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:

Methyl Benzoate

An organic compound formed from the esterification of benzoic acid with methanol, characterized by a sweet smell and used in perfumery.

Aldehyde Treatment

A chemical process involving the reaction of an aldehyde group, often resulting in the introduction of new functional groups.

LiAlH4

Lithium aluminium hydride, a powerful reducing agent widely employed in organic chemistry for reducing carbonyl compounds to alcohols.

Primary Alcohol

An alcohol with the hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom that is connected to only one other carbon atom.