Catalano Health-Care Delivery Systems Exam Questions Ch.13 - Test Bank | Nursing Now Issues and Trends 8e by Joseph T. Catalano by Joseph T. Catalano. DOCX document preview.
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Chapter 13: Health-Care Delivery Systems
Questions
1. Which type of health-care system focuses on keeping the general public healthy so that citizens can continue to contribute to society and the economy?
1. Type 1 system
2. Type 2 system
3. Type 3 system
4. Type 4 system
2. Which type of services are frequently provided in hospitals and other acute care settings, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of complex disorders?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Tertiary care
4. Palliative care
3. With the recent development of the Gold Standards Framework, nurses working with which of the following have a defined process to improve the quality of life through communication, collaboration, support, and coordination of care?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Hospice care
4. Rehabilitative care
4. The origins of the current nursing shortage can be traced back directly to the implementation of which of the following in the 1990s as a method of controlling health-care costs?
1. Telemedicine
2. Managed care
3. Electronic health records
4. Medicaid
5. A growing awareness of and interest in maintaining optimal health is resulting in a movement toward increasing which type of care as a means of promoting health?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Tertiary care
4. Palliative care
6. Nurses led the way for implementing which legislative act because they saw it as a move to make the U.S. health-care system the best in the world for all U.S. citizens?
1. Affordable Care Act
2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
4. Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act
7. In which type of system do individuals who can afford private health insurance or who can pay for their health care choose their care providers and receive health services?
1. Type 1 system
2. Type 2 system
3. Type 3 system
4. Type 4 system
8. Which country boasts one of the highest life expectancies (about 80 years) and lowest infant mortality rates of industrialized countries, which many attribute to the country’s universal single-payer health-care system?
1. Germany
2. Canada
3. United States
4. Switzerland
9. In an attempt to contain health-care costs, which type of organizations were introduced to review the quality, quantity, and cost of hospital care through Medicare?
1. Managed care organizations
2. Preferred provider organizations
3. Accountable care organizations
4. Professional standards review organization
10. Concerns related to self-esteem, stress, drug abuse, and adolescent pregnancy are frequently addressed by which type of nurse?
1. Public health nurse
2. Rural primary care nurse
3. School nurse
4. Home health care nurse
11. Most North Americans access primary health care in which location?
1. Hospitals
2. Community centers
3. Physician offices
4. Outpatient clinics
12. As the population continues to age, which type of centers are increasing in popularity because they allow clients to maintain the greatest amount of independence possible in a partially controlled and supervised living environment?
1. Rehabilitation centers
2. Extended care centers
3. Assisted living centers
4. Intermediate care centers
13. Which type of disease rates are notably higher in clients who live in rural areas of the United States?
1. Acute diseases
2. Infectious diseases
3. Chronic diseases
4. Childhood diseases
14. Which type of health insurance is now available to rural Americans who are self-employed or who do not have health insurance for other reasons?
1. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
2. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
3. Exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
4. Health insurance purchasing cooperatives (HIPCs)
15. Which type of nurses are in a unique position to exercise their skills as care managers because they possess the appropriate clinical knowledge and skills and are intimately familiar with their communities and the cultural climate of their clientele?
1. Parish nurses
2. Primary care nurses
3. Long-term care nurses
4. Home health care nurses
Questions, Answers, and Rationales
1. Which type of health-care system focuses on keeping the general public healthy so that citizens can continue to contribute to society and the economy?
1. Type 1 system
2. Type 2 system
3. Type 3 system
4. Type 4 system
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2. Which type of services are frequently provided in hospitals and other acute care settings, with an emphasis on diagnosis and treatment of complex disorders?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Tertiary care
4. Palliative care
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3. With the recent development of the Gold Standards Framework, nurses working with which of the following have a defined process to improve the quality of life through communication, collaboration, support, and coordination of care?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Hospice care
4. Rehabilitative care
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4. The origins of the current nursing shortage can be traced back directly to the implementation of which of the following in the 1990s as a method of controlling health-care costs?
1. Telemedicine
2. Managed care
3. Electronic health records
4. Medicaid
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5. A growing awareness of and interest in maintaining optimal health is resulting in a movement toward increasing which type of care as a means of promoting health?
1. Primary care
2. Secondary care
3. Tertiary care
4. Palliative care
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6. Nurses led the way for implementing which legislative act because they saw it as a move to make the U.S. health-care system the best in the world for all U.S. citizens?
1. Affordable Care Act
2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
4. Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act
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7. In which type of system do individuals who can afford private health insurance or who can pay for their health care choose their care providers and receive health services?
1. Type 1 system
2. Type 2 system
3. Type 3 system
4. Type 4 system
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8. Which country boasts one of the highest life expectancies (about 80 years) and lowest infant mortality rates of industrialized countries, which many attribute to the country’s universal single-payer health-care system?
1. Germany
2. Canada
3. United States
4. Switzerland
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9. In an attempt to contain health-care costs, which type of organizations were introduced to review the quality, quantity, and cost of hospital care through Medicare?
1. Managed care organizations
2. Preferred provider organizations
3. Accountable care organizations
4. Professional standards review organization
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10. Concerns related to self-esteem, stress, drug abuse, and adolescent pregnancy are frequently addressed by which type of nurse?
1. Public health nurse
2. Rural primary care nurse
3. School nurse
4. Home health care nurse
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11. Most North Americans access primary health care in which location?
1. Hospitals
2. Community centers
3. Physician offices
4. Outpatient clinics
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12. As the population continues to age, which type of centers are increasing in popularity because they allow clients to maintain the greatest amount of independence possible in a partially controlled and supervised living environment?
1. Rehabilitation centers
2. Extended care centers
3. Assisted living centers
4. Intermediate care centers
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13. Which type of disease rates are notably higher in clients who live in rural areas of the United States?
1. Acute diseases
2. Infectious diseases
3. Chronic diseases
4. Childhood diseases
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14. Which type of health insurance is now available to rural Americans who are self-employed or who do not have health insurance for other reasons?
1. Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
2. Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
3. Exclusive provider organizations (EPOs)
4. Health insurance purchasing cooperatives (HIPCs)
Page: 37
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15. Which type of nurses are in a unique position to exercise their skills as care managers because they possess the appropriate clinical knowledge and skills and are intimately familiar with their communities and the cultural climate of their clientele?
1. Parish nurses
2. Primary care nurses
3. Long-term care nurses
4. Home health care nurses
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