Nrg402-Quiz Midterm

Melanie is a new Staff Nurse Educator of a private tertiary hospital. She conducts orientation among new staff nurses in her department. Liven, one of the new staff nurses wants to understand the channel of communication, the span of control, and the lines of communication. Which of the following will provide this information?

• Organizational structure

• Policy

• Job Description

• Manual of Procedures

Jason, the ER head nurse, stresses the importance of promoting 'esprit d corps' among the unit members. Which of the following remarks of the staff indicates that they understand what he pointed out?

• "Let's work together in harmony; we need to be supportive of one another."

• "In order that we achieve the same results, we must all follow the directives of Julius and not from other managers."

• "We will ensure that all the resources we need are available when needed."

• "We need to put our efforts together to raise the bar of excellence in the care we provide to all our patients."

Jason orients his staff on the patterns of reporting relationships throughout the organization. Which of the following principles refer to this?

• Span of control

• Hierarchy

• Esprit d' corps

• Unity of direction

Which of the following is true about functional nursing?

• Concentrates on tasks and activities

• Emphasizes use of group collaboration

• One-to-one nurse-patient ratio

• Provides continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive nursing services

A nurse was recently promoted to a middle-level manager position of the whole organization. The nurse's title would most likely be which of the following?

• First-line manager

• Vice president of patient care services

• Head nurse

• Director

• Chief nurse executive

After studying the organizational chart of the hospital, Nurse Sheila  is now aware of her relationship with her head nurse, which is:

• formal 

• informal

• coordinated

• delegated

During Sheila's orientation, scheduling was part of the discussion. The Chief Nurse usually does nursing personnel's assignments to the various hospital areas, including shifts of duties and off duties. This represents which type of scheduling?

• Centralized

• Decentralized

• Cyclical

• self-scheduling

• Local  scheduling

The Chief Nurse of the Malvar General Hospital is requesting the board for a centralized staffing scheme. When asked for the positive justification, the most appropriate answer is:

• It is fairer for employees

• It will minimize the use of human resources organization-wide

• It keeps her office busy with applicants

• Allows staff to take requests directly to their own manager, which gives them increased autonomy and flexibility

Being a new nurse, Novie was instructed by the unit manager to read the hospital manual and know by heart why the hospital exists. The manager is pertaining to:

• Mission statement

• Vision Statement

• Organizational Philosophy

• Organizational Goals and Objectives

It is the official arrangement of positions or working relationships that will coordinate workers' diverse interests and abilities efforts.

• Organizational structure

• Organizational chart

• Organizational design

• Organizational behavior