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care associated with decreased length of hospital stay, coupled with rapid and frequent inter-unit transfers from specialty to standard care units. increased length of hospital stay. In general, length of hospital stay has decreased over the past 5 years. discharge from specialty care units to home. In general, patients are transferred from specialty care units to standard care units at least 24 hours prior to discharge. limited availability for inter-unit hospital transfers. In general, patients in acute care hospitals undergo frequent inter-unit transfers from specialty to standard care units. 5. A preferred provider organization is described as a business arrangement between hospitals and physicians. PPO’s usually contract to provide health care to subscribers, usually businesses, for a negotiated fee that often is discounted. prepaid group health practice system. A prepaid group health practice system is termed a health maintenance organization. limited insurance program. Insurance is a cost payment system of shared risk, not a health care delivery system. health care savings account program. A health care savings account program is an incentive program to consumers, not a health care delivery system. 6. Which of the following categories identifies the focus of community/public health nursing practice? Promoting and maintaining the health of populations and preventing and minimizing the progress of disease Although nursing interventions used by public health nurses might involve individuals, families, or small groups, the central focus remains promoting health and preventing disease in the entire community. Rehabilitation and restorative services Rehabilitation and restorative services are the focus of extended care facilities and home care nursing. Adaptation of hospital care to the home environment Adaptation of hospital care to the home environment is the focus of home nursing. Hospice care delivery Hospice care delivery refers to the delivery of services to the terminally ill. 7. A major goal for home care nurses is restoring maximum health function. Tertiary preventive nursing care, focusing on rehabilitation and restoring maximum health function, is a goal for home care nurses. promoting the health of populations. Promoting the health of populations is a focus of community/public health nursing. minimizing the progress of disease. Minimizing the progress of disease is a focus of community/public health nursing.