PLANNING Flashcards
Plans can best be said to be statements of the \_\_\_. 1. Hopes of the administrator 2. Hopes of the ownership 3. Prediction of the next steps needed 4. Organizational goals of the facility 66
Organizational goals of the facility
In order to survive, each facility must ___.
1. Deal with the outside world
2. Have immeasurably more income than expenses
3. Know what the future will bring years in advance
4. Write enough policies to cover al contingencies
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Deal with the outside world
A major advantage associated with carefully developed plans is making it possible to ___.
1. Control the future
2. Not repeat past mistakes
3. Compare what happens to what was predicted
4. Compare what happens to past experiences
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Compare what happens to what was predicted
When external conditions change, plans ___.
1. Should remain in place
2. Can be altered to meet the changed conditions
3. Should be monitored, but not radically altered
4. Are of decreased value
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Can be altered to meet the changed conditions
The observation about the idea that”if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is ___.
1. That this is functionally valuable conventional wisdom
2. That if it ain’t broke today, it will be tomorrow
3. That too few managers understand this good advice
4. That this is a solid insight one can depend on
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That if it ain’t broke today, it will be tomorrow
The approach to planning known as SWOT refers to focusing on ___.
1. Strengths, weaknesses, occupancy level, and threats
2. Strategies, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
3. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
4. Statistics, work options, opportunities, and trends
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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
When considering building a new facility, necessary approvals by government agencies, such as zoning requirements, building codes, certificate of need, is/are ___.
1. Routinely issued to applicants
2. Sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain
3. Available to all applicants
4. Reserved for certain applicants
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Sometimes difficult or impossible to obtain
Looking at competitors' expansion plans, occupancy levels, and local hospital plans when considering building a nursing facility is known as conduction a \_\_\_. 1. Needs assessment 2. Review 3. Constructive analysis 4. Construction review 73
Needs assessment
When planning a new nursing facility, the goal of being in operation within four months is best described as a/an \_\_\_. 1. Unrealistic goal 2. Long range objective 3. Short range objective 4. Realistic goal 74
Short range objective
As a general rule, the planning process moves from \_\_\_. 1. Goal to goal 2. Unrealistic to realistic 3. General to specific 4. Vague to sharp 75
General to specific
One mentioned view of the planning process includes the observation that ___.
1. The future will change our plans
2. Keeping to a carefully thought out plan is essential
3. Planning produces a reasonable degree of certainty
4. Plans, once in place, keep us on track toward our goal
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The future will change our plans
Nurings home administrators who expect the unexpected and thrive on it ___.
1. Exhibit an unnecessary anxiety about the future
2. Are too pessimistic
3. Will last in the profession
4. Will not make enough plans
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Will last in the profession
The area offering the richest opportunities for innovation is \_\_\_ 1. Nursing 2. Financing 3. The unexpected 4. Clear new trends 78
The unexpected
When one accepts the idea that change is a permanent part of life ___.
1. Life becomes more uncontrollable
2. Life becomes less comfortable
3. Uncertainty proliferates
4. One can take advantage of new opportunities
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One can take advantage of new opportunities
One must assume that other nursing home administrators in the community ___.
1. Have found the best ways to “climb the mountain”
2. Are excellent marketers
3. May fail, if you fail
4. Are “searching for new ways to climb the mountain”
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Are “searching for new ways to climb the mountain”
