NUR 166 exam 1
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST 2026-
2027] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
Safe
Effective
Patient Centered
Timely
Equitable - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify elements of a well-functioning health care delivery
system
Establish a national focus
Identifying and learning from errors
Raising performance standards and expectations
Implementing safety systems in health care organizations
pay for
,performance
penalties for excess readmissions - CORRECT ANSWER-Describe strategies to increase access to
affordable, high-quality care.
Until recently, physicians were private/solo and had fee-for-service practice
Most hospitals were not-for-profit, and physicians held a lot of power over hospitals because
they were not employees
Physicians had a lot of power because hospitals depended on physicians to admit patients or
refer them for treatment
The fee-for-service arrangement caused financial incentive for physicians doing more care, not
necessarily better care - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care delivery
systems: physicians and hospitals
-Late 1800s, Mayo Clinic founded in Rochester, MN.
-Physicians of different specialties came together and shared income, expenses, facilities, ect. To
provide better, more comprehensive care
-Serve specific communities - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: multispecialty practice groups
-Regionalized services for vulnerable communities, emphasis on primary care and education.
-Goal is for everyone to have access to care regardless of ability to pay.
-Mary Breckenridge's clinic in rural KY was the first of its kind.
-Nurses provide primary care. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: community health centers
, -Either no fee or co-payment required.
-Goal of primary care is reducing costs by preventing illness. Popular with managed care of large
employers.
-HMOs (health maintenance organizations) allow subscribers to receive medical services
required through a group of affiliated providers.
-PPOs (preferred provider organizations), allow third party payer (insurance company) to work
with a group of providers to provide cheaper services in return for prompt payment and
guaranteed patient volumes - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: prepaid group practices
-Originated from PPACA (patient protection and the affordable care act).
-Provide incentives for doing well coordinated, integrated care instead of high volume of
services.
-Made up of hospitals, primary care settings, specialty care practices. Only one bill for all
services received across all settings. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health
care delivery systems: accountable care organizations
-Enhanced primary care model providing coordinated, comprehensive, whole-person care.
-1960s, by American Academy of Pediatrics, became common in 2007 under PCMH (patient-
centered _______ _____) view.
-Advancement of nursing homes, raising standards since 2012. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare
and contrast these health care delivery systems: medical homes
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines a ________ ______________ as:
-a PCMH, and other clinicians, providing care for patients within the nursing home as well as
community and service organizations as well as state and local public health agencies.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST 2026-
2027] 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
Safe
Effective
Patient Centered
Timely
Equitable - CORRECT ANSWER-Identify elements of a well-functioning health care delivery
system
Establish a national focus
Identifying and learning from errors
Raising performance standards and expectations
Implementing safety systems in health care organizations
pay for
,performance
penalties for excess readmissions - CORRECT ANSWER-Describe strategies to increase access to
affordable, high-quality care.
Until recently, physicians were private/solo and had fee-for-service practice
Most hospitals were not-for-profit, and physicians held a lot of power over hospitals because
they were not employees
Physicians had a lot of power because hospitals depended on physicians to admit patients or
refer them for treatment
The fee-for-service arrangement caused financial incentive for physicians doing more care, not
necessarily better care - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care delivery
systems: physicians and hospitals
-Late 1800s, Mayo Clinic founded in Rochester, MN.
-Physicians of different specialties came together and shared income, expenses, facilities, ect. To
provide better, more comprehensive care
-Serve specific communities - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: multispecialty practice groups
-Regionalized services for vulnerable communities, emphasis on primary care and education.
-Goal is for everyone to have access to care regardless of ability to pay.
-Mary Breckenridge's clinic in rural KY was the first of its kind.
-Nurses provide primary care. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: community health centers
, -Either no fee or co-payment required.
-Goal of primary care is reducing costs by preventing illness. Popular with managed care of large
employers.
-HMOs (health maintenance organizations) allow subscribers to receive medical services
required through a group of affiliated providers.
-PPOs (preferred provider organizations), allow third party payer (insurance company) to work
with a group of providers to provide cheaper services in return for prompt payment and
guaranteed patient volumes - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health care
delivery systems: prepaid group practices
-Originated from PPACA (patient protection and the affordable care act).
-Provide incentives for doing well coordinated, integrated care instead of high volume of
services.
-Made up of hospitals, primary care settings, specialty care practices. Only one bill for all
services received across all settings. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare and contrast these health
care delivery systems: accountable care organizations
-Enhanced primary care model providing coordinated, comprehensive, whole-person care.
-1960s, by American Academy of Pediatrics, became common in 2007 under PCMH (patient-
centered _______ _____) view.
-Advancement of nursing homes, raising standards since 2012. - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare
and contrast these health care delivery systems: medical homes
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) defines a ________ ______________ as:
-a PCMH, and other clinicians, providing care for patients within the nursing home as well as
community and service organizations as well as state and local public health agencies.
