Of the following four major factors, which has the greatest effect on health? 1. Personal behavior/lifestyle 2. Environmental factors 3. Health care system 4. Human biology ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
Florence Nightingale is credited with ethical principles related to the nursing profession. Which of the following is correct about her ideas about ethics? 1. Nursing is a call to service, and the moral character of persons entering nursing is important. 2. Ethical principles are based on the values of the individual nurse. 3. Society will […]
The growing multiculturalism of the American society can lead to problems when 1. Cultural standards are congruent with professional standards. 2. Certain ethnic groups do not want to comply with Western medicine ideals. 3. Ethnic groups overburden the health care system. 4. The greater community’s values are jeopardized by specific ethnic values. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
Ethical dilemmas are puzzling moral problems in which a person, group, or community can envision morally justified reasons for both taking and not taking a certain course of action. An example of an ethical dilemma is 1. Whether or not to set up a community health center in a rural area 2. Allocating resources in […]
Which of the following is used to pay physicians and other practitioners a set amount to provide care to a given client or group of clients for a set period of time and amount of money? 1. Retrospective reimbursement 2. Prospective reimbursement 3. Fee-for-service 4. Capitation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4
The method whereby fees for the delivery of health care services in an organization are set after services are delivered is called 1. Retrospective reimbursement 2. Prospective reimbursement 3. Fee-for-service 4. Capitation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
The method of paying an organization whereby the third-party payer establishes the amount of money that will be paid for the delivery of a particular service before offering the services to the client is called 1. Retrospective reimbursement 2. Prospective reimbursement 3. Fee-for-service 4. Capitation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
Federal intervention to protect health insurance coverage for workers and families following a job change or loss is called 1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 2. Medical savings accounts 3. Health maintenance organizations 4. Third-party payers ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
Which of the following statements about the reimbursement of health services for nurses is accurate? 1. Reimbursement for health care services can be directed only to physicians. 2. Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are reimbursed for Medicare Part B services. 3. Nursing care is a separate budget item in determining hospital service costs. 4. […]
Medicare Part A provides payment for 1. Laboratory services 2. Outpatient health care 3. Extended care facilities 4. Ambulance transportation ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3