HSC3111 Chapter 8 Questions with Correct Answers
1. Inpatient care consists of:
a. Services delivered by a hospital.
b. Treatment of acute conditions.
c. Health care delivered in conjunction with an overnight stay in a
facility.
d. Care delivered in a licensed facility.: C
2. To be called a
hospital, a facility must have at least beds.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18: B
3. The biggest share of national health spending is used by:
a. hospitals
b. physicians
c. prescription drugs
d. nursing home care: A
4. The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
a. the poor
b. the wealthy
c. those needing surgery
d. government officials: A
5. The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed:
a. through general taxes
b. by physicians
c. by private insurers
d. through local philanthropy: D
6. Unlike the United States, the first hospitals in Europe were
established by:
a. the government
b. religious orders
c. rich donors
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, d. trade unions: B
7. Which of the following was not among the first major hospitals that
provided a model for later voluntary hospitals in the United
States?
a. Pennsylvania Hospital
b. Johns Hopkins Hospital
c. Massachusetts General Hospital
d. New York Hospital: B
8. The first proprietary hospitals in the United States were established
by:
a. business corporations
b. wealthy industrialists
c. physicians
d. religious organizations: C
9. Which primary factor was the trigger that made hospitals limit
care to the more acute periods of illness rather than the full
course of the disease?
a. Technology
b. Physician training
c. Shortage of beds
d. Pressure to contain costs: D
10. What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care
inpatient sector?
a. Hospital consolidation
b. Few hospitals
c. Large institutions
d. Empty beds: D
11. What has been the effect of intense consolidation in certain
hospital mar- kets?
a. Increased competition
b. Better access
c. Dilution of competition
d. Improved quality: C
12. Who pioneered the transformation of nursing into a recognized
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1. Inpatient care consists of:
a. Services delivered by a hospital.
b. Treatment of acute conditions.
c. Health care delivered in conjunction with an overnight stay in a
facility.
d. Care delivered in a licensed facility.: C
2. To be called a
hospital, a facility must have at least beds.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18: B
3. The biggest share of national health spending is used by:
a. hospitals
b. physicians
c. prescription drugs
d. nursing home care: A
4. The first hospitals in the United States served mainly:
a. the poor
b. the wealthy
c. those needing surgery
d. government officials: A
5. The first voluntary hospitals in the United States were financed:
a. through general taxes
b. by physicians
c. by private insurers
d. through local philanthropy: D
6. Unlike the United States, the first hospitals in Europe were
established by:
a. the government
b. religious orders
c. rich donors
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, d. trade unions: B
7. Which of the following was not among the first major hospitals that
provided a model for later voluntary hospitals in the United
States?
a. Pennsylvania Hospital
b. Johns Hopkins Hospital
c. Massachusetts General Hospital
d. New York Hospital: B
8. The first proprietary hospitals in the United States were established
by:
a. business corporations
b. wealthy industrialists
c. physicians
d. religious organizations: C
9. Which primary factor was the trigger that made hospitals limit
care to the more acute periods of illness rather than the full
course of the disease?
a. Technology
b. Physician training
c. Shortage of beds
d. Pressure to contain costs: D
10. What is the meaning of "excess capacity" in the health care
inpatient sector?
a. Hospital consolidation
b. Few hospitals
c. Large institutions
d. Empty beds: D
11. What has been the effect of intense consolidation in certain
hospital mar- kets?
a. Increased competition
b. Better access
c. Dilution of competition
d. Improved quality: C
12. Who pioneered the transformation of nursing into a recognized
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