POLICY MAKING & DECISION MAKING

Question 1

It is \_\_\_ to make policies that direct the activities of employees everywhere in the facility 24 hours a day.
1. Impossible
2. Improbable
3. Possible
4. Undesirable
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Answer 1

Possible

Question 2

It is neither possible nor desirable to establish policies for \_\_\_.
1. All nursing assistants
2. The admissions coordinator
3. Every conceivable situation
4. Situations with some variability
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Answer 2

Every conceivable situation

Question 3

The specific spelling out, step by step, of the intended implementation of a policy is known as a \_\_\_.
1. Set of controls
2. Detailing of policy
3. Set of procedures
4. Set of limits
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Answer 3

Set of procedures

Question 4

A detailed plan of actions expected of each employee upon hearing the fire alarm is know as \_\_\_.
1. A clearly developed policy
2. A set of procedures
3. Management expectations
4. Detailed instructions
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Answer 4

A set of procedures

Question 5

The internal process by which managers make decisions is \_\_\_.
1. Well understood
2. A subject of little interest
3. Entirely subjective
4. Imprecise, not well understood
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Answer 5

Imprecise, not well understood

Question 6

It is the administrator's job to assure that all employees make the right decisions for the facility.
1. In every case
2. With a minimum of worry
3. Quickly
4. As often as possible
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Answer 6

As often as possible