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Managed care organizations are insurers that carefully plan and closely supervise the
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distribution of healthcare services. What is one of the goals of managed care?
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A) Preventing illness through screening and promotion of health activities m m m m m m m m
B) Improving training of healthcare professionals m m m m
C) Eliminating health disparities between segments of the population m m m m m m m
D) Providing hospice or home hospice m m m m
care Ans: A
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Feedback:
Preventing illness through screening and promotion of health activities is one of the
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goals of managed care. Improved training of healthcare professionals is the priority
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for international health and not the goal of managed care. Eliminating health
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disparities between the segments of population is a goal of Healthy People 2020.
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Providing hospice or home hospice care is only for terminally ill clients.
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2. In an effort to cut costs, hospitals have instituted many changes. Which of
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mthese cost-cutting factors is most likely to jeopardize the quality of care?
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A) Using unlicensed assistive personnel m m m
B) Increasing numbers of clients in hospitals m m m m m
C) Not devoting enough time to the client
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D) The rise of medical care costs in healthcare
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msystems Ans: A m m
Feedback:
Hospitals are using unlicensed assistive personnel to perform some duties practical
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mand registered nurses once provided. Many are concerned that the use of unlicensed
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massistive personnel will jeopardize the quality of care. Increasing numbers of clients
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min hospitals, not devoting enough time to the client, or the rise of medical costs are
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mless likely to jeopardize the quality of care.
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3. Since losing his right leg years ago, Mr. Smith and his wife have formed a
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community walking group to raise money for the homeless in his area. Which of
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the following has contributed to him being viewed as ―healthy‖?
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A) The client is married and is moving on.
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B) The client is experiencing high quality of life within the limits of the
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physical condition.
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C) The client is facing various states of health and illness.
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D) The client is physiologically and psychologically
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stable. Ans: B
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Feedback:
Clients adapt physically, emotionally, and socially, enabling them to maintain comfort,
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stability, and self-expression. Clients with chronic illness can achieve a high level of
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wellness and experience high quality of life. Marriage is an aspect of quality of life
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but does not define the quality of the client's life. All clients experience various states
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of health and illness.
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,4. A 17-year-old client is having protected sex one to two times a week in a
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monogamous relationship. What is the client participating in?
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A) Health promotion m
B) Health maintenance m
C) Illness prevention m
D) Wellness
Ans: B
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mFeedback:
Protecting one's current level of health by practicing safe sex to prevent illness is an
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mexample of a health maintenance activity. Health promotion strategies are used to
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menhance health, such as eating a diet high in fiber. Illness prevention includes
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midentifying risk factors such as hypertension. Wellness is the balance of total well-
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being.
5. A client complaining of bloody urine has scheduled an appointment with a
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family practitioner. What type of care is the client receiving?
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A) Tertiary
B) Secondary
C) Skilled nursing care m m
D) Primary
Ans: D
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Feedback:
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The first provider that clients contact about a health need provides primary care; this
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person is typically a family practitioner or nurse practitioner. Secondary care includes
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referrals to facilities for additional testing. Tertiary care focuses on more complex
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medical and surgical intervention. Skilled nursing care occurs in facilities or units that
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offer prolonged health maintenance or rehabilitative services.
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, 6. The hospital is having a problem with healthcare-associated infections. A committee
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has been established to study the problem and make recommendations. The nurse
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mworking on the committee knows that this work addresses what?
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A) Inpatient quality indicators m m
B) Prevention quality indicators m m
C) National Patient Safety Goals m m m
D) Patient safety indicators m m
mAns: C m
Feedback:
The Joint Commission has established National Patient Safety Goals that are updated
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mannually. These safety goals have changed how patients are identified and prevent
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madverse effects. Some of the 2012 goals include reducing the risk of
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healthcare-associated infections. Patient safety indicators reflect the quality of care in
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mhospitals but focus on potentially avoidable complications. Prevention indicators
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midentify hospital admissions that could be avoided through high-quality outpatient
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care. Inpatient indicators reflect quality of care inside the hospital.
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7. After hip surgery, a client is admitted to the rehabilitation hospital. What type of care
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is the client receiving?
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A) Secondary
B) Tertiary
C) Rehabilitation
D) Primary
Ans: B
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Feedback:
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Hospitals where specialized technology is available provide tertiary care. Primary
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care is the initial contact that a client has, such as an appointment with a family
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practitioner. Secondary care includes referrals for additional testing. Rehabilitation is
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aimed at restoring a person to his or her fullest ability.
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