Nursing Leadership and Management Question Bank 1
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What is the primary source of political power in government?

  • Market competition
  • Appointed positions
  • Elections (correct)
  • Persuasion
  • Which personal or social characteristic is fundamental in defining the social response to disablement?

  • Level of education
  • Ability to work (correct)
  • Geographic location
  • Family size
  • What is an example of a predisposing factor for accessing health care?

  • Location of the clinic
  • Size of the population
  • Age of the population (correct)
  • Hours of the clinic
  • Which type of organization has a significant influence on health policy?

    <p>Health professions associations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What policy objective dominates health policy planning in the 21st century?

    <p>Cost control of healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What measure is typically used by persons studying the health of populations?

    <p>Health status survey</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is defined as the care that is fair and just for all people?

    <p>Equity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Efforts by representatives of therapy professional organizations to change Medicare rulings are an example of:

    <p>Regulatory advocacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is termed as insurance payment by each covered member each month regardless of utilization?

    <p>Capitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of managed care?

    <p>Control the growth of health care costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key point in the performance appraisal?

    <p>Assessment of an employee's business qualities and qualifications</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do performance appraisals provide employees with?

    <p>Show that the company has a lot of money to spend on them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When management assesses each employee through a formal process, what is it known as?

    <p>Performance appraisal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To ensure a positive outcome for employees in a performance appraisal, what action best promotes this goal?

    <p>The employees provide input into developing the performance standards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of performance appraisal uses both qualitative and quantitative data?

    <p>Behaviourally anchored rating scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method of performance appraisal involves appraising team members at the end of every project rather than at the end of the business year?

    <p>Project evaluation review</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Political Power and Social Response

    • The primary source of political power in government is not specified, but it is crucial in shaping health policy.
    • The social response to disablement is fundamentally defined by a person's social characteristic.

    Health Care and Policy

    • Predisposing factors, such as socioeconomic status, can influence access to health care.
    • Organizations like professional associations have a significant influence on health policy.
    • The dominant policy objective in 21st-century health policy planning is to ensure universal access to health care.

    Health Care Measures and Equity

    • Epidemiologists typically use measures like mortality rates to study the health of populations.
    • The term "health equity" is defined as care that is fair and just for all people.

    Health Care Systems and Payment

    • Advocacy efforts by therapy professional organizations to change Medicare rulings are an example of policy activism.
    • Premiums are insurance payments made by each covered member every month, regardless of utilization.

    Managed Care and Performance Appraisal

    • The primary goal of managed care is to control health care costs while maintaining quality.
    • The key point in a performance appraisal is to assess an employee's job performance.
    • Performance appraisals provide employees with feedback, coaching, and opportunities for growth.
    • A formal process of assessing each employee is known as a performance appraisal.
    • To ensure a positive outcome for employees in a performance appraisal, setting clear goals and expectations beforehand is crucial.
    • A mixed-method performance appraisal uses both qualitative and quantitative data.
    • A project-based performance appraisal involves appraising team members at the end of every project rather than at the end of the business year.

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