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Subject – NURSING MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Topic – Planning Nursing Services

🟢 Easy Level

Q1. What is the first step in the planning process? (PYQ – NORCET)
a) Setting objectives
b) Budgeting
c) Delegation
d) Evaluation

Q2. Planning in nursing helps to: (PYQ – GNM 2022)
a) Avoid staff hiring
b) Improve patient discomfort
c) Use resources efficiently
d) Ignore protocol

Q3. The purpose of planning is to:
a) Delay decisions
b) Create confusion
c) Forecast future needs
d) Avoid responsibilities

Q4. Which of the following is a feature of planning? (PYQ – RRB)
a) Past-focused
b) Random
c) Goal-oriented
d) Unstructured

Q5. Which type of planning is used for short-term daily activities?
a) Strategic
b) Operational
c) Contingency
d) Tactical

Q6. The process of planning is: (PYQ – BSc Nursing)
a) Static
b) One-time only
c) Continuous
d) Unnecessary

Q7. Strategic planning in nursing is focused on:
a) Emergency situations
b) Short-term staffing
c) Long-term goals
d) Patient satisfaction

Q8. Which of the following is an example of contingency planning? (PYQ – DSSSB 2021)
a) Preparing for staff absence
b) Preparing budget
c) Assigning duties
d) Preparing patient charts

Q9. Planning is classified under which management function? (PYQ – AIIMS Nursing Officer)
a) Organizing
b) Directing
c) Planning
d) Controlling

Q10. Which tool is used to analyze strengths and weaknesses during planning? (PYQ – ESIC)
a) Budget analysis
b) SWOT analysis
c) Inventory management
d) Job evaluation

🟡 Medium Level

Q11. Operational planning is usually done by:
a) Board of directors
b) Middle-level managers
c) Government officers
d) Patients

Q12. The nurse manager prepares a weekly duty roster. This is an example of: (PYQ – GNM 2023)
a) Strategic planning
b) Operational planning
c) Financial planning
d) Disaster planning

Q13. Planning improves: (PYQ – NORCET)
a) Conflicts among nurses
b) Work efficiency
c) Miscommunication
d) Workload

Q14. The final step in the planning process is: (PYQ – RRB)
a) Execution
b) Evaluation
c) Forecasting
d) Training

Q15. Which type of planning includes preparing for future pandemics?
a) Operational
b) Strategic
c) Contingency
d) Short-term

🟡 Medium Level

Q16. Which of the following is NOT a principle of planning?
a) Flexibility
b) Continuity
c) Randomness
d) Accuracy

Q17. Forecasting in planning helps to: (PYQ – DSSSB)
a) Identify past errors
b) Improve decoration
c) Predict future needs
d) Replace documentation

Q18. A budget plan is most closely associated with which type of planning? (PYQ – GNM 2022)
a) Operational planning
b) Contingency planning
c) Financial planning
d) Strategic planning

Q19. An example of strategic planning is:
a) Monthly staff duty schedule
b) Annual expansion of ICU
c) Weekly food menu
d) Stocking medicines daily

Q20. What is the most important requirement before planning?
a) Implementation
b) Evaluation
c) Goal setting
d) Casual discussion

Q21. Which planning technique is used to identify obstacles and outcomes? (PYQ – RRB)
a) Role play
b) SWOT
c) Job chart
d) Patient round

Q22. In disaster planning, a nurse is assigned to handle triage. This reflects:
a) Financial planning
b) Routine planning
c) Contingency planning
d) None of the above

Q23. One of the main characteristics of planning is: (PYQ – NORCET)
a) It ignores resources
b) It increases confusion
c) It is goal-oriented
d) It happens after action

Q24. Which of the following best describes “tactical planning”?
a) Plan for long-term strategy
b) Emergency response
c) Specific departments’ mid-term plan
d) Plan with no deadline

Q25. A nurse in-charge creates a plan for daily documentation and report writing. This is: (PYQ – BSc Nursing)
a) Contingency planning
b) Strategic planning
c) Operational planning
d) Long-term planning

