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joblessjake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following statements accurately describes disease management (select all that apply)?

a. Disease management is care coordination that is organized to achieve specific client outcomes, given fiscal and other resource constraints.
b. Disease management supports the physi-cian or practitioner/patient relationship and plan of care.
c. Disease management emphasizes preven-tion of exacerbations and complications, utilizing evidence-based practice guide-lines and patient empowerment strategies.
d. Disease management evaluates clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes on an ongoing basis with the goal of improving overall health.
e. Disease management is the medical man-agement of chronic disease.

Question 2

Joan is a certified nursing specialist on a medical-surgical floor. The unit is frequently short-staffed, and the manager is on maternity leave. Joan is the acting manager and frequently needs to tend to managerial issues.

She has a 3-day workshop coming up that she is leading. What type of stress might she be experiencing? a. Role ambiguity
b. Role incongruity
c. Role resistance
d. Role underload

k2629 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B, C, D
Disease management supports the physician or practitioner/patient relationship and plan of care; emphasizes prevention of exacerbations and complications, utilizing evidence-based practice guidelines and patient empowerment strategies; and evaluates clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes on an ongoing basis with the goal of improving overall health.

Answer to Question 2

A
The nurse is experiencing role ambiguity. Her role expectations are currently unclear because of the added managerial role.