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chandani

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on: Jul 8, 2018
Health care is seen and managed as a business today. Which skills are considered essential to managing health care as a business?
 
  a. Ability to pressure staff to do what you want
  b. Resource utilization
  c. Cutting corners to make money
  d. Providing bonuses to staff members who help the organization to save money

Question 2

The student nurse, shadowing on a medical-surgical unit, observes the charge nurse. Which action would the student identify as a leadership quality in the nurse's actions?
 
  a. Making patient care assignments distrib-uted equally to staff
  b. Sitting with a confused combative patient
  c. Calling the nursing office for extra staff when an RN calls in sick
  d. Assisting in a code


coyin

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The ability to manage a budget is essential to being a manager in health care today. The other op-tions are incorrect because they are only a perception of the public regarding successful managers.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Leaders act as role models and do what is right for the patient. The other options are incorrect because these actions are expected as part of the functioning of the unit.


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