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NU280 Exam 2 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
GDP, Gross domestic product - correct answer The broadest measure of the health of the US
economy.
Real GDP: - correct answer Output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the united states.
Why is the real GDP an important indicator to track? - correct answer Because it provides the
greatest and broadest sectoral detail of any other series.
As the percentage of the GDP that is spent on healthcare rises, the more likely it is that others,
will want to fix the situation. What does the GDP suggest? - correct answer That we must be
engaged actively in helping to change the healthcare system.
Medicare, the largest federal program established in 1965: - correct answer Pays for care
provided to people 65 years of age and older and some disabled individuals.
Medicare Part A: - correct answer Hospital, hospice, home health, and skilled nursing
Medicare Part B: - correct answer Provider, medical equipment, and diagnostics
Medicare Part D: - correct answer Drug benefit plans
What is nursing home care considered? - correct answer Custodial and is not covered under
Medicare.
Medicaid - correct answer A state-level program with costs shared between the state and the
federal government.
Who does Medicaid cover? - correct answer The medically indigent, blind, disabled, and
children with disabilities.
Major reimbursement methods: Charges - correct answer Cost of providing service plus
markup
Cost-based, retrospective - correct answer All allowable costs
Flat-rate, retrospective - correct answer Rate decided in advance
Capitated - correct answer Rate based on designated services over designated time.
What does the operating budget include? - correct answer A personnel budget, which takes
into account productive and nonproductive paid work hours.
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In an operating budget, how are education hours covered? - correct answer They are covered
under nonproductive paid word hours.
What are the five methods, or models, for providing care that have been developed? - correct
answer Case method, functional nursing, team nursing, primary nursing, and case
management.
The Magnet Recognition Program: - correct answer Expects that staff and administrators can
describe why whichever approach they use is best for their situation.
Synergy Model: - correct answer Starts with a philosophical approach to care that drives the
way care is delivered.
The Clinical Nurse Leader: - correct answer A new role is designed to help staff solve problems
and improve the quality of care delivered on a clinical unit.
Nursing case management: - correct answer The process of providing comprehensive care for
those with complex healthcare problems.
The chief nursing office of a Magnet™ hospital has conducted a study of ways to improve
healthcare services. Healthcare services that add value for clients: - correct answer Minimize
costs.
The difference between a nurse practitioner's charge of $45 for an office visit and the insurance
company's payment of $34 is: - correct answer A contractual allowance
The chief nursing office continues to seek ways to improve healthcare services to clients and to
save the hospital money. However, with the federal guidelines of paying agencies based on
capitation, the chief nursing office faces a challenge. Capitation provides incentives for
healthcare providers to control costs by: - correct answer Using fewer services per client
In a nurse managers' meeting, the chief nursing officer encourages the managers to brainstorm
ways to reduce costs. Nurse managers have the greatest impact on reducing costs by managing:
- correct answer Staffing
The chief nursing officer works with her nurse managers by helping them understand how to
develop and implement a budget. A nurse manager can best describe a budget as a: - correct
answer Financial plan
A nurse manager approves two staff nurses to attend a national conference. When reviewing
the budget, the nurse manager looks at which line item? - correct answer Operating budget
A staff nurse regularly works two 12-hour shifts each week and one 8-hour shift every other
week. How many FTEs is this position? - correct answer 0.7
After reviewing her monthly budget report, the nurse manager sees that she has a negative
variance, which prompts her to change the staffing schedule. A negative or unfavorable
NU280 Exam 2 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
GDP, Gross domestic product - correct answer The broadest measure of the health of the US
economy.
Real GDP: - correct answer Output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the united states.
Why is the real GDP an important indicator to track? - correct answer Because it provides the
greatest and broadest sectoral detail of any other series.
As the percentage of the GDP that is spent on healthcare rises, the more likely it is that others,
will want to fix the situation. What does the GDP suggest? - correct answer That we must be
engaged actively in helping to change the healthcare system.
Medicare, the largest federal program established in 1965: - correct answer Pays for care
provided to people 65 years of age and older and some disabled individuals.
Medicare Part A: - correct answer Hospital, hospice, home health, and skilled nursing
Medicare Part B: - correct answer Provider, medical equipment, and diagnostics
Medicare Part D: - correct answer Drug benefit plans
What is nursing home care considered? - correct answer Custodial and is not covered under
Medicare.
Medicaid - correct answer A state-level program with costs shared between the state and the
federal government.
Who does Medicaid cover? - correct answer The medically indigent, blind, disabled, and
children with disabilities.
Major reimbursement methods: Charges - correct answer Cost of providing service plus
markup
Cost-based, retrospective - correct answer All allowable costs
Flat-rate, retrospective - correct answer Rate decided in advance
Capitated - correct answer Rate based on designated services over designated time.
What does the operating budget include? - correct answer A personnel budget, which takes
into account productive and nonproductive paid work hours.
, 2
In an operating budget, how are education hours covered? - correct answer They are covered
under nonproductive paid word hours.
What are the five methods, or models, for providing care that have been developed? - correct
answer Case method, functional nursing, team nursing, primary nursing, and case
management.
The Magnet Recognition Program: - correct answer Expects that staff and administrators can
describe why whichever approach they use is best for their situation.
Synergy Model: - correct answer Starts with a philosophical approach to care that drives the
way care is delivered.
The Clinical Nurse Leader: - correct answer A new role is designed to help staff solve problems
and improve the quality of care delivered on a clinical unit.
Nursing case management: - correct answer The process of providing comprehensive care for
those with complex healthcare problems.
The chief nursing office of a Magnet™ hospital has conducted a study of ways to improve
healthcare services. Healthcare services that add value for clients: - correct answer Minimize
costs.
The difference between a nurse practitioner's charge of $45 for an office visit and the insurance
company's payment of $34 is: - correct answer A contractual allowance
The chief nursing office continues to seek ways to improve healthcare services to clients and to
save the hospital money. However, with the federal guidelines of paying agencies based on
capitation, the chief nursing office faces a challenge. Capitation provides incentives for
healthcare providers to control costs by: - correct answer Using fewer services per client
In a nurse managers' meeting, the chief nursing officer encourages the managers to brainstorm
ways to reduce costs. Nurse managers have the greatest impact on reducing costs by managing:
- correct answer Staffing
The chief nursing officer works with her nurse managers by helping them understand how to
develop and implement a budget. A nurse manager can best describe a budget as a: - correct
answer Financial plan
A nurse manager approves two staff nurses to attend a national conference. When reviewing
the budget, the nurse manager looks at which line item? - correct answer Operating budget
A staff nurse regularly works two 12-hour shifts each week and one 8-hour shift every other
week. How many FTEs is this position? - correct answer 0.7
After reviewing her monthly budget report, the nurse manager sees that she has a negative
variance, which prompts her to change the staffing schedule. A negative or unfavorable
