2012 Mid-Term Exam Questions And Complete Correct Answers

Facilitation {Ans: Encouraging the person to say more}Your tone of voice when speaking {Ans: Use to emphasize ideas you want to communicate; watch emotion}Microsystem {Ans: -Small group of people who work together on a regular basis to provide care to discrete subpopulations of patients. -Contains both clinical and business aims, linked processes, a shared information environment, and produces performance outcome. -Evolves over time and are often embedded in larger organizations. -Essential building blocks of health systems and can include: family practice, renal dialysis team, orthopedic practice, in-vitro fertilization center, cardiac surgery team, etc.}HIPAA Privacy Rule {Ans: A patient's protected health information is private and confidential and must be protected. Only share information with: -Someone providing treatment to patient -Someone ensuring patient safety -Someone facilitating payment for patient care}Writing goals and behavioral objectives {Ans: -Rank problems in order of priority -Priority diagnosis most urgent or immediate -Important diagnosis non-emergent, non-life-threatening and can be delayed without causing harm to patient}Looking at signals as a group {Ans: Group signals can reinforce a common point}Difference between physicians and nurses {Ans: Physicians diagnose and treat disease Nurses treat patient response to disease}How to write nursing diagnosis for risk