Question 1

Identify a type of care delivery model that is task oriented in that each person performs a specific job to meet a particular need of the unit.

Accepted Answer

A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing 
A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing D

Question 2

What is a type of care delivery model based on a decentralized organizational system that emphasizes close interdisciplinary collaboration?

Accepted Answer

A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing 
A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing A

Question 3

Which methods are used by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to reduce the cost of health-care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A) Increasing the number of diagnostic studies to detect diseases early 
B) Encouraging clients to remain in the hospital longer so that they can recover completely and not be readmitted 
C) Referring more clients to specialists so that complex health-care problems can be treated better 
D) Providing more health-promotion and illness-prevention services 
A) Increasing the number of diagnostic studies to detect diseases early 
B) Encouraging clients to remain in the hospital longer so that they can recover completely and not be readmitted 
C) Referring more clients to specialists so that complex health-care problems can be treated better 
D) Providing more health-promotion and illness-prevention services D

Question 4

Select from the list below all components that are found in the Canadian Federal-Provincial Arrangements and Established Programs Financing Act.

Accepted Answer

A) Per capita payments are made on the basis of previous expenditures and adjusted regularly in relation to the Gross National Product (GNP). 
B) No out-of-pocket expenses are required for any health care. 
C) Tax points are transferred by the federal government, allowing provinces to reduce their tax contribution to the federal government and at the same time increase the portion of tax collected at the provincial level. 
D) Equalization of tax points is distributed among poorer provinces. 
E) Coverage is not extended to government employees because they have their own system of health-care payment.
F)Additional per capita payments are indexed to help pay for nursing home, residential care, home care, and ambulatory care. 
A) Per capita payments are made on the basis of previous expenditures and adjusted regularly in relation to the Gross National Product (GNP). 
B) No out-of-pocket expenses are required for any health care. 
C) Tax points are transferred by the federal government, allowing provinces to reduce their tax contribution to the federal government and at the same time increase the portion of tax collected at the provincial level. 
D) Equalization of tax points is distributed among poorer provinces. 
E) Coverage is not extended to government employees because they have their own system of health-care payment.
F)Additional per capita payments are indexed to help pay for nursing home, residential care, home care, and ambulatory care.

Question 5

What is a major problem identified with self-insured health-care plans?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased cost to the members 
B) Shielding from many state tax regulations 
C) Exclusion of potential employees based on their health history 
D) Elimination of outside regulators to supervise private insurance plans 
A) Increased cost to the members 
B) Shielding from many state tax regulations 
C) Exclusion of potential employees based on their health history 
D) Elimination of outside regulators to supervise private insurance plans

Question 6

What is the primary goal of using the Six Sigma process in the health-care setting?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing a reliable process of care in all cases by eliminating errors 
B) Helping nurses increase the number of clients they can safely care for 
C) Increasing data collection used in evidenced-based practice 
D) Organizing client care based on a reliable statistical model 
A) Providing a reliable process of care in all cases by eliminating errors 
B) Helping nurses increase the number of clients they can safely care for 
C) Increasing data collection used in evidenced-based practice 
D) Organizing client care based on a reliable statistical model

Question 7

The primary difference between HMOs and independent practice associations (IPAs) is that under the IPA system:

Accepted Answer

A) Physicians lose much of their control over health-care delivery 
B) Clients pay on fee-for-service basis rather than prepaid premiums 
C) Nurses receive reimbursement on an individual basis for the care they provide 
D) The number of services provided is not limited 
A) Physicians lose much of their control over health-care delivery 
B) Clients pay on fee-for-service basis rather than prepaid premiums 
C) Nurses receive reimbursement on an individual basis for the care they provide 
D) The number of services provided is not limited

Question 8

Identify a type of care delivery model that focuses on the whole person and gives the nurse responsibility for all of the client's nursing needs.

Accepted Answer

A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing 
A) Modular nursing 
B) Team nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing

Question 9

Identify where diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are primarily used.

Accepted Answer

A) Private insurance companies 
B) Prospective payment systems 
C) Retrospective payment systems 
D) Current reimbursement systems 
A) Private insurance companies 
B) Prospective payment systems 
C) Retrospective payment systems 
D) Current reimbursement systems

Question 10

What is the most important reason why nurses should be familiar with health-care reimbursement methods?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows nurses to be informed client advocates. 
B) Nursing care plans can be developed based on financial incentives to lower costs. 
C) Nurses can decide which tests do and do not need to be conducted for particular clients. 
D) Decisions can be made about when a client can be discharged based on reimbursement restrictions. 
A) It allows nurses to be informed client advocates. 
B) Nursing care plans can be developed based on financial incentives to lower costs. 
C) Nurses can decide which tests do and do not need to be conducted for particular clients. 
D) Decisions can be made about when a client can be discharged based on reimbursement restrictions.

Question 11

What is a result of past difficulties with the Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance plans?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased emphasis on preventative health care 
B) Involvement of the hospital boards of directors to lower costs 
C) More private insurance companies administering Blue Cross/Blue Shield programs 
D) Transfer of more power to physicians' groups to monitor the flow of money within the program 
A) Increased emphasis on preventative health care 
B) Involvement of the hospital boards of directors to lower costs 
C) More private insurance companies administering Blue Cross/Blue Shield programs 
D) Transfer of more power to physicians' groups to monitor the flow of money within the program

Question 12

Which demographic factor has the most significant effect on the health-care delivery system of the future?

