NUR 460 Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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talking points - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔puts everyone on the
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same page/consistency
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provides clarity about what you want and why you want it
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contains contact information \| \|




ways nurses can advocate (8) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔letter
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writing
attend hearings \|




offer testimony
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letter to editor \| \|




visit legislators
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create talking pints/provide information
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pay attention to local issues and concerns
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join a professional organization
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strategies to advocate for nursing policy (5) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔do not use fully develop thoughts/exhaust all of
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the information available
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talking points take months to develop
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get as many expert opinions as you can
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build relationships
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,building relationships; rule of 5 contacts per year - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔•send a thank you note for meeting and talking
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with you or voting in your favor
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•donate time or money to campaign\| \| \| \| \|




•write a note of congratulations to the candidate that wins,
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regardless of how you voted and offer your expertise \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|




•copy news articles that might be of interest related to bill or
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issue
•attend open house, coffee hours or town hall meetings
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heart failure readmission prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔13.4% patients readmitted within 0-3 Days \| \| \| \| \|




31.7% patients readmitted within 0-7 Days
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61% patients readmitted within 0-15 Days
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higher prevalence = increased cost to medicare/insurance
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centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔federal agency that runs medicare \| \| \| \|




changing the way medicare pays for hospital care
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rewards higher quality \| \|




-$1 billion in penalties since inception
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value based purchasing (VBP) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔designed
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to improve patient experience during hospitalization
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, adjusts medicare reimbursement payments based on hospital
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performance comparing a performance period to a baseline \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


period
CMS rewards acute care hospitals on the quality of care provided,
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NOT just the quantity of services provided
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-opportunity to earn a bonus \| \| \| \|




overall rising performance nationwide
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why do hospitals care about VBP? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔hospital VBP programs are funded by a percentage withheld
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from participating hospitals DRG payments
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domains of VBP (4) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔person
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&community engagement \|




safety
efficiency & cost reduction \| \| \|




clinical outcomes \|




each accounts for 25%
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hospitals exempt from VBP (7) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔psych
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hospitals
LTC hospitals
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children's hospitals \|




cancer hospitals \|




rehab hospitals \|