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Test Bank For Introduction to Medical SurgicalNursing 6th Edition by Linton !!!
11.) In public health, attention is focused on:
p.2-3
-emphasizing patients' rights
-improving health of aggregates
-increasing cost-sharing
-decreasing home health care - improving health of aggregates
12.) Since the beginning of cost-effective health care methods starting with DRGs, what
method of health care delivery today is aimed at cost-effectiveness?
p.2
-ambulatory care
-long-term care
-managed health care
-extended care - managed health care
13.) Which of the following are outpatient settings? (select all that apply)
p.3-8
-physicians' offices
-ambulatory surgery centers
-emergency departments
-rehabilitation centers
-long-term care facilities
-mammography centers - -physicians' offices
-ambulatory surgery centers
-mammography centers
14.) one aim of primary prevention is to:
p.2
-promote health
-detect disease early
-treat disease to improve patient outcomes
-prevent complications of disease - promote health
15.) What is one of the purposes of the Affordable Care Act?
,p.2
-increase treatment of persons requiring acute care in hospitals
-decrease the number of medical procedures for patients with chronic conditions
-expand palliative and hospice care to all Americans
-prevent insurance companies from denying coverage on the basis of preexisting
conditions - prevent insurance companies from denying coverage on the basis of
preexisting conditions
16.) The effects of managed care include:
p. 2
-increase in a fee for service
-decrease in home health care
-decreased focus on wellness
-increased focus on prevention - increased focus on prevention
17.) What accounts for the majority of preventable medical errors? (select all that apply)
p.12
-individual carelessness
-system problems
-health care process problems
-lack of concentration
-overworked nursing staff - -System problems
-health care process problems
18.) Which are aims for the 21st Century Health Care System cited in the IOM's
Crossing the Quality Chasm? (select all that apply)
p.12-13
-Safe
-Effective
-Efficient
-Comprehensive
-Patient-centered
-Cost-contained - -safe
-effective
-efficient
-patient-centered
1.) The nurse attended an in-service program on QSEN. Which are true statements
related to QSEN? (select all that apply)
p.12-13
-Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers
, -Use technology to mitigate error and support decision-making
-Integrate best current evidence when providing nursing care
-Reduce waits and harmful delays for patients and providers
-Avoid waste of equipment, supplies, and energy
-Provide care that is equitable - -Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers
-Use technology to mitigate error and support decision-making
-Integrate best current evidence when providing nursing care
2.) At a nursing staff meeting, cost containment is being discussed. What factors
contribute to the nurse's role in cost containment? (select all that apply)
p.11-12
-nurses experience firsthand the organizational decisions made to control spending
-nurses emphasize safe and effective nursing care
-nurses participate in patient-centered care
-nurses provide private nursing care when needed
-nurses identify strategies to streamline care and provide quality care within limited
resources - -nurses experience firsthand the organizational decisions made to control
spending
-nurses identify strategies to streamline care and provide quality care with limited
resources
3.) The nurse is working in a hospital, which has added a geriatric evaluation and
management (GEM) unit and an acute care for elders (ACE) unit. Which is a benefit of
adding specialty units designed for older adults, such as GEM and ACE units, to acute
care settings?
p.3
-implement cost-containment strategies
-provide positive effects on patient mortality
-increase rates of discharge to nursing homes
-begin discharge planning with interdisciplinary team the week before discharge -
provide positive effects on patient mortality
4.) The nurse has just started working for a home health care agency. Why does the
demand for professional home health care services continue to increase for all age
categories? (select all that apply)
p.4
-ambulatory surgery center services are decreasing
-health care costs are decreasing
-managed health care is focused on acute care
-hospitals are reducing the length of hospital stays
-there is an increased need for prescription drugs
-there is a trend toward early discharge with needs for special care - -hospitals are
reducing the length of hospital stays
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