As a nurse manager, you have been asked to be part of a design team for health services that have vertical integration. In planning for these services, your team will design a proposal that will:
a. Cluster like services together, such as outpatient clinics for the care of children with various developmental and medical needs.
b. Plan for the smooth transition of patients from the emergency services department to other units in the hospital.
c. Ensure that funding follows the patient from acute care to long-term care services.
d. Bring together acute care, ambulatory, home care, and palliative care services for the management of patients diagnosed with cancer.
D
When organizations align to provide a full array or continuum of services, the arrangement is referred to as vertical integration. Benefits attributed to vertical integration include enhanced coordination of services, efficiency, and customer services.
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1. "Your baby may be smaller than average at birth." 2. "Your baby will probably be larger than average at birth." 3 "Your baby might have high blood sugar for several days." 4. "As long as you control your blood sugar, your baby will not be affected at all."