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,CHAPTER j1
Managed jcare jorganizations jare jinsurers jthat jcarefully jplan jand jclosely jsupervise jthe
jdistribution jof jhealthcare jservices. jWhat jis jone jof jthe jgoals jof jmanaged jcare?
A) Preventing jillness jthrough jscreening jand jpromotion jof jhealth jactivities
B) Improving jtraining jof jhealthcare jprofessionals
C) Eliminating jhealth jdisparities jbetween jsegments jof jthe jpopulation
D) Providing jhospice jor jhome jhospice
jcare jAns: j A
Feedback:
Preventing jillness jthrough jscreening jand jpromotion jof jhealth jactivities jis jone jof jthe
jgoals jof jmanaged jcare. jImproved jtraining jof jhealthcare jprofessionals jis jthe jpriority
jfor jinternational jhealth jand jnot jthe jgoal jof jmanaged jcare. jEliminating jhealth
jdisparities jbetween jthe jsegments jof jpopulation jis ja jgoal jof jHealthy jPeople j2020.
jProviding jhospice jor jhome jhospice jcare jis jonly jfor jterminally jill jclients.
2. In jan jeffort jto jcut jcosts, jhospitals jhave jinstituted jmany jchanges. jWhich jof
jthese jcost-cutting jfactors jis jmost jlikely jto jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare?
A) Using junlicensed jassistive jpersonnel
B) Increasing jnumbers jof jclients jin jhospitals
C) Not jdevoting jenough jtime jto jthe jclient
D) The jrise jof jmedical jcare jcosts jin jhealthcare
jsystems jAns: j A
Feedback:
Hospitals jare jusing junlicensed jassistive jpersonnel jto jperform jsome jduties jpractical
jand jregistered jnurses jonce jprovided. jMany jare jconcerned jthat jthe juse jof junlicensed
jassistive jpersonnel jwill jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare. jIncreasing jnumbers jof jclients
jin jhospitals, jnot jdevoting jenough jtime jto jthe jclient, jor jthe jrise jof jmedical jcosts jare
jless jlikely jto jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare.
3. Since jlosing jhis jright jleg jyears jago, jMr. jSmith jand jhis jwife jhave jformed ja
jcommunity jwalking jgroup jto jraise jmoney jfor jthe jhomeless jin jhis jarea. jWhich jof
jthe jfollowing jhas jcontributed jto jhim jbeing jviewed jas j―healthy‖?
A) The jclient jis jmarried jand jis jmoving jon.
B) The jclient jis jexperiencing jhigh jquality jof jlife jwithin jthe jlimits jof jthe
jphysical jcondition.
C) The jclient jis jfacing jvarious jstates jof jhealth jand jillness.
D) The jclient jis jphysiologically jand jpsychologically
jstable. jAns: j B
Feedback:
Clients jadapt jphysically, jemotionally, jand jsocially, jenabling jthem jto jmaintain jcomfort,
jstability, jand jself-expression. jClients jwith jchronic jillness jcan jachieve ja jhigh jlevel jof
jwellness jand jexperience jhigh jquality jof jlife. jMarriage jis jan jaspect jof jquality jof jlife
jbut jdoes jnot jdefine jthe jquality jof jthe jclient's jlife. jAll jclients jexperience jvarious
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,jstates jof jhealth jand jillness.
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, 4. A j17-year-old jclient jis jhaving jprotected jsex jone jto jtwo jtimes ja jweek jin ja
jmonogamous jrelationship. jWhat jis jthe jclient jparticipating jin?
A) Health jpromotion
B) Health jmaintenance
C) Illness jprevention
D) Wellness
jAns: j B
jFeedback:
Protecting jone's jcurrent jlevel jof jhealth jby jpracticing jsafe jsex jto jprevent jillness jis jan
jexample jof ja jhealth jmaintenance jactivity. jHealth jpromotion jstrategies jare jused jto
jenhance jhealth, jsuch jas jeating ja jdiet jhigh jin jfiber. jIllness jprevention jincludes
j identifying jrisk jfactors jsuch jas jhypertension. jWellness jis jthe jbalance jof jtotal jwell-
being.
5. A jclient jcomplaining jof jbloody jurine jhas jscheduled jan jappointment jwith ja
jfamily jpractitioner. jWhat jtype jof jcare jis jthe jclient jreceiving?
A) Tertiary
B) Secondary
C) Skilled jnursing jcare
D) Primary
jAns: j D
jFeedback:
The jfirst jprovider jthat jclients jcontact jabout ja jhealth jneed jprovides jprimary jcare; jthis
jperson jis jtypically ja jfamily jpractitioner jor jnurse jpractitioner. jSecondary jcare jincludes
jreferrals jto jfacilities jfor jadditional jtesting. jTertiary jcare jfocuses jon jmore jcomplex
jmedical jand jsurgical jintervention. jSkilled jnursing jcare joccurs jin jfacilities jor junits jthat
joffer jprolonged jhealth jmaintenance jor jrehabilitative jservices.
