TEST BANK FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING SULLIVAN 8TH EDITION

Sullivan, Effective Leadership and Management, 8/e Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA A nurse manager is participating in the health care organization’s strategic planning committee. Which factor is the primary driving force and controlling factor in new initiatives this committee might recommend? 1. Cost of care 2. Access to care 3. Availability of care 4. Quality of care Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: While all of the options given are driving forces in today’s health care environment, the cost of providing care is still the primary issue. Cost of care controls access, availability, and even quality. Rationale 2: Access to care is controlled by the ability to pay for that access. Rationale 3: Care will not be available if it cannot be funded. Rationale 4: Health care providers do not like to correlate quality with cost, but the economic reality is that quality care must also be funded care. Global Rationale: Cognitive Level: Applying Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Client Need Sub: Management of Care Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning Learning Outcome: 1-1: Describe the forces that are changing the health care system. Question 2 Type: MCSA A nurse has been invited to discuss health care costs at a senior citizens’ club. What information should the nurse plan to include in this discussion? 1. While health care costs continue to rise, the percentage of the U.S. economy spent on health care has slowly declined to less than 12%. 2. Regulations brought about by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) should bring financial relief to health care consumers. 3. The United States spends more money on health care than any other country.