Nursing Delegation And Management Of Patient Care 2nd Edition – Test Bank

Nursing Delegation And Management Of Patient Care 2nd Edition By Kathleen Motacki. Kathleen Burke – Test Bank

Chapter 03: Strategic Management and Planning

Motacki: Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. When applying for a management position, the nurse should ask about the goals and plans of the hospital. Strategic plans must be developed around

ANS: A

The strategic plan of an organization must comply with the mission statement. The other factors are incorrect because although they may influence the overall plan, the plan can never stray from the mission statement.

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2. The strategic plan of an organization includes all stakeholders of the organization, including nurse managers. Which explains the benefit of including nurse managers in developing plans for the organization?

ANS: C

Nurse managers will be important in the implementation of the plan at the unit level. Option A is not true. Option B is not a reason for including nurse managers. Option D is not a reason for including nurse managers.

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3. Nurse managers are included in strategic planning for the institution because of which principle?

ANS: B

Nurse managers ensure “buy-in” of the project from staff. The other options are not the reason for including nurse managers in the planning.

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4. When interviewing for a position at a new facility, the nurse managers ask to review the mission, vision, and values statements because they understand that these statements provide information about the organization’s

ANS: B

These statements are usually generalized around the direction and purpose of the organization. Mission, vision, and value statements do not address specific areas listed in the other options.

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5. A health care organization incorporates information from which group into their strategic plan?

ANS: A

Information from stakeholders, which would include the members of the local community, should be incorporated into their strategic plan. The other groups are not generally a source of direction that is incorporated into the strategic plan.

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6. In developing mission and values statements, healthcare facilities incorporate tools to describe desirable behaviors of the organization. These tools describe behaviors such as

ANS: C

Most tools used to describe mission and values incorporate actions that are measurable. The other behaviors are not included in organizational statements.

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