What should a nurse working in a public nonprofit hospital understand?
1. The hospital is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
2. The hospital provides care only if the patient has the ability to pay.
3. Federal, state, or local governments govern this type of hospital.
4. The hospital is owned by a voluntary board of trustees.
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While discharging a patient from the hospital, the case manager should be concerned with what kind of follow-up care?
1. Provision of intensive care
2. Linking the patient to appropriate resources
3. Direct provision of primary care
4. Billing for DRGs
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What do diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) establish?
1. The nursing care plan
2. Pretreatment diagnosis billing categories and fee schedule
3. Private health insurance premiums
4. The need for the primary care physician to be consulted
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What has been one of the major changes in health care?
1. More care delivered by physicians
2. Fewer nurse practitioners
3. The emphasis on health promotion and wellness
4. Hospital administrators who are nurses
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How does the World Health Organization define health?
1. Physical fitness and positive self-concept
2. A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
3. Being well
4. The absence of disease
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What health care shift from centralized biomedical centers did the American Nurses Association identify to address cost containment?
1. Academic health centers
2. HMOs
3. Community nursing centers
4. Case management
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Which are considered barriers to the access of health care by Americans?
1. Cost of care
2. Community health centers
3. Lack of research for evidence-based practice
4. The use of nurse practitioners
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To what does resource management for nurses refer?
1. Licensure of RNs
2. Hiring of personnel
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Cost-effective approaches to quality care
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What has shaped many of the changes in health care affecting nurses?
1. The American Medical Association
2. The U.S. Congress
3. Nursing Agenda for Health Care Reform
4. Third-party payers
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What is the ability to access relevant information at the patient’s bedside considered?
1. Information systems at the point of care
2. Personal computerization
3. Digital communication
4. Equipment networking
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