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In analyzing the reason for changes in a hospital's Medicare case-mix index over time, the analyst should start with which of the following levels of detail? 
 
Account level 
 
MS-DRG level 
 
MDC level 
 
MS-DRG triples, pairs, and singles correct answer: MS-DRG triples, pairs, and singles 
 
What is the term that means evaluating the appropriateness of the setting for the healthcare service and the level of service? 
 
Coordination of service benefits 
 
Community rating 
 
Outcomes assessm...
A 24 year old female patient with SLE tells the nurse she wants to have a baby and is considering getting pregnant. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? 
 
 A. "Temporary remission of your signs and symptoms are common during pregnancy." 
 B. "SLE symptoms usually peak during the first trimester." 
 C. "Autoantibodies transferred to the baby during pregnancy will cause congenital heart defects." 
 D. "The best time to plan pregnancy is during a remission when the symptoms are ...
Surgery correct answer: ○ Sometimes surgery might be enough but there are limitations 
○ Considered a local therapy 
○ Diagnosis 
○ Cure 
■ Different surgeries to help cure 
 
Palliative correct answer: ■ Option for palliation 
■ Max for quality of life and relieving symptoms for those with terminal disease like cancer 
■ Ex. large tumor compressing nerve and have chronic name 
● Palliative surgery is an option for that patient 
 
Prevention correct answer: ■ Removal of mo...
Type I DM correct answer: 3p's 
 
Type II DM correct answer: Insulin resistance 
Pancreas has decreased insulin production 
Inappropriate glucose production by liver 
Altered production of hormones/cytokines 
 
Nonspecific symptoms: fatigue, infections, delayed wound healing, visual changes 
 
Metabolic syndrome correct answer: Abdominal obesity >40in >35in 
Triglycerides >150 
HDLs <40 <50 
BP >130/85 
Fasting glucose >110 
 
How to diagnosis DM correct answer: H...
Type I DM correct answer: 3p's 
-polyphagia 
-polydipsia 
-polyuria 
 
Type II DM correct answer: Insulin resistance 
Pancreas has decreased insulin production 
Inappropriate glucose production by liver 
Altered production of hormones/cytokines 
 
Nonspecific symptoms: fatigue, infections, delayed wound healing, visual changes 
 
Metabolic syndrome correct answer: Abdominal obesity >40in >35in 
Triglycerides >150 
HDLs <40 <50 
BP >130/85 
Fasting glucose >110 
 
...
What is nursing presence? correct answer: multidimensional unified whole, fluidly existing in the cognitive, affective, behavioral, and spiritual experiential domains all at once 
- nurses wear many hats and we must be prepared to use these different types of presence in different situations 
 
experienced by invitation only, meaning the patient must invite the nurse to be present with him or her 
 
"doing for" and "being with" 
- doing for is doing what nurses do i.e. medications, pain add...
Diabetes prevalence correct answer: - leading cause in blindness, end stage renal disease, and amputations 
 
Diabetes is a major contributing factor to: correct answer: heart disease and stroke 
 
Pathophysiology 
Type 1 Diabetes correct answer: - autoimmune disorder 
- not enough insulin for the person to survive 
- manifestations occur when the body is unable to make enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels 
- absence of endogenous insulin 
 
type 2 diabetes correct answer: - com...
What are the integumentary clinical manifestations of anemia? correct answer: - pallor r/t decreased Hgb & decreased blood flow 
- jaundice r/t hemolysis of RBCs which leads to increased concentration of bilirubin 
- pruritus r/t bile concentrations on skin 
 
What are the cardiovascular clinical manifestations of anemia? correct answer: - palpitations 
- tachycardia 
- systolic murmur and bruits 
- angina/MI 
- HF 
 
What are the GI clinical manifestations of anemia? correct answer: - an...
Diabetes diagnosis: Hemoglobin A1C correct answer: >6.5% 
 
Diabetes Diagnosis Fasting Plasma Glucose correct answer: > = to 126 mg/ dl 
 
Hemoglobin A1C correct answer: Shows amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin molecules over RBC life span 
-90 to 120 days 
should be less than 7. 
 
Goals of diabetes management correct answer: -decrease symptoms 
-promote well- being 
-prevent acute complications 
-delay onset and progression of long term complications 
 
Diabetes Goals correct...
(rheumatic) A 24 year old female patient with SLE tells the nurse she wants to have a baby and is considering getting pregnant. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? 
 
 A. "Temporary remission of your signs and symptoms are common during pregnancy." 
 B. "SLE symptoms usually peak during the first trimester." 
 C. "Autoantibodies transferred to the baby during pregnancy will cause congenital heart defects." 
 D. "The best time to plan pregnancy is during a remission when the s...