Advanced practice nurse entrepreneurs in a multidisciplinary surgical-assisting partnership

AORN Journal, Sept, 2005 by Linda DeCarlo

a. true

b. false

2. Nurse practitioners, CNSs, and physician assistants are paid--% of the surgeon's Medicare reimbursement.

a. 10

b. 13.6

c. 16

d. 18.6

3. Characteristics of entrepreneurs include

1. an appetite for hard work.

2. ability to accept and thrive on change.

3. ability to let independence be secondary to profits.

4. discipline.

5. good judgment.

6. self confidence.

a. 1, 3, and 5

b. 2, 4, and 6

c. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6

d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

4. The most valuable interpersonal skill for entrepreneurs is

a. accommodation.

b. ability to manage conflict.

c. listening.

d. compromise.

5. The term partnership in business can be defined as

1. a contractual relationship between two or more people in a joint enterprise.

2. sharing, not necessarily equally, in profits and losses of an organization.

3. a voluntary contractual relationship between competent people.

4. sharing equally in profits and losses of an organization.

a. 1 and 4

b. 2 and 3

c. 1, 2, and 3

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

6. A partnership is a horizontal form of organization.

a. true

b. false

7. When goals are negatively linked,

1. competition exists.

2. if one moves forward, others do also.

3. if one person moves forward, others are less likely to reach their goals.

4. people fail to assist each other, suffer setbacks, and feel demoralized.

a. 1 and 3

b. 2 and 4

c. 1, 3, and 4

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

8. The first step to establishing a multidisciplinary surgical-assisting partnership in a community is to

a. identify an appropriate office coordinator.

b. define the target hospital, physicians, and geographic areas.

c. market surgical-assisting services.

d. continually reassess the health care environment and community needs.

9. Measures of success for an advanced practice nurse surgical-assisting entrepreneur are

1. financial achievement.

2. personal satisfaction.

3. service to the community.

4. spiritual growth.

a. 1 and 3

b. 2 and 4

c. 3 and 4

d. 1, 2, and 3

10. For an APN partnership to remain successful, its members should

1. add group members with expertise in different specialties or different educational backgrounds to add strength to the entire group.

2. routinely reassess the needs of the community, potential clients, and competitors as the market place changes.

3. expand services to new geographic territories, additional facilities, or new surgeons who move to the area to increase procedure volume.

4. stay abreast of current trends in order to adapt and implement business plans that respond to changing developments.

a. 1 and 3

b. 2 and 4

c. 1, 2, and 3

d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

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