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,TEST BANK FOR Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care
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Technician, |2nd |Edition |by |Kimberly |Townsend |Little, |PhD, |RN, |WHNP-BC, |CNE
|
Chapter |1-35
Chapter |01: |Today’s |Healthcare
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.
ANS: | 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
ANS: | 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
b. By |reducing |the |number |of |caregivers
c. By |preventing |the |fragmentation |of |patient |care
d. By |shortening |hospital |stay
ANS: | C
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, 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
ANS: | 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
ANS: | 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
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
ANS: | 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
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,TEST BANK FOR Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care
| | | | | | | | | |
Technician, |2nd |Edition |by |Kimberly |Townsend |Little, |PhD, |RN, |WHNP-BC, |CNE
|
Chapter |1-35
Chapter |01: |Today’s |Healthcare
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.
ANS: | 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
ANS: | 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
b. By |reducing |the |number |of |caregivers
c. By |preventing |the |fragmentation |of |patient |care
d. By |shortening |hospital |stay
ANS: | C
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, 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
ANS: | 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
ANS: | 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
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
ANS: | 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
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