Leadership and Nursing Care Management 6th Edition Huber Test Bank
Chapter 22: Staffing and Scheduling Huber: Leadership & Nursing Care Management, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The provision of quality nursing care to clients, wherever delivered, depends on the: a. appropriate nursing diagnoses. b. current wage scale. c. number of nurse leaders. d. right skill mix. ANS: D
The major goal of staffing management is to provide the right number of nursing staff with the right qualifications to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective nursing care to a group of patients and their families as evidenced by positive clinical outcomes, satisfaction with care, and progression across the care continuum (Eck Birmingham, 2010; T.A. Fitzpatrick, personal communication, August 31, 2016). “Appropriate safe nurse staffing and skill mix levels are essential to optimize quality of care” (ANA, 2016a), and this determination is challenging yet essential. DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care 2. Staffing management is one of the most critical activities for nurse leaders at every level of
the health care organization today because it affects: a. delegation and supervision. NURSINGTB.COM b. unit leadership productivity. c. organizational outcomes. d. professional development and quality control. ANS: C
Staffing management is one of the most critical yet highly complex and time-consuming activities for nurse leaders at every level of the health care organization today. How well or poorly nursing leaders execute staff management impacts the safety and quality of patient care, financial results, and organizational outcomes, such as job satisfaction and retention of registered nurses (RNs). DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care 3. Evaluation of the effect of nurse staffing on quality patient, financial, and organizational
outcomes is known as: a. patient acuity. b. staffing effectiveness. c. nurse-to-patient ratio. d. nursing workload. ANS: B
Staffing effectiveness is the evaluation of the effect of nurse staffing on quality patient, financial, and organizational outcomes.
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