The Advent of Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs)and Capitation Has Brought About

question 17

Multiple Choice

The advent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) and capitation has brought about many changes in how health care is provided and paid for.Because of these changes,the nurse is aware that today's managed care system has

• A) Insured full coverage of health care costs.
• B) Assumed all of the financial risk involved.
• C) Allowed providers to focus on illness care.
• D) Caused providers to focus on illness prevention.

Describe the content theories of motivation including Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Alderfer's ERG theory, Herzberg's two-factor theory, and McClelland's acquired needs theory.

Understand the role and implementation of skills-based pay systems within team settings and their effect on team performance and skills development.

Understand the definition and types of communication, including verbal, nonverbal, and mixed messages.

Recognize the importance and function of feedback in the communication process.

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Definitions:

F Statistic

A ratio used in ANOVA tests to determine if the means between two or more groups are significantly different.

Null Hypotheses

Postulates that assume no variance between specified variables in a study, used for statistical testing.

Research Hypotheses

Statements made by researchers that predict a relationship between two or more variables.

Total Sample Size

The aggregate number of observations or data points collected in a study.