NUR 460 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
talking points - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-puts everyone on the same
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|page/consistency
provides clarity about what you want and why you want it
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contains contact information | |
ways nurses can advocate (8) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-letter writing
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attend hearings |
offer testimony |
letter to editor | |
visit legislators
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create talking pints/provide information
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pay attention to local issues and concerns
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join a professional organization
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strategies to advocate for nursing policy (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-do not use
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fully develop thoughts/exhaust all of the information available
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talking points take months to develop
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get as many expert opinions as you can
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build relationships
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,building relationships; rule of 5 contacts per year - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•send
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a thank you note for meeting and talking with you or voting in your favor
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•donate time or money to campaign | | | | |
•write a note of congratulations to the candidate that wins, regardless of how
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you voted and offer your expertise
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•copy news articles that might be of interest related to bill or issue
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•attend open house, coffee hours or town hall meetings
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heart failure readmission prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-13.4% patients
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readmitted within 0-3 Days | | |
31.7% patients readmitted within 0-7 Days
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61% patients readmitted within 0-15 Days
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higher prevalence = increased cost to medicare/insurance
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centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal agency
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that runs medicare
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changing the way medicare pays for hospital care
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rewards higher quality | |
-$1 billion in penalties since inception
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value based purchasing (VBP) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-designed to improve
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patient experience during hospitalization
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adjusts medicare reimbursement payments based on hospital performance
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comparing a performance period to a baseline period
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, CMS rewards acute care hospitals on the quality of care provided, NOT just the
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quantity of services provided
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-opportunity to earn a bonus | | | |
overall rising performance nationwide
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why do hospitals care about VBP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hospital VBP programs
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are funded by a percentage withheld from participating hospitals DRG payments
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domains of VBP (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person &community engagement
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safety
efficiency & cost reduction | | |
clinical outcomes |
each accounts for 25%
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hospitals exempt from VBP (7) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-psych hospitals
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LTC hospitals
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children's hospitals |
cancer hospitals |
rehab hospitals |
hospitals in maryland | |
hospitals that do NOT have enough cases in the 4 domains
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Correct Answers
talking points - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-puts everyone on the same
| | | | | | | |
|page/consistency
provides clarity about what you want and why you want it
| | | | | | | | | |
contains contact information | |
ways nurses can advocate (8) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-letter writing
| | | | | | | |
attend hearings |
offer testimony |
letter to editor | |
visit legislators
|
create talking pints/provide information
| | |
pay attention to local issues and concerns
| | | | | |
join a professional organization
| | |
strategies to advocate for nursing policy (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-do not use
| | | | | | | | | | | |
fully develop thoughts/exhaust all of the information available
| | | | | | |
talking points take months to develop
| | | | |
get as many expert opinions as you can
| | | | | | |
build relationships
|
,building relationships; rule of 5 contacts per year - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-•send
| | | | | | | | | | |
a thank you note for meeting and talking with you or voting in your favor
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
•donate time or money to campaign | | | | |
•write a note of congratulations to the candidate that wins, regardless of how
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
you voted and offer your expertise
| | | | |
•copy news articles that might be of interest related to bill or issue
| | | | | | | | | | | |
•attend open house, coffee hours or town hall meetings
| | | | | | | |
heart failure readmission prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-13.4% patients
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readmitted within 0-3 Days | | |
31.7% patients readmitted within 0-7 Days
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61% patients readmitted within 0-15 Days
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higher prevalence = increased cost to medicare/insurance
| | | | | |
centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-federal agency
| | | | | | | | | |
that runs medicare
| |
changing the way medicare pays for hospital care
| | | | | | |
rewards higher quality | |
-$1 billion in penalties since inception
| | | | |
value based purchasing (VBP) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-designed to improve
| | | | | | | | |
patient experience during hospitalization
| | |
adjusts medicare reimbursement payments based on hospital performance
| | | | | | | |
comparing a performance period to a baseline period
| | | | | | |
, CMS rewards acute care hospitals on the quality of care provided, NOT just the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
quantity of services provided
| | |
-opportunity to earn a bonus | | | |
overall rising performance nationwide
| | |
why do hospitals care about VBP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hospital VBP programs
| | | | | | | | | |
are funded by a percentage withheld from participating hospitals DRG payments
| | | | | | | | | | |
domains of VBP (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-person &community engagement
| | | | | | | |
safety
efficiency & cost reduction | | |
clinical outcomes |
each accounts for 25%
| | |
hospitals exempt from VBP (7) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-psych hospitals
| | | | | | | |
LTC hospitals
|
children's hospitals |
cancer hospitals |
rehab hospitals |
hospitals in maryland | |
hospitals that do NOT have enough cases in the 4 domains
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