1. Complex care of acutely ill patients is required on a surgical unit, which utilizes differentiated nursing practice as its model of care delivery. On what is the concept of differentiated nursing practice is based?
a. Licensure status
b. Experience in the agency
c. Leadership capabilities
d. Education and expertise
2. The relief charge nurse has assigned a newly licensed baccalaureate-prepared nurse to be one of the team leaders for the 3-11 shift. In making this decision, the charge nurse has overlooked this nurse’s:
a. clinical expertise.
b. leadership ability.
c. communication style.
d. conflict-resolution skills.
3. When interviewing an applicant for an RN position, the nurse manager describes the unit’s care delivery system as one in which the nursing assistants are cross-trained to perform specific tasks and the RNs complete all treatment, medication administration, and discharge teaching. The nurse applicant knows this nursing care delivery strategy to be:
a. the case method.
b. functional nursing.
c. primary nursing.
d. nurse case management.
4. You are the nurse manager of a nursing service organization that provides around-the-clock care to clients in their homes. To achieve maximum reimbursement for a client who is recovering from a hip replacement, the nursing staff most likely will follow the nursing care guidelines presented in the:
a. nursing care plan.
b. physician’s orders.
c. critical pathway.
d. clinical practice guidelines.
5. The nurse case manager is working with a client admitted for end-stage renal disease. The case manager’s major goal during this hospitalization for this patient is to:
a. implement the care pathway on admission.
b. provide direct nursing care throughout the hospitalization.
c. supervise the nursing staff members who implement the care map.
d. prevent additional hospitalizations resulting from complications of the client’s disease.
6. The nurse manager at a cardiac rehabilitation unit was asked to select a care delivery model. Which of the following methods would be the most cost-effective?
a. Functional method
b. Case management method
c. Primary care method
d. Team method
7. In an acute care unit, the nurse manager utilizes the functional nursing method as the care delivery model. The nurse manager’s main responsibility is the needs of the:
a. department.
b. unit.
c. staff.
d. patient.
8. A patient is admitted to a medical unit with pulmonary edema. His primary nurse admits him and then provides a written plan of care. What type of educational preparation best fits the role of primary nurse?
a. Baccalaureate
b. Associate
c. Diploma
d. LPN/LVN
9. In a small rural nursing home, a director of nursing decides, because of a shortage of nurses, to implement a partnership model to help with basic tasks that comply with state rules regarding delegation. What type of design constitutes a partnership care delivery model?
a. RN and LPN/LVN
b. RN and RN
c. RN and medication assistants
d. RN and certified nurses’ aides
10. The case method of care delivery could be best justified in which of the following scenarios?
a. Stable patient population with long-term care and family needs
b. Acute care surgical unit with predictable postsurgical outcomes and many technical procedures
c. Pediatric intensive care unit that heavily involves families as well as patients
d. Home healthcare environment with patients at varying levels of acuity
11. During times of nursing shortages and increased nursing costs in health care, which of the following nursing care delivery models might come under greatest scrutiny?
a. Case method
b. Team nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Nurse case management
12. A patient complains to the charge nurse that she has no idea who “her nurse” is on any given day. “I ask one nurse for my pills and she says, ‘That’s not my job.’ I ask the pill nurse about my lab tests and she says that I should ask another nurse.” The nursing care delivery model most likely employed in this situation is:
a. differentiated practice.
b. team nursing.
c. functional nursing.
d. case management.
13. For a nurse manager in the functional nursing model, an approach that will assist in maintaining staff satisfaction in this specific model is:
a. rotation of task assignments.
b. frequent opportunities for in-service education.
c. orientation to job responsibilities and performance expectations.
d. team social events in off hours.
14. In comparing team and functional models of care, a nurse manager favors the team model. In particular, she finds that the team model:
a. can be effective in recognizing individual strengths and backgrounds of staff.
b. promotes autonomy and independence for the RN.
c. avoids conflict because of role clarity.
d. is efficient in delivering care to a large group of patients, utilizing a staffing mix.
15. To effectively delegate in a team nursing environment, the RN team leader must be familiar with the legal and organizational roles of each group of personnel and must:
a. be able to effectively communicate with patients.
b. build relationships with physicians.
c. be able to adapt to daily changes in staffing.
d. adapt in communicating information to her supervisor.
16. A nurse manager questions the true difference between primary nursing and total patient care. After careful consideration of both models, the nurse manager concludes that primary nursing differs significantly from total patient care in:
a. breadth of nursing knowledge and expertise required.
b. intention to provide holistic nursing.
c. degree of task orientation.
d. levels and types of assessment.
17. A conflict develops between an associate nurse and a primary nurse over the assessment of a patient with pulmonary edema. Based on her assessment of the patient, the associate nurse insists that it is her role to change the care plan because she is the one who has made the assessment. As the nurse manager, you clarify that:
a. it is the role of the primary nurse to make alterations based on assessment data and input.
b. the associate nurse is accountable and responsible while the primary nurse is off duty and therefore is able to alter the care plan.
c. neither the primary nor the associate should make changes without first consulting you as the manager.
d. it really does not matter who alters the nursing care plan as it depends on situation and time to do so.
18. The nurse manager is comparing functional nursing and primary nursing for potential adoption. The nurse manager determines that patient and nurse satisfaction in primary nursing are:
a. similar to those in functional nursing.
b. not of significance in either model.
c. low by comparison with functional nursing.
d. high when compared with functional nursing.
19. In transitioning to a primary nursing model, it is important for a nurse manager who enjoys a high level of control over patient care to understand that his or her decision making at the patient care level:
a. is increased.
b. is decreased.
c. is relinquished.
d. remains the same.
20. You are considering putting forward a proposal to move the model of care from team nursing to a primary nursing hybrid: patient-focused care model. In considering this proposal, you recognize that significant costs specific to operationalizing this model are related to:
a. implementation of an all-RN staff complement.
b. significant changes in the physical structure of units.
c. orientation of staff to new roles and responsibilities.
d. testing and piloting technology at the bedside.
21. When hiring a case manager for a rehabilitation setting, you would most likely consider a:
a. registered nurse with a master’s degree.
b. physiotherapist with a background in stroke rehabilitation.
c. social worker with a background in counseling.
d. health professional with advanced background who is client and outcome focused.
22. Case managed care may enhance profit in a for-profit health organization by:
a. minimizing costs in high resource consumption areas.
b. combining licensed and non-licensed care providers in delivering patient care.
c. increasing reimbursement from third-party payers.
d. reducing the amount of technology used to support clinical decision making.
23. In hiring nurses during the transition from team nursing to a primary nursing model, Benner’s work would suggest that you give priority to nurses who are at least at which level of competency?
a. Advanced beginner
B. Competent
c. Proficient
d. Novice
24. In considering whether or not to accept a job offer as a nurse manager at a Magnet® hospital, you look at an environment that you might encounter as a head nurse at the hospital. You determine that you could expect to:
a. find it difficult to recruit new staff.
b. see rapid turnover of staff on your unit.
c. find nurses who exemplify interest in quality care.
d. find limited interest in excellence in the nursing environment.
1. Your organization has made a decision to implement TCAB in your hospital. As a manager, what strategies would you use to implement TCAB? (Select all that apply.)
a. Encourage recognition among staff of their knowledge of the patient-care environment.
b. With staff, select small changes for consideration.
c. Select only projects that have widespread impact.
d. Secure external advisors to evaluate innovation.
e. Present ideas based on best practices and ask staff for advice on implementation.