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,CHAPTER j1
Managed jcare jorganizations jare jinsurers jthat jcarefully jplan jand jclosely jsupervise jthe
jdistribution jof jhealthcare jservices. jWhat jis jone jof jthe jgoals jof jmanaged jcare?
A) Preventing jillness jthrough jscreening jand jpromotion jof jhealth jactivities
B) Improving jtraining jof jhealthcare jprofessionals
C) Eliminating jhealth jdisparities jbetween jsegments jof jthe jpopulation
D) Providing jhospice jor jhome jhospice
jcare jAns: j A
Feedback:
Preventing jillness jthrough jscreening jand jpromotion jof jhealth jactivities jis jone jof jthe
jgoals jof jmanaged jcare. jImproved jtraining jof jhealthcare jprofessionals jis jthe jpriority
jfor jinternational jhealth jand jnot jthe jgoal jof jmanaged jcare. jEliminating jhealth
jdisparities jbetween jthe jsegments jof jpopulation jis ja jgoal jof jHealthy jPeople j2020.
jProviding jhospice jor jhome jhospice jcare jis jonly jfor jterminally jill jclients.
2. In jan jeffort jto jcut jcosts, jhospitals jhave jinstituted jmany jchanges. jWhich jof
jthese jcost-cutting jfactors jis jmost jlikely jto jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare?
A) Using junlicensed jassistive jpersonnel
B) Increasing jnumbers jof jclients jin jhospitals
C) Not jdevoting jenough jtime jto jthe jclient
D) The jrise jof jmedical jcare jcosts jin jhealthcare
jsystems jAns: j A
Feedback:
Hospitals jare jusing junlicensed jassistive jpersonnel jto jperform jsome jduties jpractical
jand jregistered jnurses jonce jprovided. jMany jare jconcerned jthat jthe juse jof junlicensed
jassistive jpersonnel jwill jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare. jIncreasing jnumbers jof jclients
jin jhospitals, jnot jdevoting jenough jtime jto jthe jclient, jor jthe jrise jof jmedical jcosts jare
jless jlikely jto jjeopardize jthe jquality jof jcare.
3. Since jlosing jhis jright jleg jyears jago, jMr. jSmith jand jhis jwife jhave jformed ja
jcommunity jwalking jgroup jto jraise jmoney jfor jthe jhomeless jin jhis jarea. jWhich jof
jthe jfollowing jhas jcontributed jto jhim jbeing jviewed jas j―healthy‖?
A) The jclient jis jmarried jand jis jmoving jon.
B) The jclient jis jexperiencing jhigh jquality jof jlife jwithin jthe jlimits jof jthe
jphysical jcondition.
C) The jclient jis jfacing jvarious jstates jof jhealth jand jillness.
D) The jclient jis jphysiologically jand jpsychologically
jstable. jAns: j B
Feedback:
Clients jadapt jphysically, jemotionally, jand jsocially, jenabling jthem jto jmaintain jcomfort,
jstability, jand jself-expression. jClients jwith jchronic jillness jcan jachieve ja jhigh jlevel jof
jwellness jand jexperience jhigh jquality jof jlife. jMarriage jis jan jaspect jof jquality jof jlife
jbut jdoes jnot jdefine jthe jquality jof jthe jclient's jlife. jAll jclients jexperience jvarious
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,jstates jof jhealth jand jillness.
Page 3
, 4. A j17-year-old jclient jis jhaving jprotected jsex jone jto jtwo jtimes ja jweek jin ja
jmonogamous jrelationship. jWhat jis jthe jclient jparticipating jin?
A) Health jpromotion
B) Health jmaintenance
C) Illness jprevention
D) Wellness
jAns: j B
jFeedback:
Protecting jone's jcurrent jlevel jof jhealth jby jpracticing jsafe jsex jto jprevent jillness jis jan
jexample jof ja jhealth jmaintenance jactivity. jHealth jpromotion jstrategies jare jused jto
jenhance jhealth, jsuch jas jeating ja jdiet jhigh jin jfiber. jIllness jprevention jincludes
j identifying jrisk jfactors jsuch jas jhypertension. jWellness jis jthe jbalance jof jtotal jwell-
being.
5. A jclient jcomplaining jof jbloody jurine jhas jscheduled jan jappointment jwith ja
jfamily jpractitioner. jWhat jtype jof jcare jis jthe jclient jreceiving?
A) Tertiary
B) Secondary
C) Skilled jnursing jcare
D) Primary
jAns: j D
jFeedback:
The jfirst jprovider jthat jclients jcontact jabout ja jhealth jneed jprovides jprimary jcare; jthis
jperson jis jtypically ja jfamily jpractitioner jor jnurse jpractitioner. jSecondary jcare jincludes
jreferrals jto jfacilities jfor jadditional jtesting. jTertiary jcare jfocuses jon jmore jcomplex
jmedical jand jsurgical jintervention. jSkilled jnursing jcare joccurs jin jfacilities jor junits jthat
joffer jprolonged jhealth jmaintenance jor jrehabilitative jservices.
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