HSM Final Exam questions with accurate answers
2 key concepts concerning latent potential for error Ans✓✓✓ humans
aren't perfect
system design has potential to accentuate/minimize human imperfections
3 problems with healthcare Ans✓✓✓ inequitable access, variable
quality, uncontrolled cost
ACA and Public health major provisions Ans✓✓✓ 1. National
prevention, health promotion and public health council-surgeon general
2. Prevention and public health fund
3. Increase access to clinical preventive services
4. Prevention and public health innovation
5. healthcare workforce
ACA National Prevention, Health promotions, public health council
Ans✓✓✓ Build on existing programs (healthy people 2020) and
recommend federal policy changes to president/congress
ACA Prevention and Public Health Fund Ans✓✓✓ First mandatory
funding stream for public health to eliminate unpredictable federal
budget allocations for public health/prevention programs
Active failure examples Ans✓✓✓ Not wearing PPE, workarounds for
protocols, lack of adherence to known standards
, ADL Ans✓✓✓ bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, using toilet,
caring for incontinence
Ecological model for public health/health determinants Ans✓✓✓
environment in which people live/work, social factors such as economic
circumstance/discrimination, behavioral choices, cultural norms
Factors influencing LTC Ans✓✓✓ demographic pressures, chronic
conditions, technological advances enabling people to live longer
Formal LTC Ans✓✓✓ Institutionally based or operated
How do nursing homes get accredited? Ans✓✓✓ Joint Commission
How do we reduce latent potential? Ans✓✓✓ Redundancy, visual cues,
failsafe system (design system to minimize harm when error occurs)
How is Medicare affected in relation to public health by ACA?
Ans✓✓✓ Annual wellness visit without copay
Human Cognitive limits Ans✓✓✓ perception: distractions,
contrast/light, degradation of monitoring
Process: memory, attention, decision making
2 key concepts concerning latent potential for error Ans✓✓✓ humans
aren't perfect
system design has potential to accentuate/minimize human imperfections
3 problems with healthcare Ans✓✓✓ inequitable access, variable
quality, uncontrolled cost
ACA and Public health major provisions Ans✓✓✓ 1. National
prevention, health promotion and public health council-surgeon general
2. Prevention and public health fund
3. Increase access to clinical preventive services
4. Prevention and public health innovation
5. healthcare workforce
ACA National Prevention, Health promotions, public health council
Ans✓✓✓ Build on existing programs (healthy people 2020) and
recommend federal policy changes to president/congress
ACA Prevention and Public Health Fund Ans✓✓✓ First mandatory
funding stream for public health to eliminate unpredictable federal
budget allocations for public health/prevention programs
Active failure examples Ans✓✓✓ Not wearing PPE, workarounds for
protocols, lack of adherence to known standards
, ADL Ans✓✓✓ bathing, dressing, eating, transferring, using toilet,
caring for incontinence
Ecological model for public health/health determinants Ans✓✓✓
environment in which people live/work, social factors such as economic
circumstance/discrimination, behavioral choices, cultural norms
Factors influencing LTC Ans✓✓✓ demographic pressures, chronic
conditions, technological advances enabling people to live longer
Formal LTC Ans✓✓✓ Institutionally based or operated
How do nursing homes get accredited? Ans✓✓✓ Joint Commission
How do we reduce latent potential? Ans✓✓✓ Redundancy, visual cues,
failsafe system (design system to minimize harm when error occurs)
How is Medicare affected in relation to public health by ACA?
Ans✓✓✓ Annual wellness visit without copay
Human Cognitive limits Ans✓✓✓ perception: distractions,
contrast/light, degradation of monitoring
Process: memory, attention, decision making
