorax after central line placement - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Hospital-acquired
pressure ulcers
The purpose of a root cause analysis (RCA) is to:
a. discipline the staff involved in the patient safety event.
b. disclose the medical error to the patient/patient s family.
, c. identify the person(s) responsible for committing the error.
d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. identify the
systems issues that led to a sentinel event.
The risk manager wants to illustrate the causes that have been leading to an increase in patient
misidentification. The most appropriate tool to use is a:
a. pareto chart.
b. control chart.
c. fishbone diagram.
d. detailed flowchart. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. fishbone diagram.
Which of the following are never events? (Select all that apply.)
a. A minor medication error
b. A foreign object left in the body during surgery
c. Surgery on the wrong body part
d. A mismatched blood transfusion
e. Hip fracture acquired in the hospital
f. Pressure ulcer acquired in the home
g. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
h. Surgical site infection - CORRECT ANSWER-b. A foreign object left in the body during surgery
c. Surgery on the wrong body part
d. A mismatched blood transfusion
e. Hip fracture acquired in the hospital
g. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
h. Surgical site infection
A successful enterprise risk management (ERM) program will: (Select all that apply)
a. identify risks.
b. improve quality.
c. prevent damage.
d. control occurrences.
IDENTITY OF THE NURSE LEADER WITH 100 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / RASMUSSEN NUR
4590 FINAL EXAM LEADERSHIP
Which of the following factors influences the structure of an organization?
a.Age of the building
b.Brand of computer system
c.Number of employees
d.Square footage of the facility - CORRECT ANSWER-c.Number of employees
Within nursing practice, the use of advanced practice roles is an example of:
a.cross-training.
b.departmentalization.
c.fragmentation.
d.specialization. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.specialization.
The nursing chief executive officer (CEO) works in a major rehabilitation and subacute facility
network. Her span of control refers to the number of:
a.miles in which the network resides.
b.ancillary staff accountable to her.
c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
d.inpatients that the facilities service. - CORRECT ANSWER-c.nurses and non-nurses reporting to her.
A nurse manager is responsible for a unit consisting of 40 nurses who report to two clinical
supervisors. In addition, there are 10 support staff who report to an administrative supervisor. The
subordinates reporting to this manager are known as which dimension of organizational design?
a.Division of labor
b.Hierarchy
c.Span of control
d.Decentralization - CORRECT ANSWER-c.Span of control
,Mercy Hospital compares its surgical site infection rate to General Heart Hospital, which is known as
a best-in-class hospital for its surgical site infection rates. Mercy Hospital studies General Heart
Hospital's methods for reducing surgical site infection rates and uses that information to improve its
own performance. This quality performance method is called:
a. benchmarking.
b. evidence-based practice.
c. enterprise risk management.
d. continuous quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER-a. benchmarking.
A clearly recognizable process of providing care that has an evidence base demonstrating that it
reduces the likelihood of harm is:
a. risk adjustment.
b. a sentinel event.
c. a patient safety practice.
d. a performance measure. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. a patient safety practice.
The industry-based model for quality management and measurement whose premise is that
operational waste needs to be eliminated is:
a. Six Sigma.
b. ISO 9000.
c. Lean Enterprise.
d. Baldrige National Quality Award Program. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Lean Enterprise.
Which of the following is an example of a nurse-sensitive indicator?
a. Cardiac patient mortality
b. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers
c. Pulmonary embolus after knee surgery
d. Iatrogenic pneumothorax after central line placement - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Hospital-acquired
pressure ulcers
The purpose of a root cause analysis (RCA) is to:
a. discipline the staff involved in the patient safety event.
b. disclose the medical error to the patient/patient s family.
, c. identify the person(s) responsible for committing the error.
d. identify the systems issues that led to a sentinel event. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. identify the
systems issues that led to a sentinel event.
The risk manager wants to illustrate the causes that have been leading to an increase in patient
misidentification. The most appropriate tool to use is a:
a. pareto chart.
b. control chart.
c. fishbone diagram.
d. detailed flowchart. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. fishbone diagram.
Which of the following are never events? (Select all that apply.)
a. A minor medication error
b. A foreign object left in the body during surgery
c. Surgery on the wrong body part
d. A mismatched blood transfusion
e. Hip fracture acquired in the hospital
f. Pressure ulcer acquired in the home
g. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
h. Surgical site infection - CORRECT ANSWER-b. A foreign object left in the body during surgery
c. Surgery on the wrong body part
d. A mismatched blood transfusion
e. Hip fracture acquired in the hospital
g. Catheter-associated urinary tract infection
h. Surgical site infection
A successful enterprise risk management (ERM) program will: (Select all that apply)
a. identify risks.
b. improve quality.
c. prevent damage.
d. control occurrences.
