Question 1

Tracy is an RN case manager who interfaces between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.Tracy's responsibilities most likely would include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Managing physician-led research. 
B)  Monitoring physician documentation of the need for medical care. 
C)  Determining which services are designated fee-for-service. 
D)  Identifying errors in physician diagnoses. 
A)  Managing physician-led research. 
B)  Monitoring physician documentation of the need for medical care. 
C)  Determining which services are designated fee-for-service. 
D)  Identifying errors in physician diagnoses.

Question 2

The Wellington Mental Health Institute is fully accredited by the AOA and not directly by the CMS.This means that the Wellington facility:

Accepted Answer

A)  Could not accept mental health patients who were Medicare beneficiaries. 
B)  Would be able to care for only Medicaid and not Medicare beneficiaries. 
C)  Has not met the standards set by the CMS as determined by an external review panel. 
D)  Has been reviewed and accredited by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS. 
A)  Could not accept mental health patients who were Medicare beneficiaries. 
B)  Would be able to care for only Medicaid and not Medicare beneficiaries. 
C)  Has not met the standards set by the CMS as determined by an external review panel. 
D)  Has been reviewed and accredited by the AOA, which is a deeming authority for CMS.

Question 3

With the help of a federal grant,the local school nurse has established a spreadsheet that contains relevant nursing data so that she can analyze children's health.School health programs are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasingly seen as primary care sites for children. 
B)  Providing only health education programs for children and their parents. 
C)  Capable only of providing referrals for health problems to primary care providers. 
D)  Funded exclusively by local authorities. 
A)  Increasingly seen as primary care sites for children. 
B)  Providing only health education programs for children and their parents. 
C)  Capable only of providing referrals for health problems to primary care providers. 
D)  Funded exclusively by local authorities.

Question 4

You are the nurse manager for a not-for-profit health service for the homeless and for drug users in an impoverished neighborhood.As the manager,your concern about sustainability is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The possibility of violence. 
B)  An increase in prescription drugs available for abuse. 
C)  Decisions of the public board. 
D)  An increase in uncompensated care events. 
A)  The possibility of violence. 
B)  An increase in prescription drugs available for abuse. 
C)  Decisions of the public board. 
D)  An increase in uncompensated care events.

Question 5

A nurse manager at a home healthcare service has resigned to take a position at a local ambulatory care center.She has been hired because of her expertise in TJC accreditation.To initiate the changes,the nurse manager has to be knowledgeable about the differences between a home healthcare institution and an ambulatory care center,which is a primary care institution.Primary care institutions are facilities that provide:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rehabilitative or long-term care. 
B)  Disease-restorative care. 
C)  First access to care. 
D)  Only outpatient services. 
A)  Rehabilitative or long-term care. 
B)  Disease-restorative care. 
C)  First access to care. 
D)  Only outpatient services.

Question 6

A group of patients with early Alzheimer's disease and their spouses approach you regarding help with the establishment of a local Alzheimer's Society for the support and education of affected individuals and their families.As a manager in an ambulatory care clinic,you would advise that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-help groups are, by nature, directed, funded, and led by those requiring help, and that the patients and families should need no help from your clinic. 
B)  Your healthcare organization will be pleased to help as long as your organization financially takes over responsibility for direction, leadership, and management. 
C)  Partnering with patients and families to provide self-help geriatric services is a growing trend in health care. 
D)  The services that the patients and spouses are proposing are likely being offered somewhere else already. 
A)  Self-help groups are, by nature, directed, funded, and led by those requiring help, and that the patients and families should need no help from your clinic. 
B)  Your healthcare organization will be pleased to help as long as your organization financially takes over responsibility for direction, leadership, and management. 
C)  Partnering with patients and families to provide self-help geriatric services is a growing trend in health care. 
D)  The services that the patients and spouses are proposing are likely being offered somewhere else already.

Tracy is an RN case manager who interfaces between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.Tracy's responsibilities most likely would include:

The Wellington Mental Health Institute is fully accredited by the AOA and not directly by the CMS.This means that the Wellington facility:

With the help of a federal grant,the local school nurse has established a spreadsheet that contains relevant nursing data so that she can analyze children's health.School health programs are:

You are the nurse manager for a not-for-profit health service for the homeless and for drug users in an impoverished neighborhood.As the manager,your concern about sustainability is related to:

A group of patients with early Alzheimer's disease and their spouses approach you regarding help with the establishment of a local Alzheimer's Society for the support and education of affected individuals and their families.As a manager in an ambulatory care clinic,you would advise that:

Leading, Managing, and Following

Patient Safety

Developing the Role of Leader

Developing the Role of Manager

Legal and Ethical Issues

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures

Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Power, Politics, and Influence

Caring,Communicating,and Managing With Technology

Managing Costs and Budgets

Care Delivery Strategies

Staffing and Scheduling

Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff

Strategic Planning, Goal-Setting, and Marketing

Leading Change

Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships

Collective Action

Managing Quality and Risk

Translating Research Into Practice

Consumer Relationships

Conflict: the Cutting Edge of Change

Managing Personalpersonnel Problems

Workplace Violence and Incivility

Delegation: An Art of Professional Practice

Role Transition

Self-Management: Stress and Time

Managing Your Career

Thriving for the Future

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Exam 7: Health Care Organizations

Tracy is an RN case manager who interfaces between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.Tracy's responsibilities most likely would include:

The Wellington Mental Health Institute is fully accredited by the AOA and not directly by the CMS.This means that the Wellington facility:

With the help of a federal grant,the local school nurse has established a spreadsheet that contains relevant nursing data so that she can analyze children's health.School health programs are:

You are the nurse manager for a not-for-profit health service for the homeless and for drug users in an impoverished neighborhood.As the manager,your concern about sustainability is related to:

A group of patients with early Alzheimer's disease and their spouses approach you regarding help with the establishment of a local Alzheimer's Society for the support and education of affected individuals and their families.As a manager in an ambulatory care clinic,you would advise that:

Leading, Managing, and Following

Patient Safety

Developing the Role of Leader

Developing the Role of Manager

Legal and Ethical Issues

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Understanding and Designing Organizational Structures

Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Power, Politics, and Influence

Caring,Communicating,and Managing With Technology

Managing Costs and Budgets

Care Delivery Strategies

Staffing and Scheduling

Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff

Strategic Planning, Goal-Setting, and Marketing

Leading Change

Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships

Collective Action

Managing Quality and Risk

Translating Research Into Practice

Consumer Relationships

Conflict: the Cutting Edge of Change

Managing Personalpersonnel Problems

Workplace Violence and Incivility

Delegation: An Art of Professional Practice

Role Transition

Self-Management: Stress and Time

Managing Your Career

Thriving for the Future

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