A small urban hospital has been having difficulties

A small urban hospital has been having difficulties scheduling nurses. In this area of the country,
there is a shortage of nurses with experience. Additionally, the nurses who have been at the
hospital the longest have specific schedule requests.
How should an administrator address this issue?
Utilize a random scheduling structure
Automate the nurse scheduling process
Rely on a Meta-Heuristic scheduling approach
Implement a granular scheduling computing system
43.
A chief nursing officer (CNO) is going to retire in 18 months. The hospital needs to replace the
outgoing CNO.
Which solution will address this need?
44.
A hospital was found to be out of compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA). The hospital must ensure that the new staff have been trained on this hospital policy
and can demonstrate competency.
What should the organization do to meet this need?

An administrator wants to implement a new nursing schedule format. The change must provide
the best scheduling option at the lowest possible risk and cost.
How can the administrator meet this need?
46.
A hospital IT department generates a test run of Stage 2 Meaningful Use Attestation Reports
which show that several areas need attention to be successful. The hospital administration wants
to bring in a Meaningful Use consultant to achieve this goal.
Which two strategies should leadership use to justify bringing in a consultant?
Choose 2 answers
Analyze data
Survey the organization
Complete benchmarking
Review organizational factors
Check epidemiological planning
47.
A hospital wants to compare performance internally and against a competing hospital. The
leadership team wants to use a consultant to better understand how to focus resources. The
team hopes to make significant gains in performance and patient care quality.
Which measure supports the use of the consultant?
48.

A community hospital wants to determine why the average length of stay and overall outcomes
are poor for its mental health unit.
Which two decision-making strategies should be used to support hiring a consultant in this
situation?
49.
A local hospital wants to compare its performance with another hospital to continue
demonstrating superior performance. The executive team has decided to seek the help of an
internal consultant who is familiar with the projected growth in the area.