According to reimbursement models like bundled payments and capitation, nursing workflow tends to emphasize which of the following?

• A. More isolated, individual care without coordination
• B. Prevention, coordination, and efficiency
• C. Only acute procedures
• D. Increased administrative burden with no benefit

Answer: (B)

These reimbursement models incentivize value over volume, so nursing workflow centers on prevention, coordination, and efficient use of resources. When a single payment covers an entire episode of care or a set monthly amount is paid per patient, the goal is to achieve good outcomes while avoiding unnecessary costs. Nurses play a key role in making that happen through preventive care (screenings, early risk identification, patient education), care coordination across settings (hospitals, primary care, home health, specialists), and streamlined, efficient processes (accurate documentation, medication reconciliation, clear discharge planning). This approach reduces complications, readmissions, duplicative tests, and delays, aligning nursing practice with the incentives of the payment models. The other options describe more fragmented, procedure-focused, or burdensome approaches that don’t fit how bundled payments and capitation drive care delivery.