VNSG 1304 EXAM 4 STUDY GUIDE
Apprenticeship - Answers -learning by doing
Aseptically - Answers -without introducing infectious material
Capitated cost - Answers -A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health
network each year
Clinical practice guidelines - Answers -the product of evidence-based research, and
they serve as a way for nurses to implement the evidence-based practices
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - Answers -A hospital receives a set amount of
money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis
Created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain rising health care cost
Evidence-based nursing - Answers -Describes nursing care that uses the best research
evidence coupled with the clinical expertise of the clinician, considering the values of
the patient
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - Answers -A type of group practice that
enrolls patients for a set fee per month and provides a limited network of doctors,
hospitals, and other health care providers from which to choose.
Implement - Answers -To put into action; execute
Interventions - Answers -actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or
prevent illness
Invasive procedures - Answers -procedures that require entry into a body cavity
Nursing process - Answers -a deliberate problem-solving approach for meeting
people's health care and nursing needs; common components are assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Nursing theory - Answers -Statement about relationships among concepts or facts,
based on existing information.
Practice acts - Answers -Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the
legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education
needed for licensure.
Preferred Provider Organization (PPOs) - Answers -offer a discount on fees in return
for a large pool of potential patients
Apprenticeship - Answers -learning by doing
Aseptically - Answers -without introducing infectious material
Capitated cost - Answers -A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health
network each year
Clinical practice guidelines - Answers -the product of evidence-based research, and
they serve as a way for nurses to implement the evidence-based practices
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - Answers -A hospital receives a set amount of
money for a patient who is hospitalized with a certain diagnosis
Created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain rising health care cost
Evidence-based nursing - Answers -Describes nursing care that uses the best research
evidence coupled with the clinical expertise of the clinician, considering the values of
the patient
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) - Answers -A type of group practice that
enrolls patients for a set fee per month and provides a limited network of doctors,
hospitals, and other health care providers from which to choose.
Implement - Answers -To put into action; execute
Interventions - Answers -actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or
prevent illness
Invasive procedures - Answers -procedures that require entry into a body cavity
Nursing process - Answers -a deliberate problem-solving approach for meeting
people's health care and nursing needs; common components are assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Nursing theory - Answers -Statement about relationships among concepts or facts,
based on existing information.
Practice acts - Answers -Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the
legal requirements and titles for nursing licensure, and establishes the education
needed for licensure.
Preferred Provider Organization (PPOs) - Answers -offer a discount on fees in return
for a large pool of potential patients
