NURSE EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATION
EXAM FLASH CARDS (1) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Outcomes sassessment susing ssmall sarea sanalysis swould sbe sappropriate sto
sdetermine... s- sans--Small sarea sanalysis sis sappropriate sto slook sat sdata sin sa
sprescribed s"small" sarea, ssuch sas sdetermining srates sof shospital sutilization sat
sindividual shospitals srather sthan scompiling sthat sinformation sinto sone sstatistical
saverage, sbecause sthere smay sbe spronounced sstatistical sdifferences sthat shave sbeen
soverlooked. sSmall sarea sanalysis sis smost soften sapplied sto sepidemiologic sdata sand
srates sof shospital sutilization.
Outcomes sassessment susing slarge sarea sanalysis swould sbe sappropriate sto
sdetermine... s- sans--Outcomes sassessment sof slarge sareas, ssuch sas scounties sor
sstates, smerges sdata sso sthat sthe sresults soften sreflect saverages sthat sdon't
saccurately sreflect sthe sreality sin ssmall sareas.
According sto ssystems stheory s(von sBertalanffy), sthe selement sof sa ssystem sthat
scomprises sactions sthat stake splace sin sorder sto stransform sinput sis s- sans--throughput
The sfive selements sin sa ssystem sinclude: s- sans--• sInput: sThis sis swhat sgoes sinto sa
ssystem sin sterms sof senergy sor smaterials.
• sThroughput: sThese sare sthe sactions sthat stake splace sin sorder sto stransform sinput.
• sOutput: sThis sis sthe sresult sof sthe sinterrelationship sbetween sinput sand sprocesses.
• sEvaluation: sThis sis sthe sprocess sof smonitoring ssuccess sor sfailure.
• sFeedback: sThis sis sinformation sthat sresults sfrom sthe sprocess sand scan sbe sused sto
sevaluate sthe send sresult.
Input s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis swhat sgoes sinto sa ssystem sin sterms sof
senergy sor smaterials.
, Output s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sthe sresult sof sthe sinterrelationship sbetween
sinput sand sprocesses.
Evaluation s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sthe sprocess sof smonitoring ssuccess sor
sfailure.
Feedback s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sinformation sthat sresults sfrom sthe
sprocess sand scan sbe sused sto sevaluate sthe send sresult.
Bertalanffy sbelieved... s- sans--Bertalanffy, ssystems stheory, sbelieved sthat sall sof sthe
selements sof sa ssystem sinteract sin sorder sto sachieve sgoals, sand schange sin sany sone
selement swill simpact sthe sother selements sand salter soutcomes.
Under sprovisions sof sthe sFamily sand sMedical sLeave sAct s(FMLA), show smany
sworkweeks sof sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sis sa sworker sentitled sto sin sorder sto scare
sfor shis sson, san sArmy sservice smember, swho swas sseriously sinjured sin sa sbombing
sincident? s- sans--26 sweeks
FMLA s(Family sand sMedical sLeave sAct) s- sans--FMLA sallows s26 sworkweeks sof
sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sto sprovide scare sto sa smilitary sservice smember swho sis
sa sspouse, schild, sparent, sor snext sof skin sas spart sof smilitary scaregiver sleave. sOther
sentitlements sinclude s12 sworkweeks sof sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sfor sthe sbirth sof
sa schild, sadoption sor sfoster scare sof sa schild s(newly splaced), sillness sof sspouse,
schild, sor sparent, sand sa shealth scondition sthat sinterferes swith sthe sability sto scarry sout
sjob sfunctions.
Lean sSix sSigma sis sa smethod sthat sfocuses sprocess simprovement son.... s- sans--
strategic sgoals
Lean sSix sSigma s- sans--Combines sSix sSigma swith sconcepts sof s"lean" sthinking,
sfocusing sprocess simprovement son sstrategic sgoals srather sthan son sa sproject-by-
project sbasis. sThis stype sof sprogram sis sdriven sby sstrong ssenior sleadership sthat
soutlines slong-term sgoals sand sstrategies. sThe sbasis sis sto sreduce serror sand swaste
swithin sthe sorganization sthrough scontinuous slearning sand srapid schange.
sCharacteristics sinclude:
• sLong-term sgoals swith sstrategies sin splace sfor sone- sto sthree-year speriods.
• sPerformance simprovement sas sthe sunderlying sbelief ssystem.
• sCost sreduction sthrough squality sincrease, ssupported sby sstatistics sevaluating sthe
scost sof sinefficiency.
• sIncorporation sof simprovement smethodology s(such sas sPDSA).
