VNSG 1304 Exam 4 Terms Questions
and Answers 2024/2025
Apprenticeship
learning by doing
Aseptically
without introducing infectious material
Capitated cost
A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in the health network each year
Clinical practice guidelines
the product of evidence-based research, and they serve as a way for nurses to
implement the evidence-based practices
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
A hospital receives a set amount of money for a patient who is hospitalized with a
certain diagnosis
Created by medicare in 1983 as an attempt to contain rising health care cost
Evidence-based nursing
Describes nursing care that uses the best research evidence coupled with the clinical
expertise of the clinician, considering the values of the patient
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
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A type of group practice that enrolls patients for a set fee per month and provides a
limited network of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers from which to
choose.
Implement
To put into action; execute
Interventions
actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore health or prevent illness
Invasive procedures
procedures that require entry into a body cavity
Nursing process
a deliberate problem-solving approach for meeting people's health care and nursing
needs; common components are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
evaluation
Nursing theory
Statement about relationships among concepts or facts, based on existing information.
Practice acts
Defines activities in which nurses may engage, states the legal requirements and titles
for nursing licensure, and establishes the education needed for licensure.
Preferred Provider Organization (PPOs)
offer a discount on fees in return for a large pool of potential patients
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