🔴 Hard Level

Q26. Why is evaluation important after planning? (PYQ – NORCET)
a) It helps to blame staff
b) It adds extra workload
c) It measures plan effectiveness
d) It replaces meetings

Q27. Strategic planning is usually carried out by:
a) Lower-level staff
b) Head nurse only
c) Top management
d) Patients

Q28. One major barrier in planning is:
a) Limited vision
b) Excess staff
c) Extra time
d) Patient recovery

Q29. Which of the following planning approaches is most detailed? (PYQ – AIIMS)
a) Strategic
b) Tactical
c) Operational
d) Contingency

Q30. The role of a nurse manager in planning includes all EXCEPT:
a) Identifying resources
b) Setting priorities
c) Ignoring goals
d) Coordinating staff

🔴 Hard Level

Q31. What is the first step in the nursing planning process? (PYQ – NORCET)
a) Implementation
b) Problem identification
c) Goal formulation
d) Data collection

Q32. Who is responsible for strategic planning in a hospital?
a) Staff nurse
b) Patient relatives
c) Hospital administration
d) Ward boy

Q33. Gantt chart is a planning tool used mainly for: (PYQ – ESIC)
a) Goal setting
b) Budgeting
c) Scheduling activities
d) Forecasting future events

Q34. A nurse uses a decision tree to evaluate a plan. This is an example of:
a) Informal planning
b) Strategic planning
c) Quantitative planning
d) Backward planning

Q35. Which of the following is NOT a step in planning process?
a) Set objectives
b) Identify resources
c) Implementation
d) Budget auditing

Q36. Long-term planning generally covers a period of:
a) 1 week
b) 1–2 months
c) 1–5 years
d) 10 days

Q37. In nursing service planning, PERT chart is used to: (PYQ – NORCET)
a) Arrange nursing schedules
b) Analyze workload
c) Monitor patient vitals
d) Plan and control projects

Q38. When plans fail due to lack of communication, the issue lies in:
a) Technical skill
b) Human relation skill
c) Planning structure
d) Evaluation technique

Q39. A daily duty roster is part of which planning type?
a) Tactical
b) Strategic
c) Operational
d) Budgetary

Q40. The ultimate goal of planning in nursing services is to:
a) Reduce salaries
b) Provide excellent patient care
c) Recruit new staff
d) Remove unskilled workers

🟢 Easy + Mixed Recall Questions

Q41. Which of the following is a planning tool? (PYQ – BSc Nursing)
a) Triage chart
b) Forecasting
c) Inventory
d) Assessment chart

Q42. What is contingency planning mainly used for?
a) Daily updates
b) Handling predictable events
c) Emergency situations
d) Celebrations

Q43. Operational planning focuses on: (PYQ – State PSC)
a) Budget allocation
b) Strategic decisions
c) Routine day-to-day work
d) Policy framing

Q44. The key feature of a SMART goal is that it should be:
a) Complex
b) Rigid
c) Measurable
d) Expensive

Q45. A nurse plans to reduce patient fall incidents in a month. This is an example of:
a) Strategic planning
b) No planning
c) Short-term operational planning
d) General evaluation

Q46. When planning is ignored in an organization:
a) Staff is more productive
b) Errors are minimized
c) Chaos and inefficiency increase
d) Financial savings increase

Q47. Which of the following improves planning effectiveness?
a) Avoiding feedback
b) Ignoring team input
c) Including staff in goal setting
d) Fixed mindset

Q48. Planning can help in: (PYQ – AIIMS 2020)
a) Increasing absenteeism
b) Wasting resources
c) Achieving objectives efficiently
d) Delaying work

Q49. Which planning involves long-term projections for entire organization?
a) Tactical
b) Strategic
c) Operational
d) Unit planning

Q50. Nurse leader develops an emergency evacuation protocol. It’s an example of: (PYQ – NORCET)
a) Staffing
b) Routine duty
c) Contingency planning
d) Strategic evaluation

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