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Nursing Roles 1210-u
Test #4
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of phenomenology? | A qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive methodology to describe the lived experiences of study participants. |
What is the definition of ethnography? | A qualitative research method that is used for the purpose of investigating cultures. |
What is the definition of grounded theory? | A qualitative research design that is used to collect and analyze data with the aim of developing theories grounded in real world observations. |
What is the definition of case study? | A method of quantitative research that is used to present an in depth analysis of a single subject, group, institution, or other social unit. |
What organization provides federal funding for research? | The National Institute of Nursing Research |
What comprises qualitative data analysis? | The organization of words or phrases, not numbers. |
What comprises inferential statistics? | Numerical data |
What comprises descriptive statistics? | Numerical data |
What comprises quantitative statistics? | A formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are used. |
What is the definition of hypothesis generation? | It is the first step in the basic research process. |
What is (DRG) diagnosis-related groups? | Under DRGs, each Medicare client is assigned to a diagnosis grouping on the basis of his or her primary diagnosis; and reimbursement is based on a predetermined fixed price per case or diagnosis. |
What is the purpose of DRGs? | To reduce the client's length of stay and minimize procedures performed. |
What has been the effect of Medicaid on health care for the poor? | The poor generally receive very few treatments because of lack of payment to the provider or facility; rarely seek preventive services; and are more likely to lack a usual source of care. |
What are current attempts to increase efficiency of health care? | A shift to provision of more services and procedures in outpatient settings; a shift toward a model of health promotion and preventive care to achieve cost-effectiveness; and, the internet offers information and education to consumers. |
What is the preimpact stage of a disaster? | Planning, preparedness, prevention and warning. |
What is the impact stage of a disaster? | All efforts are directed to responding. |
What is the postimpact stage of a disaster? | The focus is on recovery, rehabilitattion and reconstruction; usually about 72 hours after the disaster. |
What is an example of a terrorist incident of the chemical category? | Diseases that are easily spread through the air and require decontamination. |
What is an example of a terrorist incident of the biologic category? | The biologic category refers to diseases such as the plague or smallpox. |
What is the Strategic National Stockpile? | Provides antibiotics, antidotes, and medical and surgical items when local and state supplies have been exhausted. |
What is the Commissioned Corps Readiness Force? | A group of health care professionals who can be deployed to respond to a disaster, as a large group or in small numbers. |
What is the priority of care for victims of a mass casualty incident? | Care is shifted to using resources to serve those with the greatest likelihood of survival. |
Who is the "first responder" to any disaster? | Each disaster begins locally, and each community responds first. |
What is decontamination? | The physical process of removing harmful substances from personnel, equipment, and supplies. |
What is containment? | Limiting the emergency situation within a well defined area. |
What is triage? | The process of prioritizing the order in which patients are treated. |
What is scene assessment? | The review of the location of an event to search for information to guide treatment options. |
What do accrediting agencies look for in a hospital? | Evidence that patients receive adequate care. |
What is total patient care? | The nurse provides all aspects of patient care. |
What is team nursing? | The RN directs the other members of the team. |
What is functional nursing? | Staff are assigned to tasks rather than to patients. |
What is partnership nursing? | When the RN is paired with a partner, usually an LPN or NAP. |
What is staffing? | The activity involved in determining that an adequate number and mix of health care team members are available to provide safe, quality patient care. |
What is assignment? | The distribution of work that each staff member is responsible for during a given work period. |
What is output? | The work produced. |
What is a clinical pathway? | A plan that specifies the timing and sequencing of major patient care activities and interventions for a particular diagnosis, procedure or health condition. |
What is a patient centered plan of care? | Refers to a nursing care delivery model that is focused on interprofessional care, with the patient as the focus. |
What is the first step in planning staffing levels? | Staffing systems must address patient acuity levels, the level of intensity of care required by the patients. |