Question: Ideally, who should provide input in the development of the strategic plan?
Answer Choices:
A. Physicians and other providers
B. Volunteers
C. Senior management
D. All of these are correct.
E. Physicians, other providers, and senior management
Answer: D. All of these are correct.
Question: True or False? All states expanded their Medicaid Programs as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following quality improvement techniques helps to identify and organize the possible cause for a problem in a structured format?
Answer Choices:
A. Fishbone diagram
B. Process analysis
C. Geographical mapping
D. Data collection
E. Process mapping
Answer: A. Fishbone diagram
Question: Why is the development of tactical plans important?
Answer Choices:
A. Tactical plans answer the who, what, when, where, and how questions of strategy implementation.
B. Tactical plans are necessary for managers to understand their roles in strategy execution.
C. Tactical plans are necessary for budgeting purposes.
D. Tactical plans are used to monitor the implementation of a strategy.
E. All of these are correct.
Answer: E. All of these are correct.
Question: Quality data collection and reporting are important for health care managers because:
Answer Choices:
A. They can guide the selection of improvement activities.
B. They can impact provider payment rates.
C. They are required by regulatory bodies.
D. All of these are correct.
Answer: D. All of these are correct.
Question: Your Quality Improvement Team is searching for relevant EBP for a male client who has breast cancer. The search reveals copious articles dealing with breast cancer. Which of the following should be done to assist with this search?
Answer Choices:
Set more specific inclusion criteria
Limit the database sources
Look at the most recent studies
Look at full articles
Answer: Set more specific inclusion criteria
Question: Which of the following is not a proven strategy for reducing thinking errors in the workplace?
Answer Choices:
A. Bias awareness
B. Management memos and policies
C. Reflection and discussion
D. Use of evidence and information
E. Decision support
Answer: B. Management memos and policies
Question: Private health insurance includes only payments by employers for health care coverage.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Expansion of the Medicaid program was a major part of the Affordable Care Act.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: “The right service is provided badly and an avoidable complication reduces the benefit the patient receives” is the definition of which of the following terms?
Answer Choices:
A. Abuse
B. Overuse
C. Underuse
D. Misuse
E. None of these is correct.
Answer: D. Misuse
Question: “Failure to provide a service whose benefit is greater than its risk” is the definition of which of the following terms?
Answer Choices:
A. Abuse
B. Overuse
C. Misuse
D. Underuse
E. None of these is correct.
Answer: C. Misuse
Question: Physician assistants can practice with a 2-year associate’s degree.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Nurse anesthetists are not as safe as anesthesiologists.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The Institute of Medicine publication, “To Err is Human,” reported that between ______ people die each year from medical errors.
Answer Choices:
A. 2,000 and 4,000
B. 15,000 and 20,000
C. 44,000 and 98,000
D. 98,000 and 100,000
E. 100,000 and 110,000
Answer: C. 44,000 and 98,000
Question: In economic theory, demand refers to the various amounts of goods or services that consumers are willing to buy over a specified time period ________.
Answer Choices:
as their income changes
as their tastes change
at various prices
when prices increase
Answer: at various prices
Question: The DNP Essentials describe the core competencies for advanced nursing practice. How many DNP Essentials are there?
Answer Choices:
8
7
5
2
Answer: 8
Question: During a quality improvement initiative, nursing staff utilized the PDSA cycle. This cycle concludes with which of the following actions?
Answer Choices:
Relying, refining, and repeating the change that was implemented
Publishing or presenting the results of the quality improvement initiative
Analyzing the results of the change in a test prevention practice
Enacting the change in practice on a small scale
Answer: Enacting the change in practice on a small scale