The use of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) was initiated by federal Medicare and private insurers to reduce health care costs. Which situations demonstrate the potential effect this initia-tive has had on clinical nursing practice?
a. A patient is discharged with only one opportunity to change his dressing with su-pervision.
b. A patient can delay her discharge if she is unsure about changing her dressing.
c. A patient's ambulation is delayed if he experiences too much pain.
d. A patient can be admitted to the hospital for a colonoscopy.
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A With the implementation of DRGs, hospitals are reimbursed according to the patient's diagnosis and not the length of stay.
B This occurred frequently in the clinical setting prior to DRG implementation.
C This occurred frequently in the clinical setting prior to DRG implementation.
D This occurred frequently in the clinical setting prior to DRG implementation.
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