Nursing outcome databases are critical because nurses must be ...

[misspop]

Nursing outcome databases are critical because nurses must be able to ____.
 
  a. Assess the differences between an associate's degree in nursing and a bachelor of science degree in nursing
  b. Compare interventional care strategies between physicians
  c. Evaluate nurse's aide and licensed practical nursesensitive outcomes
  d. Measure how nurses influence patient outcomes

Question 2

The impetus of what changed the structure of Medicare payments from a retrospectively adjusted cost reimbursement system to a prospective, risk-based one?
 
  A) Zero-based budgets
  B) Diagnostic-related groupings
  C) Prospective payment system
  D) Incremental budgets

[guyanai]

Answer to Question 1

D
Nursing outcome databases are critical for two reasons: (1) nurses must be able to measure and document how nurses influence patient outcomes; and (2) the study of nursing-sensitive out-comes will allow comparison between interventional strategies and advance the science of nurs-ing care delivery (Iowa Intervention Project, 1997).

Answer to Question 2

B

[misspop]

Excellent

[bblaney]

Great answer, keep it coming