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on: Jul 11, 2018
A patient does not speak English; therefore, the nurse cannot use words to provide comfort during a painful procedure. Another intervention that may provide comfort is:
 
  a. silence.
  b. listening.
  c. touch.
  d. restating.

Question 2

A system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure and produces 300 different categories used for predicting the use of hospital resources is known as:
 
  a. quality assurance.
  b. resource assessment.
  c. quality improvement.
  d. diagnosis-related groups.


leahm14

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Holding the hand of a nonEnglish-speaking patient is effective and comforting.

Answer to Question 2

D
Cost reimbursement rates by the government plans are based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), which is a system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure, producing 300 different categories used in predicting the use of hospital resources, including length of stay.


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