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HCA PROVINCIAL EXAM REVIEWER 2026\2027;
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
A current trend in the Canadian health care system is to:
A. Increase public spending on hospitals
B. Decrease spending on community-based services
C. Focus on providing more community-based services
D. Promote facility-based services over home care - CORRECT ANSWER The
correct answer:
C. Focus on providing more community-based services
2. Home care is an example of:
A. A community-based service
B. A facility-based service
C. A community day program
D. Palliative care - CORRECT ANSWER A. A community-based service
3. Which work setting provides acute care?
A. Home care
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B. Long-term care facilities
C. Assisted-living facilities
D. Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER D. Hospitals
4. Which work setting may provide subacute care?
A. Retirement homes
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Group homes
D. Hospices - CORRECT ANSWER B. Long-term care facilities
5. What type of service aims to provide a temporary break to family caregivers?
A. Acute care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services - CORRECT ANSWER C. Respite services
6. Which of the following is an example of a residential facility?
A. Hospital
B. Methadone clinic
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C. Private residence
D. Assisted-living facility - CORRECT ANSWER D. Assisted-living facility
7. Residents in retirement facilities generally include:
A. People with mental impairment
B. Young adults with physical or other disabilities
C. Frail older adults with multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited care needs - CORRECT ANSWER D. Older adults with
limited care needs
8. Residents in long-term care facilities generally require:
A. 24-hour nursing care and support services
B. Supervision and limited support services
C. Acute care
D. Housekeeping services, but not meal services - CORRECT ANSWER A. 24-hour
nursing care and support services
9. In which setting is maintaining a homelike atmosphere especially important?
A. Hospital
B. Doctor's office
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C. Community day program
D. Long-term care facility - CORRECT ANSWER D. Long-term care facility
4. Which of the following is one of the key determinants of health?
A. Cognitive health B. Biology and genetic endowment
C. Fear and anxiety
D. Change in sexual functioning - CORRECT ANSWER B. Biology and genetic
endowment
1. The membership of a health care team is determined by:
A. The client's needs
B. The nurse's needs
C. The physician's needs
D. The needs of the client's family - CORRECT ANSWER The correct answer:
A. The client's needs
2. Which of the following is a benefit of the team approach to health care?
A. Opportunities for confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
HCA PROVINCIAL EXAM REVIEWER 2026\2027;
COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
A current trend in the Canadian health care system is to:
A. Increase public spending on hospitals
B. Decrease spending on community-based services
C. Focus on providing more community-based services
D. Promote facility-based services over home care - CORRECT ANSWER The
correct answer:
C. Focus on providing more community-based services
2. Home care is an example of:
A. A community-based service
B. A facility-based service
C. A community day program
D. Palliative care - CORRECT ANSWER A. A community-based service
3. Which work setting provides acute care?
A. Home care
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B. Long-term care facilities
C. Assisted-living facilities
D. Hospitals - CORRECT ANSWER D. Hospitals
4. Which work setting may provide subacute care?
A. Retirement homes
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Group homes
D. Hospices - CORRECT ANSWER B. Long-term care facilities
5. What type of service aims to provide a temporary break to family caregivers?
A. Acute care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services - CORRECT ANSWER C. Respite services
6. Which of the following is an example of a residential facility?
A. Hospital
B. Methadone clinic
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C. Private residence
D. Assisted-living facility - CORRECT ANSWER D. Assisted-living facility
7. Residents in retirement facilities generally include:
A. People with mental impairment
B. Young adults with physical or other disabilities
C. Frail older adults with multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited care needs - CORRECT ANSWER D. Older adults with
limited care needs
8. Residents in long-term care facilities generally require:
A. 24-hour nursing care and support services
B. Supervision and limited support services
C. Acute care
D. Housekeeping services, but not meal services - CORRECT ANSWER A. 24-hour
nursing care and support services
9. In which setting is maintaining a homelike atmosphere especially important?
A. Hospital
B. Doctor's office
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C. Community day program
D. Long-term care facility - CORRECT ANSWER D. Long-term care facility
4. Which of the following is one of the key determinants of health?
A. Cognitive health B. Biology and genetic endowment
C. Fear and anxiety
D. Change in sexual functioning - CORRECT ANSWER B. Biology and genetic
endowment
1. The membership of a health care team is determined by:
A. The client's needs
B. The nurse's needs
C. The physician's needs
D. The needs of the client's family - CORRECT ANSWER The correct answer:
A. The client's needs
2. Which of the following is a benefit of the team approach to health care?
A. Opportunities for confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
