A nurse answers phone questions related to health care questions and to triage the need for urgent care of member patients. Established patient guidelines are used to educate, direct, or provide follow-up. The nurse is providing care via:
a. telehealth.
b. clinical pathways.
c. functional nursing.
d. case management.
A nursing unit is comparing team nursing to the partnership model and finds that:
a. with the partnership model, an RN does not have to be part of the mix.
b. leadership abilities of the RN is a major determinant of effectiveness of care for both models.
c. the RN teaches the LPN/LVN or unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) how to apply the nursing process in team nursing.
d. with team nursing the RN cares for the patient while the team members work with the family or significant others.
A nurse groups patients with criteria such as high risk for falls, infection protocols, and special communication needs to determine the mix and number of staff needed on a telemetry unit. The nurse is using:
a. a patient classification system to determine safe staffing levels.
b. diagnostic-related groups for Medicare billing.
c. case management to coordinate care.
d. clinical pathways to determine care.
A nurse makes patient care assignments as follows: RN 1 has rooms 200-210; RN2 has rooms 211-221; RN3 has room 222-232.
The two unlicensed assistive personnel have half the rooms, with one assigned to 200-215 and the second to 216-232. The care delivery model used in this situation is:
a. team.
b. primary.
c. partnership.
d. modular.
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