Which of the following is an example of the changes seen in ...

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Which of the following is an example of the changes seen in health care delivery as a result of the introduction of managed care?
 
  a. Employee Christmas parties can no longer be held on the unit.
  b. Cyclical work schedules are used.
  c. More UAPs have been hired and they have been allowed a wider scope of re-sponsibilities.
  d. RN salaries have gone up over the past 10 years.

Question 2

A nurse manager is preparing to develop a research proposal. The manager reviews the Iowa Model of Evidence-based Practice to Promote Quality Care and decides to base the research question around one of the problem-focused triggers identified
 
  in the model. The nurse manager will most likely choose which of the following triggers? a. Philosophies of Care
  b. New Research or Other Literature
  c. Identification of Clinical Problem
  d. National Agencies or Organizational Standards and Guidelines

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Answer to Question 1

C

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A This is not a result of managed care.
B This is not a result of managed care.
C To cut the personnel budget, hospitals have hired more UAPs and given them greater responsibilities.
D This is not a result of managed care.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse manager will most likely choose Identification of Clinical Problem as the
problem-focused trigger. The Iowa Model identifies several problem-focused triggers, including risk
management data, process improvement data, internal/external benchmarking data, financial data, and
identification of clinical problem. According to the Iowa Model, philosophies of care, standards and
guidelines, national agency or organizational standards and guidelines would be considered
knowledge-focused triggers..

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