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HPEX 300 FINAL EXAM LATEST EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | STUDY THIS ONE!
Select all of the statements below that are TRUE of hospitals and their evolution
in the U. S.
A) The oldest known hospital in America is still treating patients in Key West, FL.
B) The Hospital Survey and Construction Act (also known as the Hill Burton Act) of
1946 made low-interest loans to communities across America that had very large
populations.
C) The target of the Hill Burton Act was to achieve 4.5 hospital beds per 1,000
population.
D) Among trends characterizing U. S. hospitals between 1975 and 2014 are
decreasing beds/1,000 population, declining average length of stay and declining
occupancy rates.
E) A variety of forces including payment system reforms, technological advances
in medical care, modifications to practice patterns and changes in consumer
preferences have contributed to the transformation of U. S. hospitals over the
past 40 years.
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F) The hospital industry was shaken up in 1983 because, f - (answers)c, d, e, f
Hospitals and nursing homes set the stage for the current trend toward a
preference for inpatient care and services over outpatient care and services. True
or False? - (answers)False
All _____ care is outpatient but not all _____ is primary. - (answers)primary;
outpatient care
Regarding primary care, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT
a. Such care rarely or never includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
b. Primary care is basic, routine, and continuous.
c. Primary care is more of an approach to delivering health care rather than a set
of services.
d. Primary care may be coordinated and comprehensive in nature.
e. Seventy-five to 85% of the U. S. population can expect to only need primary
care. - (answers)a. Such care rarely or never includes primary, secondary, and
tertiary prevention.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) issued a policy on
student learning assessment and quality in undergraduate education in 2017.
Civic learning and engagement (CLE) consists of four components. Match the
following attributes with the respective components of CLE as stated in the 2017
SCHEV document.
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a) Navigation of political systems and processes, both formal and informal
b) Critical thinking, inquiry and analysis; quantitative reasoing
c) Knowledge of universal democratic principles and their application across
cultures
d) Collaboration, Equity, Inclusion, Respect - (answers)a- civic actions and
behaviors
b- civic abilities and skills
c- civic knowledge
d- civic attitudes and values
True or False? Almshouses, operated by local governments, were used to
quarantine people who had contagious diseases such as cholera. These
institutions were the predecessor of hospitals. - (answers)False
Title V of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) defines __________ as the degree to
which an individual has the ability to obtain and absorb basic health information
to make the best health decisions for themselves (CDC, 2019).
a) health literacy
b) medical information competency
c) healthy lifestyle choices
d) health and medical comprehension - (answers)a) health literacy
HPEX 300 FINAL EXAM LATEST EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | STUDY THIS ONE!
Select all of the statements below that are TRUE of hospitals and their evolution
in the U. S.
A) The oldest known hospital in America is still treating patients in Key West, FL.
B) The Hospital Survey and Construction Act (also known as the Hill Burton Act) of
1946 made low-interest loans to communities across America that had very large
populations.
C) The target of the Hill Burton Act was to achieve 4.5 hospital beds per 1,000
population.
D) Among trends characterizing U. S. hospitals between 1975 and 2014 are
decreasing beds/1,000 population, declining average length of stay and declining
occupancy rates.
E) A variety of forces including payment system reforms, technological advances
in medical care, modifications to practice patterns and changes in consumer
preferences have contributed to the transformation of U. S. hospitals over the
past 40 years.
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F) The hospital industry was shaken up in 1983 because, f - (answers)c, d, e, f
Hospitals and nursing homes set the stage for the current trend toward a
preference for inpatient care and services over outpatient care and services. True
or False? - (answers)False
All _____ care is outpatient but not all _____ is primary. - (answers)primary;
outpatient care
Regarding primary care, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT
a. Such care rarely or never includes primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
b. Primary care is basic, routine, and continuous.
c. Primary care is more of an approach to delivering health care rather than a set
of services.
d. Primary care may be coordinated and comprehensive in nature.
e. Seventy-five to 85% of the U. S. population can expect to only need primary
care. - (answers)a. Such care rarely or never includes primary, secondary, and
tertiary prevention.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) issued a policy on
student learning assessment and quality in undergraduate education in 2017.
Civic learning and engagement (CLE) consists of four components. Match the
following attributes with the respective components of CLE as stated in the 2017
SCHEV document.
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a) Navigation of political systems and processes, both formal and informal
b) Critical thinking, inquiry and analysis; quantitative reasoing
c) Knowledge of universal democratic principles and their application across
cultures
d) Collaboration, Equity, Inclusion, Respect - (answers)a- civic actions and
behaviors
b- civic abilities and skills
c- civic knowledge
d- civic attitudes and values
True or False? Almshouses, operated by local governments, were used to
quarantine people who had contagious diseases such as cholera. These
institutions were the predecessor of hospitals. - (answers)False
Title V of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) defines __________ as the degree to
which an individual has the ability to obtain and absorb basic health information
to make the best health decisions for themselves (CDC, 2019).
a) health literacy
b) medical information competency
c) healthy lifestyle choices
d) health and medical comprehension - (answers)a) health literacy
