LTC 4-8 EXAM LATEST UPDATE
Special care units in nursing facilities may be created based on: -
ANSWER either of the above
The term "nursing facility": - ANSWER came from OBRA legislation
In long-term care, family members are: - ANSWER usually involved.
How has the ACA impacted the ownership of nursing facilities? -
ANSWER Affiliations between hospital systems and long-term care
facilities have increased.
Rising acuity levels in long-term care facilities refers to: - ANSWER
caring for sicker patients/residents.
An admission to a nursing facility for a consumer who cannot remain
at home because of disabilities or care needs would best be
categorized as a: - ANSWER need-driven admission.
The largest single source of financing for most nursing facilities
today is: - ANSWER Medicaid.
In most nursing facilities, the biggest group of staff is: - ANSWER
certified nurse aids.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex
medical problems over a longer period of time before going home or
moving on to another level of care would be included in which
category of subacute care? - ANSWER long-term transitional
subacute care
Since long-term care facilities serve consumers with a wide range of
conditions, including medical, social, and financial, it makes most
sense that the philosophy of care be based on a: - ANSWER
multidisciplinary approach.
Subacute care is generally provided in: - ANSWER either of the
, above.
Outcomes management ends: - ANSWER the end of the care
planning program.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex
medical problems over a longer period of time before going home or
moving on to another level of care would be included in which
category of subacute care? - ANSWER long-term transitional
subacute care
The largest source of reimbursement for subacute care is: -
ANSWER Medicare.
The four generally agreed-upon categories of subacute care are
transitional, general, chronic, and: - ANSWER long-term transitional
A postacute patient with a medically complex condition requiring
extended medical and rehabilitative care over a stay of 25 days or
more is an ideal consumer for a(n): - ANSWER long-term care
hospital.
Case management is primarily concerned with: - ANSWER the
cost-effectiveness of care received.
Why does subacute care appeal to reimbursers such as Medicare,
MCOs, and private insurance companies, as an option to
hospitalization? - ANSWER They provide required services for
consumers at a lower cost.
A patient who needs continuing therapy or other monitoring would
most likely be included in which category of subacute care? -
ANSWER general subacute care
Special care units in nursing facilities may be created based on: -
ANSWER either of the above
The term "nursing facility": - ANSWER came from OBRA legislation
In long-term care, family members are: - ANSWER usually involved.
How has the ACA impacted the ownership of nursing facilities? -
ANSWER Affiliations between hospital systems and long-term care
facilities have increased.
Rising acuity levels in long-term care facilities refers to: - ANSWER
caring for sicker patients/residents.
An admission to a nursing facility for a consumer who cannot remain
at home because of disabilities or care needs would best be
categorized as a: - ANSWER need-driven admission.
The largest single source of financing for most nursing facilities
today is: - ANSWER Medicaid.
In most nursing facilities, the biggest group of staff is: - ANSWER
certified nurse aids.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex
medical problems over a longer period of time before going home or
moving on to another level of care would be included in which
category of subacute care? - ANSWER long-term transitional
subacute care
Since long-term care facilities serve consumers with a wide range of
conditions, including medical, social, and financial, it makes most
sense that the philosophy of care be based on a: - ANSWER
multidisciplinary approach.
Subacute care is generally provided in: - ANSWER either of the
, above.
Outcomes management ends: - ANSWER the end of the care
planning program.
A patient receiving hospital-based non-acute care for complex
medical problems over a longer period of time before going home or
moving on to another level of care would be included in which
category of subacute care? - ANSWER long-term transitional
subacute care
The largest source of reimbursement for subacute care is: -
ANSWER Medicare.
The four generally agreed-upon categories of subacute care are
transitional, general, chronic, and: - ANSWER long-term transitional
A postacute patient with a medically complex condition requiring
extended medical and rehabilitative care over a stay of 25 days or
more is an ideal consumer for a(n): - ANSWER long-term care
hospital.
Case management is primarily concerned with: - ANSWER the
cost-effectiveness of care received.
Why does subacute care appeal to reimbursers such as Medicare,
MCOs, and private insurance companies, as an option to
hospitalization? - ANSWER They provide required services for
consumers at a lower cost.
A patient who needs continuing therapy or other monitoring would
most likely be included in which category of subacute care? -
ANSWER general subacute care