In scost sanalysis, swhat srepresents sconformance scosts? s- sans--Costs srelated sto
spreventing serrors, ssuch sas smonitoring sand sevaluation
EXAM FLASH CARDS (1) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Outcomes sassessment susing ssmall sarea sanalysis swould sbe sappropriate sto
sdetermine... s- sans--Small sarea sanalysis sis sappropriate sto slook sat sdata sin sa
sprescribed s"small" sarea, ssuch sas sdetermining srates sof shospital sutilization sat
sindividual shospitals srather sthan scompiling sthat sinformation sinto sone sstatistical
saverage, sbecause sthere smay sbe spronounced sstatistical sdifferences sthat shave sbeen
soverlooked. sSmall sarea sanalysis sis smost soften sapplied sto sepidemiologic sdata sand
srates sof shospital sutilization.
Outcomes sassessment susing slarge sarea sanalysis swould sbe sappropriate sto
sdetermine... s- sans--Outcomes sassessment sof slarge sareas, ssuch sas scounties sor
sstates, smerges sdata sso sthat sthe sresults soften sreflect saverages sthat sdon't
saccurately sreflect sthe sreality sin ssmall sareas.
According sto ssystems stheory s(von sBertalanffy), sthe selement sof sa ssystem sthat
scomprises sactions sthat stake splace sin sorder sto stransform sinput sis s- sans--throughput
The sfive selements sin sa ssystem sinclude: s- sans--• sInput: sThis sis swhat sgoes sinto sa
ssystem sin sterms sof senergy sor smaterials.
• sThroughput: sThese sare sthe sactions sthat stake splace sin sorder sto stransform sinput.
• sOutput: sThis sis sthe sresult sof sthe sinterrelationship sbetween sinput sand sprocesses.
• sEvaluation: sThis sis sthe sprocess sof smonitoring ssuccess sor sfailure.
• sFeedback: sThis sis sinformation sthat sresults sfrom sthe sprocess sand scan sbe sused sto
sevaluate sthe send sresult.
Input s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis swhat sgoes sinto sa ssystem sin sterms sof
senergy sor smaterials.
, Output s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sthe sresult sof sthe sinterrelationship sbetween
sinput sand sprocesses.
Evaluation s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sthe sprocess sof smonitoring ssuccess sor
sfailure.
Feedback s(Systems sTheory) s- sans--This sis sinformation sthat sresults sfrom sthe
sprocess sand scan sbe sused sto sevaluate sthe send sresult.
Bertalanffy sbelieved... s- sans--Bertalanffy, ssystems stheory, sbelieved sthat sall sof sthe
selements sof sa ssystem sinteract sin sorder sto sachieve sgoals, sand schange sin sany sone
selement swill simpact sthe sother selements sand salter soutcomes.
Under sprovisions sof sthe sFamily sand sMedical sLeave sAct s(FMLA), show smany
sworkweeks sof sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sis sa sworker sentitled sto sin sorder sto scare
sfor shis sson, san sArmy sservice smember, swho swas sseriously sinjured sin sa sbombing
sincident? s- sans--26 sweeks
FMLA s(Family sand sMedical sLeave sAct) s- sans--FMLA sallows s26 sworkweeks sof
sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sto sprovide scare sto sa smilitary sservice smember swho sis
sa sspouse, schild, sparent, sor snext sof skin sas spart sof smilitary scaregiver sleave. sOther
sentitlements sinclude s12 sworkweeks sof sleave sin sa s12-month speriod sfor sthe sbirth sof
sa schild, sadoption sor sfoster scare sof sa schild s(newly splaced), sillness sof sspouse,
schild, sor sparent, sand sa shealth scondition sthat sinterferes swith sthe sability sto scarry sout
sjob sfunctions.
Lean sSix sSigma sis sa smethod sthat sfocuses sprocess simprovement son.... s- sans--
strategic sgoals
Lean sSix sSigma s- sans--Combines sSix sSigma swith sconcepts sof s"lean" sthinking,
sfocusing sprocess simprovement son sstrategic sgoals srather sthan son sa sproject-by-
project sbasis. sThis stype sof sprogram sis sdriven sby sstrong ssenior sleadership sthat
soutlines slong-term sgoals sand sstrategies. sThe sbasis sis sto sreduce serror sand swaste
swithin sthe sorganization sthrough scontinuous slearning sand srapid schange.
sCharacteristics sinclude:
• sLong-term sgoals swith sstrategies sin splace sfor sone- sto sthree-year speriods.
• sPerformance simprovement sas sthe sunderlying sbelief ssystem.
• sCost sreduction sthrough squality sincrease, ssupported sby sstatistics sevaluating sthe
scost sof sinefficiency.
• sIncorporation sof simprovement smethodology s(such sas sPDSA).
In scost sanalysis, swhat srepresents sconformance scosts? s- sans--Costs srelated sto
spreventing serrors, ssuch sas smonitoring sand sevaluation
