Vulnerability Assessment Quiz: Hospital General

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1. Our hospital has conducted an Employee Opinion Survey during the last 12 months.
2. We have had a staff reduction (layoff) during the past 12 months.
2a. We anticipate a staff reduction in the upcoming 6 months.
3. We have frozen salaries across the board or for select groups during the past 6 months.
3a. We anticipate a salary freeze for some or all of our employees during the next 6 months.
4. We have a Conflict Resolution Procedure (Grievance Procedure) as part of our Human Resources policies.
4a. Our Conflict Resolution Procedure includes “Peer Review” or outside arbitration.
5. We have received an NLRB unfair labor practice charge(s) during the past 3 months.
6. Our hospital has a No Solicitation/No Distribution policy.
6a. Our hospital acquiesces to, or condones exceptions to our No Solicitation/No Distribution policy.
7. Non-employees and visitors are permitted to use the same cafeteria as our employees.
8. We have a “merit pay” system.
9. We have changed CEOs during the past 3 months.
10. Frequently we hear complaints about inadequate supplies or equipment.
11. Frequently we hear complaints about inadequate staffing.
12. Our employees are our best referral system for new hires.
13. We have a hospital-sponsored child care program.
13a. We have a written policy on HIV/AIDS.
14. Registered Nurses have received a disproportionately higher pay raise in the past 6 months.
15. We employ LPNs.
16. We employ Nursing Assistants (Aides).
17. Staff meetings for all employees are conducted at least once per month.
18. Staff meeting minutes are published with corrective action noted about problems which surface.
19. We have on-going in-house management training programs.
20. Our managers have attended an employee relations in-service during the past 6 months.
21. There have been changes to our health insurance policies (either type of coverage or amount of employee contribution) during the past 6 months.
22. It has been reported that employees are casually using collective bargaining type language, such as seniority, grievance, and arbitration.
23. It has been reported that employees are “clamming up” in situations where they normally are quite vocal.
24. A more than normal frequency of employee “huddles” have been reported.
25. There have been incidents of “concerted activity” (petitions, requests for group meetings, informal representations) reported in the last 3 months.
26. A hospital(s) in our area has been “hit” by union organizing in the past 6 months.
27. Our CEO and his/her direct reports are visible and accessible to staff employees.
28. Employees at our hospital bring problems to administration’s attention.
29. We seldom hear (concerning a negative matter), “It’s always been like that here.”
30. We allow employee access to the decision making process via Employee Advisory Committees, etc.
31. Physicians, in the main, see our employees as “partners” in providing patient care.
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