QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉The nurse's role in the process of utilization review was a direct result
of which federal health policy? Answer: The creation of Diagnosis-
Related Groups (DRGs)
◉It is true that the Department of Health and Human Resources is a part
of the Executive branch of the federal government and: Answer:
manages federally funded health care programs passed by Congress
◉Which organization represents nurses and addresses health care issues
on a national level? Answer: American Nurses Association (ANA)
◉A reliable private source of information about major health issues and
health care reform is the: Answer: Kaiser Family Foundation
◉Starting in the 1960's the rapid introduction of technically advanced
health care diagnostics and treatment procedures contributed negatively
to: Answer: The cost of health care services
, ◉When an unemployed, blind adult requires medical treatment but
cannot afford the services, the nurse suggests that the client is possibly
eligible for: Answer: Medicaid
◉The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
projects that within the next 10 years: Answer: all Americans will have
health care insurance available to them
◉When hospitals receive payment for services based on the pay-for-
performance model, the nurses' role is to: Answer: provide client care
that helps ensure positive health outcomes
◉An example of nursing's influence on outcome management through
consumer empowerment would include: Answer: providing a post
surgical client with education regarding the early signs of incisional
infection
◉A nurse reflects on a question. "What would be important to me if i
was told my cancer was terminal?" demonstrates: Answer: a nurse
engaging in value clarification
◉Normally, by what developmental milestone is a person expected to
have learned there are consequences for making bad decisions? Answer:
school age