Accepted Answer

A) The large numbers of babies being born to minority women 
B) The increasing use of alcohol and tobacco among teenagers 
C) The rapidly increasing average age of the population 
D) The oversupply of nurses 
A) The large numbers of babies being born to minority women 
B) The increasing use of alcohol and tobacco among teenagers 
C) The rapidly increasing average age of the population 
D) The oversupply of nurses

Question 13

What is the primary advantage of the case method of care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A) It is inexpensive and cost effective. 
B) It allows several health-care providers trained at different levels to provide care at the same time. 
C) It gives nurses a high degree of autonomy and responsibility. 
D) It allows nurses with minimal education to provide high-quality care for all clients. 
A) It is inexpensive and cost effective. 
B) It allows several health-care providers trained at different levels to provide care at the same time. 
C) It gives nurses a high degree of autonomy and responsibility. 
D) It allows nurses with minimal education to provide high-quality care for all clients.

Question 14

What is the primary focus of nurse-run clinics?

Accepted Answer

A) Health promotion 
B) Disease cure 
C) Pregnancy counseling services 
D) Cost control 
A) Health promotion 
B) Disease cure 
C) Pregnancy counseling services 
D) Cost control

Question 15

Select from the list below the primary goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010.

Accepted Answer

A) Increase the tax rate on the wealthy 
B) Addressing inequities in insurance coverage 
C) Helping the struggling elderly 
D) Providing a way to insure all Americans 
E) Increasing the number of large hospitals
F)Breaking the insurance industry's strangle hold on health care 
A) Increase the tax rate on the wealthy 
B) Addressing inequities in insurance coverage 
C) Helping the struggling elderly 
D) Providing a way to insure all Americans 
E) Increasing the number of large hospitals
F)Breaking the insurance industry's strangle hold on health care

Question 16

Which element is usually excluded in the current trend toward decentralized health care?

Accepted Answer

A) Provision of care on an outpatient basis 
B) Emphasis on the cure of illness 
C) Promotion of responsible self-care practices 
D) Cost containment measures by health-care providers 
A) Provision of care on an outpatient basis 
B) Emphasis on the cure of illness 
C) Promotion of responsible self-care practices 
D) Cost containment measures by health-care providers

Question 17

What is the key element in the horizontal integration of health-care services?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of a fee-for-service method of payment 
B) One hospital providing the entire scope of services, so clients can be cared for without referral outside the system 
C) Several health-care agencies working together to cut costs by sharing resources 
D) The development of clinics outside the hospital to provide services traditionally found in the hospital 
A) The use of a fee-for-service method of payment 
B) One hospital providing the entire scope of services, so clients can be cared for without referral outside the system 
C) Several health-care agencies working together to cut costs by sharing resources 
D) The development of clinics outside the hospital to provide services traditionally found in the hospital

Question 18

Cross-trained personnel are an integral part of which of the following care delivery models?

Accepted Answer

A) Team nursing 
B) Modular nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing 
A) Team nursing 
B) Modular nursing 
C) Primary care nursing 
D) Functional nursing

Question 19

What is acute care of sick persons that is provided in hospitals called?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary intervention 
B) Secondary intervention 
C) Tertiary intervention 
D) Assistive intervention 
A) Primary intervention 
B) Secondary intervention 
C) Tertiary intervention 
D) Assistive intervention

Question 20

The ________________health-care system uses tax dollars to pay for health services through health insurance available from a nonprofit agency (e.g., government).Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________________health-care system uses tax dollars to...

Exam 18: Health-Care Delivery Systems

Identify a type of care delivery model that is task oriented in that each person performs a specific job to meet a particular need of the unit.

What is a type of care delivery model based on a decentralized organizational system that emphasizes close interdisciplinary collaboration?

Which methods are used by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to reduce the cost of health-care delivery?

Select from the list below all components that are found in the Canadian Federal-Provincial Arrangements and Established Programs Financing Act.

What is a major problem identified with self-insured health-care plans?

What is the primary goal of using the Six Sigma process in the health-care setting?

The primary difference between HMOs and independent practice associations (IPAs) is that under the IPA system:

Identify a type of care delivery model that focuses on the whole person and gives the nurse responsibility for all of the client's nursing needs.

Identify where diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are primarily used.

What is the most important reason why nurses should be familiar with health-care reimbursement methods?

What is a result of past difficulties with the Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance plans?

Which demographic factor has the most significant effect on the health-care delivery system of the future?

What is the primary advantage of the case method of care delivery?

What is the primary focus of nurse-run clinics?

Select from the list below the primary goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010.

Which element is usually excluded in the current trend toward decentralized health care?

What is the key element in the horizontal integration of health-care services?

Cross-trained personnel are an integral part of which of the following care delivery models?

What is acute care of sick persons that is provided in hospitals called?

The ________________health-care system uses tax dollars to pay for health services through health insurance available from a nonprofit agency (e.g., government).Multiple Response Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.

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