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