Staffing

Question 1

Funds r/t For Profit

Answer 1

Excess funds are given to investors

Question 2

Funds r/t Not For Profit

Answer 2

Excess funds are used to expand health services in the community

Question 3

Revenue Center and Cost Center are considered actual revenue and expenses or expected revenue and expenses

Answer 3

Actual revenue and expenses

Question 4

Revenue Center is

Answer 4

an account used to record income

Question 5

Cost Center is

Answer 5

an account used to record expenses

Question 6

Variance is

Answer 6

the difference between what was budgeted and the actual results (trends)

Question 7

Types of Budgets

Answer 7

Operational
Capital
Special Purpose/Construction

Question 8

What is a budget

Answer 8

a formal quantitative expression for acquiring and distributing funds

Question 9

A tool to help allocation decisions and plan for expenditures in a 12 month period

Answer 9

Budget

Question 10

Basic Concept of a Budget

Answer 10

Revenue (money brought in as payment for goods/svc)

Expense (cost of producing a product)

Question 11

Budgets use actual revenue and expenses or expected revenue and expenses

Answer 11

Expected revenue and expenses

Question 12

Budget planning

Answer 12

collaborative planning with all levels of mgmt

review of strategic plan

Question 13

who sets the objectives of budget planning

Answer 13

Sr. managers

Question 14

who devises budgets based on trends in pt. care

Answer 14

mid or unit managers

Question 15

what are operational expenses budget

Answer 15

operation of facility for the year (salaries, meds, supplies)

Question 16

what is capital budget

Answer 16

long term assets (monitors…cost of 500.00 or more; lasts longer than a yr)

Question 17

what is special purpose budget

Answer 17

used for 1 time activities, not included in operational budget (screenings)

Question 18

what are direct/variable costs

Answer 18

costs that change with volume of patients (meds)

Question 19

what are indirect/fixed costs

Answer 19

doesn’t change with volume of patients (electric)

Question 20

what are critical pathways

Answer 20

predetermined course of progress pt. should make after admission for dx or surgery

Question 21

what is the fiscal responsibility to the pt.

Answer 21

most efficient resources to max. health benefit to pt.
early discharge planning
understand costs of care/reimbursement system

Question 22

the fiscal responsibility to the pt. is the most important/primary fxn, T or F

Answer 22

True

Question 23

what is the fiscal responsibility to the employing institution

Answer 23

quality pt. care
use resources wisely
understand pymt. systems

Question 24

what is a sign-on bonus

Answer 24

money for staying X amt. of yrs

Question 25

what is a retention bonus

Answer 25

after 1 yr, tuition reimbursement

Question 26

what is incentive pay

Answer 26

experienced RN's get paid more to work eve/night shift or 12 hr shifts

Question 27

what is staffing

Answer 27

appropriate number of providers to care for actual number of patients (cost effective quality pt. care)

Question 28

Unit leaders must anticipate staffing needs

Answer 28

4-8 hours prior to next shift

Question 29

what is traditional staffing

Answer 29

8 hr shifts

Question 30

if an RN works 36 hrs/wk they can receive

Answer 30

FT benefits

Question 31

(3) 12 hr shifts is associated with

Answer 31

medical errors

Question 32

what is a weekend program

Answer 32

(2) 12 hr shifts - paid rate of working 40 hrs during the week

Question 33

what is a pt. classification system

Answer 33

calculates the number of hrs required to perform tasks based on complexity of task (pt acuity)

Question 34

nursing care hours per patient day

Answer 34

amt of RN care required per patient in a 24hr period

Question 35

role of the RN manager in staffing (5)

Answer 35

``` satisfaction (RN and Patients) safety schedule staffing support ```

Question 36

Staffing challenges

Answer 36

occupancy - when calculated? keep beds full at 12am acuity - affects staffing, nothing to measure attendance - if people are happy, attendance improves competency - make sure everyone is up to date patient satisfaction

Question 37

Safety in Staffing

Answer 37

``` what caused it, ways to prevent it from occurring again ulcers restraints falls infections violence ```

Question 38

support in staffing

Answer 38

recognition reward ethical issues time mgmt