Exam 7: Health Care Organizations

Which of the following would be the most appropriate focus in developing a business plan for a nurse-owned home healthcare service?

In reviewing the current delivery model,the nurse manager is aware that a demographic change that will have a significant effect on the healthcare delivery systems of the future is:

As a nurse manager,you have been offered a position at a Veterans Administration hospital.In accepting the position,it is important for you to understand that veterans' hospitals provide:

As a nurse manager in a for-profit hospital,you are interested in promoting teaching programs for physicians,as evidence suggests that hospitals with teaching programs tend to promote better care for patients.Your administration indicates that it cannot support your ideas or proposal because of

A nurse manager working for a not-for-profit organization should be familiar with the regulations that impact the organization.Not-for-profit organizations:

The local health department nurse manager has developed and implemented a disaster readiness plan as part of a community service.Community services:

A merger has occurred between a hospital and a local home health agency,creating new roles for the nursing staff in both agencies.The nurse managers of both systems begin to evaluate and revise patient care processes and systems.With the merger,the healthcare organization's changes are:

In capitation,which of the following scenarios is most likely to occur?

Healthcare organization XYZ provides women's health services on an inpatient basis (average stay of less than 30 days).This facility would likely be considered:

You are a nurse manager in a facility that is part of a national system of specialized hospitals that provide services to children and that is funded and managed through a religious charity organization. This system emphasizes compassionate,faith-based care.What level of consolidated system is represented in this example?

A local hospital has formed a corporate partnership with a reputable HMO (health maintenance organization).The nurse manager has had to educate staff and personnel about the financial implications of this partnership.A health maintenance organization:

A facility that provides care for patients whose average length of stay is less than 30 days and to patients whose average length of stay is longer than 30 days,and who require inpatient and ambulatory care for addictions,through a spectrum of wellness and illness services and providers,would be considered:

A nursing informatics specialist hired by Blue Cross/Blue Shield (a form of third-party payers benefit packages that uses specific standards to approve a period of time for the use of inpatient and community health services)is participating in:

Which of the following patients would be most likely to be covered under Medicare?

A nurse manager in a for-profit environment finds it difficult to recruit staff.This difficulty may be most related to aggressive profit goals and:

As a nurse manager,you would expect which of the following to be the major contributor to funding and revenues in your organization?

To prepare for the orientation of newly hired nurses,the nurse manager plans a presentation outlining the concept of healthcare networks.Healthcare networks are:

Which of the following is an outcome of managed care?

Which of the following is an example of an HMO?

As a nurse manager,you have been asked to assist in designing a subacute facility for open heart patients who require further complex care after hospitalization.In setting up the facility,which of the following would require reassessment?