,
,TEST BANK FORq q
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition by Kimberly
q q q q q q q q q q q q
Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE
q q q q q q
Chapter 1-35 q
Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare
q q q
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qof qthe qfollowing qmust qthe qpatient qcare qtechnician q(PCT) qrecognize qregarding
the qhealthcare qdelivery qsystem?
q
a. It qincludes qall qstates.
b. It qaffects qthe qillness qof qpatients.
c. Insurance qcompanies qare qnot qinvolved.
d. The qmajor qgoal qis qto qachieve qoptimal qlevels qof qhealthcare.
ANS: q D
The qPCT qmust qrecognize qthat qin qthe qhealthcare qdelivery qsystem, qthe qmajor qgoal qis qto qachieve
qoptimal qlevels qof qhealthcare. qThe qhealthcare qsystem qconsists qof qa qnetwork qof qagencies,
qfacilities, qand qproviders qinvolved qwith qhealthcare qin qa qspecified qgeographic qarea. qInsurance
qcompanies qdo qhave qinvolvement qin qthe qhealthcare qsystem. qThe qillness qof qpatients qis qnot
qnecessarily qaffected qby qthe qhealthcare qsystem.
OBJ: q q 1
2. What qis qrequired qby qthe qhealthcare qteam qto qidentify qthe qneeds qof qa qpatient qand qto qdesign qcare
qto qmeet qthose qneeds?
a. The qwhite qboard
b. The qnurse’s qnotes
c. The qphysician’s qorder qsheet
d. An qindividualized qcare qplan
ANS: q D
An qindividualized qcare qplan qinvolves qall qhealthcare qworkers qand qoutlines qcare qto qmeet qthe
qneeds qof qthe qindividual qpatient. qThe qwhite qboard, qphysician’s qorder qsheet, qand qnurse’s qnotes
qdo qnot qidentify qthe qneeds qof qthe qpatient qnor qare qthey qdesigned qto qassist qall qmembers qof qthe
qhealthcare qteam qto qmeet qthose qneeds.
OBJ: q q 3
3. How qdoes qan qinterdisciplinary qapproach qto qpatient qtreatment qenhance qcare?
a. By qimproving qefficiency qof qcare
b. By qreducing qthe qnumber qof qcaregivers
c. By qpreventing qthe qfragmentation qof qpatient qcare
d. By qshortening qhospital qstay
ANS: q C
, An qinterdisciplinary qapproach qprevents qfragmentation qof qcare qby qinvolving qand qincluding qall
qcare qproviders. qAn qinterdisciplinary qapproach qdoes qnot qimprove qthe qefficiency qof qcare, qreduce
qthe qnumber qof qcaregivers, qor qshorten qhospital qstay.
OBJ: q q 3, q4
4. How qmay qa qnewly qlicensed qpractical qnurse/ qlicensed qvocational qnurse q(LPN/LVN) qpractice?
a. Independently qin qa qhospital qsetting
b. With qan qexperienced qLPN/LVN
c. Under qthe qsupervision qof qa qphysician qor qregistered qnurse q(RN)
d. As qa qsole qpractitioner qin qa qclinic qsetting
ANS: q C
An qLPN/LVN qpractices qunder qthe qsupervision qof qa qphysician, qdentist, qor qRN. qAn qLPN/LVN
qis qnot qto qpractice qindependently qin qa qhospital qsetting, qunder qthe qsupervision qof qa qmore
qexperienced qLPN/LVN, qor qas qa qsole qpractitioner qin qa qclinic qsetting.
OBJ: q q 5
5. What qdocument qidentifies qthe qroles qand qresponsibilities qof qthe qLPN/LVN?
a. The qnurse’s qemployer
b. College qAccreditation qStandards
c. Nurse qPractice qAct
d. Nurse qAssociation qCode
ANS: q C
The qLPN/LVN qfunctions qunder qthe qNurse qPractice qAct. qThe qnurse’s qemployer qmay qoutline
qthe qworking qresponsibilities qof qthe qnurse, qbut qit qis qthe qnurse’s qresponsibility qto qmake qsure
qthey qstay qwithin qtheir qscope qof qpractice qas qdescribed qby qthe qNurse qPractice qAct.
OBJ: q q 5
6. What qis qthe qtitle qof qthe qAmerican qHospital qAssociation’s q1972 qdocument qthat qoutlines
qthe qpatient’s qexpectations qto qbe qtreated qwith qdignity qand qcompassion?
a. Code qof qEthics
b. Patient’s qBill qof qRights
c. The qOmnibus qReconciliation qAct q(OBRA)
d. Advance qdirectives
ANS: q B
The qtitle qof qthe qAmerican qHospital qAssociation’s q1972 qdocument qthat qoutlines qthe qpatient’s
qexpectations qis qthe qPatient’s qBill qof qRights. qPatient qexpectations qare qnot qoutlined qin qthe qCode
qof qEthics, qOBRA, qor qadvance qdirectives.
