Which of the following represents a short-term goal for an ...

[maegan_martin]

Which of the following represents a short-term goal for an organization?
 
  a. Health education to prevent the incidence of accidents due to drunk drivers
  b. Heart failure education provided to every patient admitted with that diagno-sis-related group
  c. Building a new emergency department
  d. Renovation of the intensive care unit

Question 2

A community hospital has assessed the need for an automatic internal cardiac defibrillator for special procedures. Because of the reimbursement allowed from Medicare, which of the follow-ing best explains the decision made?
 
  a. An environmental scan showed no interest in the community for having these placed.
  b. An environmental scan showed the need for this procedure in only a few patients in the community.
  c. An environmental scan showed that the cost to the patient was prohibitive.
  d. An environmental scan showed the device has a high malfunction rate.

[jesse.fleming]

Answer to Question 1

B

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A This is a long-term goal.
B Providing education to a specific population is achievable as a short-term goal.
C This is a long-term goal.
D This is a long-term goal.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A This would not have been determined by an environmental scan
B This hospital determined that the cost-benefit to the hospital did not make it fi-nancially beneficial to perform these procedures.
C This would not have been determined by an environmental scan
D This would not have been determined by an environmental scan.

[maegan_martin]

Great answer, keep it coming

[cdmart10]

Excellent