Palliative Care and Managed Care in Nursing
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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?

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

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

    <p>Diagnostic reasoning and inference (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of differentiated practice?

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

    Who developed the nursing process as a competency in 1955?

    <p>Ernestine Wiedenbach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To improve patient outcomes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To diagnose and treat human responses (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To relieve pain and symptoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Accepting accountability for decisions made (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Problem-focused (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Etiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>PES statement (B)</p> 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?

    <p>Risk diagnosis (A)</p> 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?

    <p>Syndrome diagnosis (B)</p> 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?

    <p>Diagnostic process (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>The timeframe for achieving the goal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What is the primary focus of a tailored care plan?

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

    What is the primary purpose of a student care plan?

    <p>To use healthcare resources effectively (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between direct and indirect care?

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

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

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

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

    <p>To establish client goals and desired outcomes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of writing individualized nursing interventions?

    <p>To select and implement specific nursing interventions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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