VNSG 1304 EXAM 4 TERMS
Apprenticeship - ANSWER learning by doing
Aseptically - ANSWER without introducing infectious material
Capitated cost - ANSWER A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in
the health network each year
Clinical practice guidelines - ANSWER the product of evidence-based
research, and they serve as a way for nurses to implement evidence-
based practices
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - ANSWER 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 healthcare
cost
Evidence-based nursing - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER To put into action; execute
Interventions - ANSWER actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore
health or prevent illness
Invasive procedures - ANSWER procedures that require entry into a
body cavity
Apprenticeship - ANSWER learning by doing
Aseptically - ANSWER without introducing infectious material
Capitated cost - ANSWER A set fee is paid for every patient enrolled in
the health network each year
Clinical practice guidelines - ANSWER the product of evidence-based
research, and they serve as a way for nurses to implement evidence-
based practices
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - ANSWER 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 healthcare
cost
Evidence-based nursing - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER To put into action; execute
Interventions - ANSWER actions taken to improve, maintain, or restore
health or prevent illness
Invasive procedures - ANSWER procedures that require entry into a
body cavity
