Palliative Care and Managed Care in Nursing

What is the primary focus of hospice care?

Palliative care (correct)
Case management
Curative treatment
Managed care

Which type of care delivery system aims to provide cost-effective, quality care?

Alternative care
Team nursing
Managed care (correct)
Primary care

What is the role of a case manager in a multidisciplinary team?

To provide curative treatment to clients
To deliver all the care to clients
To evaluate the care provided by other professionals
To plan, assess, and coordinate care for clients (correct)

What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?

To identify a client's health status and actual or potential health care needs (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following characteristics of the nursing process is most closely related to critical thinking?

Diagnostic reasoning and inference (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of differentiated practice?

To make the best use of nursing personnel based on their job descriptions (B) Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the nursing process as a competency in 1955?

Ernestine Wiedenbach (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of using a multidisciplinary team in case management?

To improve patient outcomes (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of clinical decision making in the nursing process?

To diagnose and treat human responses (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a nurse working in a hospice setting?

To relieve pain and symptoms (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key element of commitment critical thinking in nursing practice?

Accepting accountability for decisions made (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the nursing process?

Problem-focused (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)?

To define, refine, and promote a taxonomy of nursing diagnoses (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the causal relationship between a problem and its related or risk factors?

Etiology (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the three-part statement that consists of a problem, etiology, and signs and symptoms?

PES statement (B) Signup and view all the answers

What type of nursing diagnosis is assigned to a client who is at risk of developing a health problem?

Risk diagnosis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a nursing diagnosis that is based on a cluster of nursing diagnoses that are related to a specific health problem?

Syndrome diagnosis (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of recognizing cues and patterns in assessment data to identify a patient's specific health care problems?

Diagnostic process (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of identifying patient-centered goals?

To determine the measurable change that must be achieved (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the timeframe for achieving a short-term goal?

Few hours to less than a week (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consideration when prioritizing nursing diagnoses or patient problems?

The severity and urgency of the patient's condition (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of ranking patient's nursing diagnoses according to Maslow's hierarchy?

To identify the patient's most basic needs that must be met first (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a short-term goal and a long-term goal?

The timeframe for achieving the goal (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the nurse in the initial planning phase of the nursing process?

To communicate with the healthcare team and patient to develop a broad statement of the desired change (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of a tailored care plan?

Meeting the unique needs of a specific client (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a student care plan?

To use healthcare resources effectively (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between direct and indirect care?

Direct care is performed on a patient, while indirect care is performed on behalf of a patient (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a nurse in independent actions?

Initiating actions on behalf of a patient (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of setting priorities in the nursing process?

To establish client goals and desired outcomes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of writing individualized nursing interventions?

To select and implement specific nursing interventions (B) Signup and view all the answers