A Factor Evaluation System

Question:

Answer: d. number of RNs and number of RNs with experience on the unit

Question: A small rural hospital has been designated as a critical access hospital. It has 40 beds and an average occupancy of 34 beds. To prepare the staffing, the chief nursing officer computes the occupancy as being:

  1. 90%

  2. b. 85%

  3. c. 75%

  4. d. 60%

  5. Answer: b. 85%

  6. Question:

  7. Answer: c. Vacation time, holiday time, and sick time.

  8. Question:

  9. Answer: c. outline the number of individuals by classification on a per shift basis

  10. Question:

  11. Answer: d. department of Health licensing standards

  12. Question: A nurse manager must also consider a number of internal variables that will affect staffing patterns. An internal variable to be considered is:

  13. a. organizational staffing policies

  14. b. state licensing standards

  15. c. American Nurses Association

  16. d. consumer expectations

  17. Answer: a. organizational staffing policies

  18. Question: A nurse manager uses many sources of data when planning the unit’s workload for the year. Which of the following data must be considered in the planning?

  19. a. Hours of operation of the unit

  20. b. trends in acuity on the unit

  21. c. maximum work stretch for each employee

  22. d. weekend requirements

  23. Answer: b. trends in acuity on the unit

  24. Question: Scheduling is a function of implementing the staffing plan by assigning unit personnel to work specific hours and specific days of the week. To retain nursing staff, the nurse manager must schedule:

  25. a. All weekends off.

  26. b. All holidays off.

  27. c. A variety of scheduling options.

  28. d. Rotating shifts.

  29. Answer: c. A variety of scheduling options.

  30. Question: The difference between staffing and scheduling is that staffing:

  31. a. puts the right person in the right position

  32. b. puts the right person in the right time and place

  33. c. refers to the number of nursing hours per patient per day

  34. d. looks after interpretation of benefits and compensation

  35. Answer: a. puts the right person in the right position

  36. Question: A busy neurologic ICU and stepdown unit most likely would use which patient classification system?

  37. a. factor evaluation

  38. b. prototype evaluation

  39. c. hybrid system

  40. d. AHRQ system

  41. Answer: a. factor evaluation

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