The Nurse Is Clarifying Information to a Patient Regarding Diagnosis-Related

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is clarifying information to a patient regarding diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) .What is the nurse's best response when the patient asks how DRGs reduce medical care costs?

• A) By determining payment based on diagnosis
• B) By requiring two medical opinions to confirm a diagnosis
• C) By organizing HMOs
• D) By defining a person who will require hospitalization

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Definitions:

Amoeba

Single-celled protist that extends pseudopods to move and to capture prey.

Mantle

Of mollusks, a skirt-like extension of the body wall.

Mollusks

A large phylum of invertebrate animals, including species like snails, clams, and squids, characterized by a soft body and, in many cases, a calcium carbonate shell.

Echinoderms

Invertebrates with a water–vascular system, and hardened plates and spines in the skin or body.