Author Question: A health care organization has just achieved Magnet status. During the award ceremony the ... (Read 84 times)

kodithompson · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A health care organization has just achieved Magnet status.

During the award ceremony the organization's chief executive officer should give primary praise for this achievement to which employees? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Medical staff
2. Nurse executive
3. Staff nurses
4. Managers in support services such as laboratory and radiology
5. Administrative professionals overseeing services such as accounting, billing, and medical records

Question 2

A hospital's budget is incremental. Which statement by the nurse manager reflects use of this type of budget? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The finance department sent me the budget worksheet with last year's expenses.
2. We have 1,000 left in our education account that we need to spend before the year is over. Who has an idea for a class to attend?
3. I have to justify all our activities as if we have never done them before.
4. I like this type of budget preparation because it is fairly simple and straightforward.
5. In order to create next year's budget, I am to start at 80 percent of what we budgeted last year.

jojobee318 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2,3
Rationale 1: Magnet status is focused on nursing excellence. Medical staff would be involved in the achievement, but not as primary players.
Rationale 2: While much of the work will have been delegated to others, the nurse executive is a primary force in achieving Magnet status.
Rationale 3: Magnet status focuses on nursing excellence. Staff nurses are the primary drivers of this excellence.
Rationale 4: While these employees would be involved in this effort, Magnet status is focused on nursing excellence.
Rationale 5: While these professionals would contribute to the achievement, Magnet status is focused on nursing excellence.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

1,2,4
Rationale 1: Developing an incremental budget may begin with documentation of the previous year's actual expenses.
Rationale 2: The disadvantage of an incremental budget is that managers quickly learn to spend all that is in their budget for a specific line item. If budgets are based on the previous year's performance, having budgeted money left over means it is likely that the current year's budget will be cut.
Rationale 3: Justification of all activities and expenditures is a characteristic of a zero-based budget.
Rationale 4: Incremental or line-item budgeting is fairly simple and straightforward.
Rationale 5: Starting with a decreased budget is a form of zero-based budget.
Global Rationale: