Question 1

Which two types of care delivery models are commonly used in managed care?

Accepted Answer

A) Functional and team nursing 
B) Case management and functional nursing 
C) Modular nursing and primary care nursing 
D) Case management and primary care nursing 
A) Functional and team nursing 
B) Case management and functional nursing 
C) Modular nursing and primary care nursing 
D) Case management and primary care nursing

Question 2

Identify the factor that is most important in the increased development of alternative ambulatory services.

Accepted Answer

A) Increased length of hospital stays 
B) New technology that enables complicated and dangerous procedures to be performed on an outpatient basis 
C) Consumer demand for more technology in the cure of disease 
D) Establishment of satellite clinics in suburbs and rural communities 
A) Increased length of hospital stays 
B) New technology that enables complicated and dangerous procedures to be performed on an outpatient basis 
C) Consumer demand for more technology in the cure of disease 
D) Establishment of satellite clinics in suburbs and rural communities

Question 3

Identify a negative effect of the centralization of health care in hospitals rather than the home setting.

Accepted Answer

A) Minimized individual responsibility 
B) Increased concerns about the cost of health care 
C) Professionalization of nursing 
D) Increased reliance on advanced technology 
A) Minimized individual responsibility 
B) Increased concerns about the cost of health care 
C) Professionalization of nursing 
D) Increased reliance on advanced technology

Question 4

Which care delivery model takes a unified approach to client care, involving different levels of care providers working together to achieve client health-care goals?

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 5

Identify the most significant element in the continued rise in health-care costs in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) Expensive new technology 
B) Increasing need for long-term care 
C) Lack of motivation for consumers to comparison shop 
D) Expensive new medications 
A) Expensive new technology 
B) Increasing need for long-term care 
C) Lack of motivation for consumers to comparison shop 
D) Expensive new medications

Question 6

Select from the list below the phases used in the Six Sigma process.

Accepted Answer

A) Define 
B) Measure 
C) Verify 
D) Analyze 
E) Implement
F)Control 
A) Define 
B) Measure 
C) Verify 
D) Analyze 
E) Implement
F)Control

Question 7

The major advantage that preferred provider organization (PPO) payment systems have over HMOs is that the PPOs:

Accepted Answer

A) Extend benefits beyond the use of their services at an increased rate 
B) Require copayment fees each time a service is rendered 
C) Have services that are used by a smaller number of clients, which reduces the wait for services 
D) Have a system that reduces costs more 
A) Extend benefits beyond the use of their services at an increased rate 
B) Require copayment fees each time a service is rendered 
C) Have services that are used by a smaller number of clients, which reduces the wait for services 
D) Have a system that reduces costs more

Which two types of care delivery models are commonly used in managed care?

Identify the factor that is most important in the increased development of alternative ambulatory services.

Identify a negative effect of the centralization of health care in hospitals rather than the home setting.

Which care delivery model takes a unified approach to client care, involving different levels of care providers working together to achieve client health-care goals?

Identify the most significant element in the continued rise in health-care costs in the United States.

Select from the list below the phases used in the Six Sigma process.

The major advantage that preferred provider organization (PPO) payment systems have over HMOs is that the PPOs:

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

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Exam 18: Health-Care Delivery Systems

Which two types of care delivery models are commonly used in managed care?

Identify the factor that is most important in the increased development of alternative ambulatory services.

Identify a negative effect of the centralization of health care in hospitals rather than the home setting.

Which care delivery model takes a unified approach to client care, involving different levels of care providers working together to achieve client health-care goals?

Identify the most significant element in the continued rise in health-care costs in the United States.

Select from the list below the phases used in the Six Sigma process.

The major advantage that preferred provider organization (PPO) payment systems have over HMOs is that the PPOs:

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Ethics in Nursing

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

Filters