Exam 4: Organizational Structure for Effective Care Delivery

The nurse manager supervises the neurologic intensive care unit, surgical intensive care unit, and cardiac intensive care unit. Each unit employs 35 nurses and 15 support staff. The span of control for this manager is ________. Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

You are orienting a new staff nurse to the unit's nursing model, which is the Synergy Model for Patient Care™. As you describe the model, you make a mistake and another nurse points out your error. What would that nurse identify?

What are the responsibilities of the nurse manager in most shared governance models? Select all that apply.

Which statement should be included in a classroom discussion about organizational process?

The director of nursing education for a hospital has been asked to provide continuing education on safety precautions to physicians, nurses, and all other disciplines providing patient care. Although the director is responsible for providing this education, the director is not responsible for assuring that physicians and healthcare managers adhere to the procedures. What type of healthcare organizational structure is present in this hospital?

An outside accreditation team is evaluating the organization's mission statement. Which action, taken by the organization, is the most important in regard to this statement?

A nurse who has the ability to make decisions and has competence to do so is best described as demonstrating which of the following?

The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) emphasizes "the core of nursing is knowledge and caring." To which portions of the Institute of Medicine core competencies does this statement relate? Select all that apply.

What is the most significant change today in healthcare providers that impacts all types of healthcare settings?

The patient is being discharged from the hospital after having a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Which level of the healthcare system will best serve the needs of this patient at this point?