N314 - Leadership Module Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
What area do consumers value the most when seeking health care? - AnswerHigh quality, low cost,
and ability to meet patient outcomes
Health care is not only financed by private insurance, government funding, and private donations but
also by individual out-of-pocket expenses. - AnswerTrue
Choose the four major reimbursement methods: - AnswerCharge, Rate based on services rendered,
Flat-rate, Cost-based
A nurse manager is considering the use of critical pathways for a nursing unit. Which statement
regarding critical pathways is most accurate? - AnswerThey can be used to monitor quality of care
A nurse manager is preparing a presentation to be delivered to a group of nurses in a nursing unit
about the current U.S. healthcare system. Which statement about resource utilization is most
accurate? - AnswerThe health care resources that are available in the United States are not used
cost-effectively.
A nurse manager is considering the reasons for the current problems with the healthcare system.
Which are negative consequences of higher spending in health care? (Select all that apply.) -
AnswerHigher spending may result in duplication of services.
Higher spending may result in overuse of technology.
Higher spending may result in overutilization of services
A new nurse manager is learning about fiscal planning. Which are barriers for nurse managers'
participation in fiscal planning? (Select all that apply.) - AnswerNursing education lacks preparation in
fiscal planning.
Many nurses perceive that fiscal planning is difficult.
A nurse manager is considering how to gain more staff involvement in meeting budgetary goals.
Which activity is most likely to result in staff understanding and participating in budgetary goals? -
AnswerCommunicating budgetary planning goals to staff
, operational budgets are financial plans for the entire organization day-to-day operations. This type of
budget includes which of the following? - AnswerPayroll, supplies, and expenses
The nurse leader does not need to be concerned with the budgeting process steps. - AnswerFalse
Nurse leaders can use the nursing process to develop a budget for their unit or department. -
AnswerTrue
What is the term for the notion that a person with the most direct control or influence on financial
elements such as revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities should be held accountable for them? -
AnswerResponsibility accounting
A nurse manager is reviewing the budget for the nursing unit. Which budget covers the expenditures
for the unit's workforce? - AnswerPersonnel
A nurse manager is considering revising the budget cycle for the nursing unit. Which budget cycle has
the greatest probability for error? - AnswerPlanning for the distant future
A nursing manager is considering the budget for a nursing unit as compared with the overall
institutional budget. Which is the most negative outcome of multiple nursing units "padding" or
inflating their department budgets to cushion against administrative cuts? - AnswerThe entire
institution's budget may be ineffective.
A nurse manager is preparing the annual budget for the coming fiscal year, and is considering what
the goal is of using the allocated funds. What stage of the budgetary process is this? -
AnswerDiagnosis
A nurse manager is evaluating the current fiscal year budget. Which statement regarding the
evaluation stage of the budgetary process is most accurate? - AnswerLarge variations from the
projected budget must be examined.
Health care reimbursement affects both the operational budget and the departmental budget. -
AnswerTrue
Which of the following are factors that affect the ability to forecast the budget? SATA -
AnswerMission and philosophy of the organization
and Answers Updated 2026
What area do consumers value the most when seeking health care? - AnswerHigh quality, low cost,
and ability to meet patient outcomes
Health care is not only financed by private insurance, government funding, and private donations but
also by individual out-of-pocket expenses. - AnswerTrue
Choose the four major reimbursement methods: - AnswerCharge, Rate based on services rendered,
Flat-rate, Cost-based
A nurse manager is considering the use of critical pathways for a nursing unit. Which statement
regarding critical pathways is most accurate? - AnswerThey can be used to monitor quality of care
A nurse manager is preparing a presentation to be delivered to a group of nurses in a nursing unit
about the current U.S. healthcare system. Which statement about resource utilization is most
accurate? - AnswerThe health care resources that are available in the United States are not used
cost-effectively.
A nurse manager is considering the reasons for the current problems with the healthcare system.
Which are negative consequences of higher spending in health care? (Select all that apply.) -
AnswerHigher spending may result in duplication of services.
Higher spending may result in overuse of technology.
Higher spending may result in overutilization of services
A new nurse manager is learning about fiscal planning. Which are barriers for nurse managers'
participation in fiscal planning? (Select all that apply.) - AnswerNursing education lacks preparation in
fiscal planning.
Many nurses perceive that fiscal planning is difficult.
A nurse manager is considering how to gain more staff involvement in meeting budgetary goals.
Which activity is most likely to result in staff understanding and participating in budgetary goals? -
AnswerCommunicating budgetary planning goals to staff
, operational budgets are financial plans for the entire organization day-to-day operations. This type of
budget includes which of the following? - AnswerPayroll, supplies, and expenses
The nurse leader does not need to be concerned with the budgeting process steps. - AnswerFalse
Nurse leaders can use the nursing process to develop a budget for their unit or department. -
AnswerTrue
What is the term for the notion that a person with the most direct control or influence on financial
elements such as revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities should be held accountable for them? -
AnswerResponsibility accounting
A nurse manager is reviewing the budget for the nursing unit. Which budget covers the expenditures
for the unit's workforce? - AnswerPersonnel
A nurse manager is considering revising the budget cycle for the nursing unit. Which budget cycle has
the greatest probability for error? - AnswerPlanning for the distant future
A nursing manager is considering the budget for a nursing unit as compared with the overall
institutional budget. Which is the most negative outcome of multiple nursing units "padding" or
inflating their department budgets to cushion against administrative cuts? - AnswerThe entire
institution's budget may be ineffective.
A nurse manager is preparing the annual budget for the coming fiscal year, and is considering what
the goal is of using the allocated funds. What stage of the budgetary process is this? -
AnswerDiagnosis
A nurse manager is evaluating the current fiscal year budget. Which statement regarding the
evaluation stage of the budgetary process is most accurate? - AnswerLarge variations from the
projected budget must be examined.
Health care reimbursement affects both the operational budget and the departmental budget. -
AnswerTrue
Which of the following are factors that affect the ability to forecast the budget? SATA -
AnswerMission and philosophy of the organization
