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TEST BANK FOR SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL
VOCATIONAL NURSING 9TH EDITION BY KNECHT
LATEST UPDATE
Chapter 15: Health Care Settings:
Continuum of Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An example of a public sector health care agency supported primarily by U.S. taxpayer dollars is the
a. U.S. Public Health Service.
b. Kaiser Permanente hospitals.
c. American Cancer Society.
d. World Health Organization.
ANS: A
The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) is an official health care agency under the umbrella of the
Department of Health and Human Services, supported by tax money and accountable to the
government. Kaiser Permanente is a private health care agency. The American Cancer Society is an
example of a voluntary agency. The World Health Organization is an international health
organization funded through fees paid by member nations of the UN.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 212 OBJ: 1 TOP: Public Health
Care Agency KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. A nurse is asked, “What does it mean if a health care agency is described as ‘proprietary’?” The nurse
should respond:
a. “It operates by government mandate.”
b. “It is funded by local tax money and government subsidies.”
c. “It operates for profit.”
d. “It uses a large number of volunteers.”
ANS: C
Proprietary agencies operate for profit. The remaining options describe other categories of health
care agencies.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 214 OBJ: 8
TOP: Health care agency types KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. An example of a voluntary health agency that is focused on research and education of the public is
a. the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.
b. the Visiting Nurse Association.
c. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
d. the American Heart Association.
ANS: D
The American Heart Association is a voluntary health agency, supported by voluntary donations, that
focuses on research and education on heart disease and stroke. The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental
Health Administration is an official agency. The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary
, agency that provides home care to persons with acute and chronic diseases. St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital is a nonprofit hospital.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 213 OBJ: 2
TOP: Voluntary Health Agency KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Knowing that Alcoholics Anonymous is a nonprofit group that receives no taxpayer money and is aimed
at meeting the needs of a selected population segment would help the nurse to classify it as a
a. public agency.
b. private agency.
c. voluntary agency.
d. proprietary agency.
ANS: C
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a voluntary agency. Voluntary agencies are nonprofit and often
provide services complementary to official health agencies. AA meets the needs of a selected
population segment and complements the official agency, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 212 | p. 213
OBJ: 2 TOP: Voluntary agencies KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. A nurse working in the emergency department who must obtain data to identify the patient’s primary
care provider should ask the patient about
a. hospital stays.
b. low-cost health care providers.
c. receiving specialized care aimed at restoring the function of a body part.
d. the referring physician, nurse practitioner, or ambulatory care setting.
ANS: D
Primary care is the term used to describe the point at which an individual enters the health care
system. This is often the referring party or agency.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 213 OBJ: 9
TOP: Primary care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment (Data Collection)
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
6. A patient tells the nurse, “I was treated for an asthma attack at a freestanding ambulatory services
center.” The nurse correctly identifies the treatment as taking place at a(n)
a. urgent care center.
b. domiciliary residence.
c. intermediate care facility.
d. fitness club.
ANS: A
An urgent care center provides services for walk-in patients who do not have an appointment and
who usually have no family physician and do not wish to go to the more expensive emergency room.
The other facilities listed would not have been able to provide care to this patient.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 215 OBJ: 12
TOP: Ambulatory care facilities/urgent care centers
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment (Data Collection)
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
7. An older adult patient is to be discharged from the acute care hospital with left-sided weakness, difficulty
swallowing, and inability to independently perform ADLs, therefore requiring daily physical therapy.
The patient has no family and lives in a high-rise apartment building. Referral to which level of long-
TEST BANK FOR SUCCESS IN PRACTICAL
VOCATIONAL NURSING 9TH EDITION BY KNECHT
LATEST UPDATE
Chapter 15: Health Care Settings:
Continuum of Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An example of a public sector health care agency supported primarily by U.S. taxpayer dollars is the
a. U.S. Public Health Service.
b. Kaiser Permanente hospitals.
c. American Cancer Society.
d. World Health Organization.
ANS: A
The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) is an official health care agency under the umbrella of the
Department of Health and Human Services, supported by tax money and accountable to the
government. Kaiser Permanente is a private health care agency. The American Cancer Society is an
example of a voluntary agency. The World Health Organization is an international health
organization funded through fees paid by member nations of the UN.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 212 OBJ: 1 TOP: Public Health
Care Agency KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. A nurse is asked, “What does it mean if a health care agency is described as ‘proprietary’?” The nurse
should respond:
a. “It operates by government mandate.”
b. “It is funded by local tax money and government subsidies.”
c. “It operates for profit.”
d. “It uses a large number of volunteers.”
ANS: C
Proprietary agencies operate for profit. The remaining options describe other categories of health
care agencies.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 214 OBJ: 8
TOP: Health care agency types KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
3. An example of a voluntary health agency that is focused on research and education of the public is
a. the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration.
b. the Visiting Nurse Association.
c. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
d. the American Heart Association.
ANS: D
The American Heart Association is a voluntary health agency, supported by voluntary donations, that
focuses on research and education on heart disease and stroke. The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental
Health Administration is an official agency. The Visiting Nurse Association is a public voluntary
, agency that provides home care to persons with acute and chronic diseases. St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital is a nonprofit hospital.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 213 OBJ: 2
TOP: Voluntary Health Agency KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
4. Knowing that Alcoholics Anonymous is a nonprofit group that receives no taxpayer money and is aimed
at meeting the needs of a selected population segment would help the nurse to classify it as a
a. public agency.
b. private agency.
c. voluntary agency.
d. proprietary agency.
ANS: C
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a voluntary agency. Voluntary agencies are nonprofit and often
provide services complementary to official health agencies. AA meets the needs of a selected
population segment and complements the official agency, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Administration.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 212 | p. 213
OBJ: 2 TOP: Voluntary agencies KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. A nurse working in the emergency department who must obtain data to identify the patient’s primary
care provider should ask the patient about
a. hospital stays.
b. low-cost health care providers.
c. receiving specialized care aimed at restoring the function of a body part.
d. the referring physician, nurse practitioner, or ambulatory care setting.
ANS: D
Primary care is the term used to describe the point at which an individual enters the health care
system. This is often the referring party or agency.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 213 OBJ: 9
TOP: Primary care KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment (Data Collection)
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment
6. A patient tells the nurse, “I was treated for an asthma attack at a freestanding ambulatory services
center.” The nurse correctly identifies the treatment as taking place at a(n)
a. urgent care center.
b. domiciliary residence.
c. intermediate care facility.
d. fitness club.
ANS: A
An urgent care center provides services for walk-in patients who do not have an appointment and
who usually have no family physician and do not wish to go to the more expensive emergency room.
The other facilities listed would not have been able to provide care to this patient.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 215 OBJ: 12
TOP: Ambulatory care facilities/urgent care centers
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment (Data Collection)
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
7. An older adult patient is to be discharged from the acute care hospital with left-sided weakness, difficulty
swallowing, and inability to independently perform ADLs, therefore requiring daily physical therapy.
The patient has no family and lives in a high-rise apartment building. Referral to which level of long-
