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Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 2nd
Edition (LATEST)
by Townsend
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Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare
Townsend: Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT) recognize regarding the
healthcare delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
ANSWER: D
The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the major goal is to achieve optimal
levels of healthcare. The healthcare system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and
providers involved with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance companies do have
involvement in the healthcare system. The illness of patients is not necessarily affected by the
healthcare system.
OBJ: 1
2. What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs?
a. The white board
b. The nurse’s notes
c. The physician’s order sheet
d. An individualized care plan
ANSWER: D
An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines care to meet the needs of
the individual patient. The white board, physician’s order sheet, and nurse’s notes do not identify
the needs of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare team to meet
those needs.
OBJ: 3
3. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
a. By improving efficiency of care
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b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANSWER: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care by involving and including all care
providers. An interdisciplinary approach does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the
number of caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
OBJ: 3, 4
4. How may a newly licensed practical nurse/ licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse (RN)
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANSWER: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or RN. An LPN/LVN is not to
practice independently in a hospital setting, under the supervision of a more experienced LPN/LVN,
or as a sole practitioner in a clinic setting.
OBJ: 5
5. What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN?
a. The nurse’s employer
b. College Accreditation Standards
c. Nurse Practice Act
d. Nurse Association Code
ANSWER: C
The LPN/LVN functions under the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse’s employer may outline the
working responsibilities of the nurse, but it is the nurse’s responsibility to make sure they stay
within their scope of practice as described by the Nurse Practice Act.
OBJ: 5
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6. What is the title of the American Hospital Association’s 1972 document that outlines the
patient’s expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion?
a. Code of Ethics
b. Patient’s Bill of Rights
c. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
d. Advance directives
ANSWER: B
The title of the American Hospital Association’s 1972 document that outlines the patient’s
expectations is the Patient’s Bill of Rights. Patient expectations are not outlined in the Code of
Ethics, OBRA, or advance directives.
OBJ: 2
7. What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients?
a. Team nursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use of critical pathways
d. Case management
ANSWER: B
Cross-training reduces the number of employees by training one employee to do more than one job
without altering the quality of patient care. Team nursing, use of critical pathways, and case
management do not reduce the number of employees while continuing to provide quality care for
patients.
OBJ: 5
8. On what premise is Maslow’s Model of Health and Illness based?
a. All needs are equally important.
b. Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met.
c. Self-actualization is a primary need.
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Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician 2nd
Edition (LATEST)
by Townsend
|Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
1|Page
,TESTBANKS BY NURSINGNERD
Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare
Townsend: Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT) recognize regarding the
healthcare delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
ANSWER: D
The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the major goal is to achieve optimal
levels of healthcare. The healthcare system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and
providers involved with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance companies do have
involvement in the healthcare system. The illness of patients is not necessarily affected by the
healthcare system.
OBJ: 1
2. What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care
to meet those needs?
a. The white board
b. The nurse’s notes
c. The physician’s order sheet
d. An individualized care plan
ANSWER: D
An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines care to meet the needs of
the individual patient. The white board, physician’s order sheet, and nurse’s notes do not identify
the needs of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare team to meet
those needs.
OBJ: 3
3. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
a. By improving efficiency of care
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b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANSWER: C
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care by involving and including all care
providers. An interdisciplinary approach does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the
number of caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
OBJ: 3, 4
4. How may a newly licensed practical nurse/ licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse (RN)
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANSWER: C
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or RN. An LPN/LVN is not to
practice independently in a hospital setting, under the supervision of a more experienced LPN/LVN,
or as a sole practitioner in a clinic setting.
OBJ: 5
5. What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN?
a. The nurse’s employer
b. College Accreditation Standards
c. Nurse Practice Act
d. Nurse Association Code
ANSWER: C
The LPN/LVN functions under the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse’s employer may outline the
working responsibilities of the nurse, but it is the nurse’s responsibility to make sure they stay
within their scope of practice as described by the Nurse Practice Act.
OBJ: 5
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6. What is the title of the American Hospital Association’s 1972 document that outlines the
patient’s expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion?
a. Code of Ethics
b. Patient’s Bill of Rights
c. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
d. Advance directives
ANSWER: B
The title of the American Hospital Association’s 1972 document that outlines the patient’s
expectations is the Patient’s Bill of Rights. Patient expectations are not outlined in the Code of
Ethics, OBRA, or advance directives.
OBJ: 2
7. What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients?
a. Team nursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use of critical pathways
d. Case management
ANSWER: B
Cross-training reduces the number of employees by training one employee to do more than one job
without altering the quality of patient care. Team nursing, use of critical pathways, and case
management do not reduce the number of employees while continuing to provide quality care for
patients.
OBJ: 5
8. On what premise is Maslow’s Model of Health and Illness based?
a. All needs are equally important.
b. Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met.
c. Self-actualization is a primary need.
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