Nursing Leadership and Management: Performance Measurement and Benchmarking
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What is the primary purpose of establishing standards for measuring performance?

  • To identify areas for quality improvement (correct)
  • To evaluate employee performance
  • To compare with industry benchmarks
  • To punish underperforming employees

Which type of audit focuses on the results of a process or service?

  • Performance Audit
  • Structure Audit
  • Process Audit
  • Outcome Audit (correct)

What is the primary goal of benchmarking in quality management?

  • To identify industry averages
  • To measure employee satisfaction
  • To improve performance by adopting best practices (correct)
  • To compare with competitors

Which error in performance evaluation occurs when an evaluator gives a rating that is more lenient than deserved?

<p>Leniency error (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the quality improvement model that provides a systematic method to study a work process for improvement?

<p>FOCUS-PDCA model (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a budget?

<p>To set operating cost limits (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Total Quality Management?

<p>Doing the right things, the right way, the first time, all the time and problem prevention (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of budget includes costs of supplies, minor equipment repairs, and overhead expenses?

<p>Operating Budgets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of participation by nursing personnel in planning and controlling budget?

<p>Cost consciousness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Performance Appraisal?

<p>To evaluate employee performance and develop a plan for improvement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Quality Control?

<p>To ensure that actual expenditures and activities conform to plan (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approach of budgeting where middle and lower level managers set the budget?

<p>Decentralized budgeting (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common error in evaluation?

<p>Halo error (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of budgeting that involves a flat percentage increase based on the inflation rate?

<p>Incremental budgeting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Nursing Audit?

<p>To assure documentation of quality of nursing care in keeping with established standards (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the method that involves evaluating the quality of nursing care through chart review and observation of patient care?

<p>Open chart review (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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