Chapter 02 - Fundamentals of Nursing 9th edition - test bank
Nursing I (Rowan College of South Jersey)
,Chapter 02: The Health Care Delivery System
Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is caring for a patient whose insurance coverage is Medicare. The nurse should
consider which information when planning care for this patient?
a. Capitation provides the hospital with a means of recovering variable charges.
b. The hospital will be paid for the full cost of the patient's hospitalization.
c. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost.
d. Medicare will pay the national average for the patient's condition.
ANS: C
In 1983, Congress established the prospective payment system (PPS), which grouped inpatient
hospital services for Medicare patients into diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), each of which provides
a fixed reimbursement amount based on assigned DRG, regardless of a patient's length of stay or
use of services. Capitation means that providers receive a fixed amount per patient or enrollee of a
health care plan. DRG reimbursement is based on case severity, rural/urban/regional costs, and
teaching costs, not national averages.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:15
OBJ: Compare the various methods for financing health care. TOP: Planning
MSC:Management of Care
2. A nurse is teaching the staff about managed care. Which information should the nurse include in
the teaching session?
a. Managed care insures full coverage of health care costs.
, b. Managed care only assumes the financial risk involved.
c. Managed care allows providers to focus on illness care.
d. Managed care causes providers to focus on prevention.
ANS: D
Managed care describes health care systems in which the provider or the health care system
receives a predetermined capitated (fixed amount) payment for each patient enrolled in the program.
Therefore, the focus of care shifts from individual illness care to prevention, early intervention, and
outpatient care. The actual cost of care is the responsibility of the provider. The managed care
organization (provider) assumes financial risk, in addition to providing patient care.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:15
OBJ: Explain the structure of the United States health system. TOP: Teaching/Learning
MSC:Management of Care
3. A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates a
correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
a. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences.
b. Primary care physician payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare.
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
d. Private insurance companies can deny coverage for any reason.
ANS: C
Adult children up to the age of 26, regardless of student status, are allowed to be covered under their
parents' health insurance plan. All individuals are required to have some form of health insurance by
Nursing I (Rowan College of South Jersey)
,Chapter 02: The Health Care Delivery System
Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse is caring for a patient whose insurance coverage is Medicare. The nurse should
consider which information when planning care for this patient?
a. Capitation provides the hospital with a means of recovering variable charges.
b. The hospital will be paid for the full cost of the patient's hospitalization.
c. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost.
d. Medicare will pay the national average for the patient's condition.
ANS: C
In 1983, Congress established the prospective payment system (PPS), which grouped inpatient
hospital services for Medicare patients into diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), each of which provides
a fixed reimbursement amount based on assigned DRG, regardless of a patient's length of stay or
use of services. Capitation means that providers receive a fixed amount per patient or enrollee of a
health care plan. DRG reimbursement is based on case severity, rural/urban/regional costs, and
teaching costs, not national averages.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:15
OBJ: Compare the various methods for financing health care. TOP: Planning
MSC:Management of Care
2. A nurse is teaching the staff about managed care. Which information should the nurse include in
the teaching session?
a. Managed care insures full coverage of health care costs.
, b. Managed care only assumes the financial risk involved.
c. Managed care allows providers to focus on illness care.
d. Managed care causes providers to focus on prevention.
ANS: D
Managed care describes health care systems in which the provider or the health care system
receives a predetermined capitated (fixed amount) payment for each patient enrolled in the program.
Therefore, the focus of care shifts from individual illness care to prevention, early intervention, and
outpatient care. The actual cost of care is the responsibility of the provider. The managed care
organization (provider) assumes financial risk, in addition to providing patient care.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)REF:15
OBJ: Explain the structure of the United States health system. TOP: Teaching/Learning
MSC:Management of Care
3. A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates a
correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
a. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences.
b. Primary care physician payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare.
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
d. Private insurance companies can deny coverage for any reason.
ANS: C
Adult children up to the age of 26, regardless of student status, are allowed to be covered under their
parents' health insurance plan. All individuals are required to have some form of health insurance by
