Deck 51: Care Coordination

Question 1

Nurses work to serve the population, and they know that which priority population needs to be served by care coordination?

A) Most vulnerable and the frail
B) Uninsured and the very young
C) Underinsured and the elderly population
D) Whole population of the community

Answer 1

Most vulnerable and the frail

Question 2

Care coordination models should be adopted in health care facilities. If models are not put into practice, the shortcomings of the health care system may display which of the following items? (Select all that apply.)

A) Decrease in patients
B) Fragmented services
C) Low birth weight newborns
D) Cost inefficiencies
E) Poor health outcomes
F) Increased pharmacy costs

Answer 2

Fragmented services
Cost inefficiencies
Poor health outcomes

Question 3

Student nurses are being questioned by the nursing instructor about the health care coordination system. The instructor knows the students understand health care delivery when making which statement?

A) "Health care is available for everyone at every time."
B) "Health care needs are best met with a collaborative effort."
C) "Health care is adequately meeting the needs of the homeless populations."
D) "Health care needs are mostly in third world countries."

Answer 3

"Health care needs are best met with a collaborative effort."

Question 4

A nursing instructor is talking about care coordination with nursing students. The instructor stresses which of the following to the students concerning care coordination?

A) "A patient must ask for what they need in order to coordinate care."
B) "The nurse does most of the work in care coordination."
C) "Medical diagnoses are an integral part of care coordination."
D) "Collaboration is a significant part of care coordination."

Question 5

For children and teens, which model includes school-based services?

A) Social
B) Integrated
C) Medically-Oriented
D) Nurse-Oriented

Question 6

Medical models coordinate medical services and were traditionally designed fulfill which function?

A) Be patient specific.
B) Be nursing oriented.
C) Be diagnosis specific.
D) Be community oriented.

Question 7

The nurse is discussing care coordination with a patient. The patient asks the nurse to explain care coordination. What is the nurse's best response?

A) "Care coordination is a cost effective method created by the community."
B) "Care coordination forces the health care facilities in the community to work together."
C) "Care coordination exists for the children and uninsured in the community."
D) "Care coordination allows health care services to work together in the community."