PBHL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following is true of nurses? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Registered nurses (RNs) require a
bachelor's degree in all states.
B.The increasing number of candidates taking the examination to become certified as registered nurses
each year in the United States will eliminate the shortage in a few years.
C. The number of nurse practitioners is decreasing.
D. Nurse practitioners are always required to function under the authority of physicians.
E. None of these is correct. (E is correct)
All of the following are true of public health professions, except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅graduate
public health degrees require previous graduate credentials such as medicine, nursing, or law.
Which of the following is true of primary care in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There are
approximately two specialty physicians for every primary care physician in the United States.
Which of the following is not true of the ideal of primary care in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅It aims to replace specialty care.
All of the following characterize the Flexner era in medical education, except: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅prevention and public health were important components of the curriculum.
A payment mechanism in which clinicians charge insurance companies and/or patients for each patient
visit or procedure is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fee-for-service.
Under ____________, a clinician is paid a set amount per time period (often per month) for each patient
for whom he or she is responsible for providing services. The clinician is paid even if the patient does not
require any services during that time period. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅capitation
A legal document granted by a governmental authority that provides permission to engage in an activity
such as the practice of a health profession is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅licensure
, ______________ is a process applied to educational institutions and healthcare institutions to define
and enforce required structures, processes, and outcomes: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accreditation
A nongovernmental process designed to ensure the competence of individual health professionals based
upon completion of educational requirements and performance on an examination or other evaluation
procedure is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certification
All of the following are true of hospitals in the United States, except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospitals
are owned and operated as governmental or not-for-profit institutions, but they are not owned by for-
profit corporations.
A patient with tuberculosis is discharged from the hospital without effort to coordinate case finding and
follow-up through the local health department. This is an example of which of the following issues with
coordination of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Coordination between health care and public health
Which of the following is not true of nonprofit community health centers that qualify for federal support
under a "330 grant"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Must have a governing board, the minority of whose
members are patients of the health center
A patient is transferred to a nursing home without arrangements for follow-up being discussed with the
family or a clinician responsible for follow-up care. This is an example of which of the following issues
with the coordination of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinician-patient relationship
Hospital documentation for disclosure of medical errors is used as a measurement to monitor the
quality of care. This is an example of which type of quality assurance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process
A patient is billed for a single procedure by three clinicians, a hospital, and a laboratory. This is an
example of which of the following issues with coordination of care? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅institutional coordination
All of the following are true of outpatient care in the United States, except - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
average person in the US visits an outpatient facility less than once a year
Which of the following is true of nurses? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. Registered nurses (RNs) require a
bachelor's degree in all states.
B.The increasing number of candidates taking the examination to become certified as registered nurses
each year in the United States will eliminate the shortage in a few years.
C. The number of nurse practitioners is decreasing.
D. Nurse practitioners are always required to function under the authority of physicians.
E. None of these is correct. (E is correct)
All of the following are true of public health professions, except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅graduate
public health degrees require previous graduate credentials such as medicine, nursing, or law.
Which of the following is true of primary care in the United States? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅There are
approximately two specialty physicians for every primary care physician in the United States.
Which of the following is not true of the ideal of primary care in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅It aims to replace specialty care.
All of the following characterize the Flexner era in medical education, except: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅prevention and public health were important components of the curriculum.
A payment mechanism in which clinicians charge insurance companies and/or patients for each patient
visit or procedure is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fee-for-service.
Under ____________, a clinician is paid a set amount per time period (often per month) for each patient
for whom he or she is responsible for providing services. The clinician is paid even if the patient does not
require any services during that time period. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅capitation
A legal document granted by a governmental authority that provides permission to engage in an activity
such as the practice of a health profession is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅licensure
, ______________ is a process applied to educational institutions and healthcare institutions to define
and enforce required structures, processes, and outcomes: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Accreditation
A nongovernmental process designed to ensure the competence of individual health professionals based
upon completion of educational requirements and performance on an examination or other evaluation
procedure is an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Certification
All of the following are true of hospitals in the United States, except: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospitals
are owned and operated as governmental or not-for-profit institutions, but they are not owned by for-
profit corporations.
A patient with tuberculosis is discharged from the hospital without effort to coordinate case finding and
follow-up through the local health department. This is an example of which of the following issues with
coordination of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Coordination between health care and public health
Which of the following is not true of nonprofit community health centers that qualify for federal support
under a "330 grant"? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Must have a governing board, the minority of whose
members are patients of the health center
A patient is transferred to a nursing home without arrangements for follow-up being discussed with the
family or a clinician responsible for follow-up care. This is an example of which of the following issues
with the coordination of care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Clinician-patient relationship
Hospital documentation for disclosure of medical errors is used as a measurement to monitor the
quality of care. This is an example of which type of quality assurance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Process
A patient is billed for a single procedure by three clinicians, a hospital, and a laboratory. This is an
example of which of the following issues with coordination of care? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅institutional coordination
All of the following are true of outpatient care in the United States, except - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
average person in the US visits an outpatient facility less than once a year
