Leadership And Management Nurses Core Competencies 3rd Edition By Finkelman – Test Bank

Leadership And Management Nurses Core Competencies 3rd Edition By Finkelman – Test Bank

Chapter 7

Question 1
Type: MCSA
What is the primary message in the NAM report The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century?
1. Quality improvement focuses primarily on acute care.
2. Healthcare professionals are prepared for public health.
3. Healthcare inequality is not a problem
4. Health is a primary good for the public.
Correct Answer:
Rationale 1: Quality improvement is not just important for acute care and is not the primary message of this report.
Rationale 2: Health professions need more preparation for public health, and this is not the primary message of this report.
Rationale 3: There is an equality problem, but this is not the primary message of this report though related to the primary message.
Rationale 4: This is the primary message; many aspects of society are dependent on healthy people.
Global Rationale: NA
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub:
QSEN Competencies: Patient-centered care; Teamwork and collaboration; quality improvement, safety
AACN Essential Competencies: II. Basic organizational and systems leadership for quality care and patient safety; VI. Interprofessional communication and collaboration for improving patient health outcomes; V. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments
NLN Competencies: Quality and safety, relationship centered care; teamwork
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: LO 01. Discuss the influence of the Institute of Medicine reports on public health.
Page: p. 185

Question 2
Type: MCSA

What is the most important federal government department for healthcare?
1. FDA
2. HHS
3. CMS
4. HRSA
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Food and Drug Administration is not a department but an HHS agency.
Rationale 2: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the most important federal department related to healthcare and is composed of multiple agencies that focus on specific health concerns.
Rationale 3: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not a department but an HHS agency.
Rationale 4: Health Resources and Services Administration is not a department but an HHS agency.
Global Rationale: NA
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment
Client Need Sub:
QSEN Competencies: Patient-centered care; Teamwork and collaboration; quality improvement, safety
AACN Essential Competencies: II. Basic organizational and systems leadership for quality care and patient safety; VI. Interprofessional communication and collaboration for improving patient health outcomes; V. Healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments
NLN Competencies: Quality and safety, relationship centered care; teamwork
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning
Learning Outcome: LO 02. Examine various government initiatives that support public/community care at the federal, state, and local levels.
Page: 186-187