What regulates standards for long-term care documentation? a. ...

[james9437]

What regulates standards for long-term care documentation?
 
  a. OBRA
  b. Title XXII
  c. Nursing diagnoses
  d. The care plan

Question 2

The staff from all disciplines is developing integrated care plans for a projected length of stay for patients of a specific case type. This is known as a:
 
  a. nursing order.
  b. Kardex.
  c. nursing care plan.
  d. critical pathway.

[Beatricemm]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) was a significant Medicare and Medicaid legislation for long-term health care documentation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Critical pathways allow staff from all disciplines to develop integrated care plans for a projected length of stay for patients of a specific case type.