A cause-and-effect grid that identifies expected client/family and staff behaviors against a timeline for a case-type or otherwise defined homogenous population is called 1. A critical path 2. A “Care Map” 3. A multidisciplinary action plan 4. Standards of client care ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 A cause-and-effect grid that identifies expected client/family and staff […]
A critical path is best defined as 1. One of the five “rights” of case management 2. A competency required for practicing case management 3. A case management tool used to achieve a measurable outcome for a specific client case 4. An effective approach to conflict resolution ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
When the case manager contacts providers and negotiates services and price, which of the following phases of the nursing process is used? 1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planning/outcome 4. Implementation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 Implementation is advocating clients’ interests and arranging delivery of service.
When case managers provide a formal communication link among all parties concerning the plan of care management, they are assuming the role of 1. Facilitator 2. Liaison 3. Coordinator 4. Negotiator ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 The case manager role who provides a formal communication link among all parties concerning the plan of care management […]
The role of the case manager as coordinator is to 1. Provide information to all parties on the state of the member and situations affecting client 2. Educate client and providers about the case management process so that informed decisions can be make 3. Support all parties to work toward mutual goals 4. Arrange, regulate, […]
There are several knowledge domains essential for case management. These include 1. Legal issues involving malpractice recognition 2. Teaching, counseling, and education skills 3. Political campaigning 4. Grant and contracts ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 Teaching, counseling, and education skills are an important part of case management as well as program evaluation and research. […]
Which of the following are examples of case-managed conditions? 1. Bankruptcy, financial distress, depression 2. Flu, colds, frequent headaches 3. Malaria, bird flu, Dengue fever 4. AIDS, spinal cord injury, ventilator dependency ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 Case-managed conditions include many chronic conditions.
Life care planning is a tool used by case management. It assesses the current and future needs of a client for catastrophic or chronic disease over a life span. Which of the following is true about life care planning? 1. It provides a timeline of life events. 2. It dictates what patients request at all […]
An enduring process in which a manager establishes systems and monitors the health status, resources, and outcomes for a targeted aggregate of the population is called 1. Case management 2. Care management 3. Advocacy 4. Continuity of care ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
The contemporary focus of the integrated health systems defines the nature of the clients as a population rather than an individual. Population management involves which of the following activities? 1. Census taking to determine the total number of people in the community’s population 2. Assessing the needs of the client population through health histories, claims, […]
