Author Question: In addition to providing coaching, a nurse mentor may provide counseling to the mentee. For ... (Read 88 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

In addition to providing coaching, a nurse mentor may provide counseling to the mentee. For counseling to be successful, the mentor must:

a. Provide a quiet environment away from the unit.
b. Keep the focus on technical and manage-ment responsibilities.
c. Assure confidentiality.
d. Present assignments that stretch the intel-lectual and technical ability of the mentee.

Question 2

Which of the following is an outcome of managed care?

a. Shift of patients to outpatient and home health services
b. Less complexity in funding sources
c. Less complexity in rules for consumers to follow
d. Greater consistency in the quality of care

vish98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Counseling provides opportunity for the mentee to share personal concerns. For counseling to be successful, confidentiality must be assured.

Answer to Question 2

A
A goal of managed care is to reduce the cost of expensive acute hospital care by focusing on out-of-hospital preventive care and illness follow-up care, which has led to shifts in where health care is delivered.