OBJ: q q 2
7. What qsystem qreduces qthe qnumber qof qemployees qbut qstill qprovides qquality qcare qfor qpatients?
a. Team qnursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use qof qcritical qpathways
d. Case qmanagement
,TEST BANK FORq q
Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition by Kimberly
q q q q q q q q q q q q
Townsend Little, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, CNE
q q q q q q
Chapter 1-35 q
Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare
q q q
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qof qthe qfollowing qmust qthe qpatient qcare qtechnician q(PCT) qrecognize qregarding
the qhealthcare qdelivery qsystem?
q
a. It qincludes qall qstates.
b. It qaffects qthe qillness qof qpatients.
c. Insurance qcompanies qare qnot qinvolved.
d. The qmajor qgoal qis qto qachieve qoptimal qlevels qof qhealthcare.
ANS: q D
The qPCT qmust qrecognize qthat qin qthe qhealthcare qdelivery qsystem, qthe qmajor qgoal qis qto qachieve
qoptimal qlevels qof qhealthcare. qThe qhealthcare qsystem qconsists qof qa qnetwork qof qagencies,
qfacilities, qand qproviders qinvolved qwith qhealthcare qin qa qspecified qgeographic qarea. qInsurance
qcompanies qdo qhave qinvolvement qin qthe qhealthcare qsystem. qThe qillness qof qpatients qis qnot
qnecessarily qaffected qby qthe qhealthcare qsystem.
OBJ: q q 1
2. What qis qrequired qby qthe qhealthcare qteam qto qidentify qthe qneeds qof qa qpatient qand qto qdesign qcare
qto qmeet qthose qneeds?
a. The qwhite qboard
b. The qnurse’s qnotes
c. The qphysician’s qorder qsheet
d. An qindividualized qcare qplan
ANS: q D
An qindividualized qcare qplan qinvolves qall qhealthcare qworkers qand qoutlines qcare qto qmeet qthe
qneeds qof qthe qindividual qpatient. qThe qwhite qboard, qphysician’s qorder qsheet, qand qnurse’s qnotes
qdo qnot qidentify qthe qneeds qof qthe qpatient qnor qare qthey qdesigned qto qassist qall qmembers qof qthe
qhealthcare qteam qto qmeet qthose qneeds.
OBJ: q q 3
3. How qdoes qan qinterdisciplinary qapproach qto qpatient qtreatment qenhance qcare?
a. By qimproving qefficiency qof qcare
b. By qreducing qthe qnumber qof qcaregivers
c. By qpreventing qthe qfragmentation qof qpatient qcare
d. By qshortening qhospital qstay
ANS: q C
, An qinterdisciplinary qapproach qprevents qfragmentation qof qcare qby qinvolving qand qincluding qall
qcare qproviders. qAn qinterdisciplinary qapproach qdoes qnot qimprove qthe qefficiency qof qcare, qreduce
qthe qnumber qof qcaregivers, qor qshorten qhospital qstay.
OBJ: q q 3, q4
4. How qmay qa qnewly qlicensed qpractical qnurse/ qlicensed qvocational qnurse q(LPN/LVN) qpractice?
a. Independently qin qa qhospital qsetting
b. With qan qexperienced qLPN/LVN
c. Under qthe qsupervision qof qa qphysician qor qregistered qnurse q(RN)
d. As qa qsole qpractitioner qin qa qclinic qsetting
ANS: q C
An qLPN/LVN qpractices qunder qthe qsupervision qof qa qphysician, qdentist, qor qRN. qAn qLPN/LVN
qis qnot qto qpractice qindependently qin qa qhospital qsetting, qunder qthe qsupervision qof qa qmore
qexperienced qLPN/LVN, qor qas qa qsole qpractitioner qin qa qclinic qsetting.
OBJ: q q 5
5. What qdocument qidentifies qthe qroles qand qresponsibilities qof qthe qLPN/LVN?
a. The qnurse’s qemployer
b. College qAccreditation qStandards
c. Nurse qPractice qAct
d. Nurse qAssociation qCode
ANS: q C
The qLPN/LVN qfunctions qunder qthe qNurse qPractice qAct. qThe qnurse’s qemployer qmay qoutline
qthe qworking qresponsibilities qof qthe qnurse, qbut qit qis qthe qnurse’s qresponsibility qto qmake qsure
qthey qstay qwithin qtheir qscope qof qpractice qas qdescribed qby qthe qNurse qPractice qAct.
OBJ: q q 5
6. What qis qthe qtitle qof qthe qAmerican qHospital qAssociation’s q1972 qdocument qthat qoutlines
qthe qpatient’s qexpectations qto qbe qtreated qwith qdignity qand qcompassion?
a. Code qof qEthics
b. Patient’s qBill qof qRights
c. The qOmnibus qReconciliation qAct q(OBRA)
d. Advance qdirectives
ANS: q B
The qtitle qof qthe qAmerican qHospital qAssociation’s q1972 qdocument qthat qoutlines qthe qpatient’s
qexpectations qis qthe qPatient’s qBill qof qRights. qPatient qexpectations qare qnot qoutlined qin qthe qCode
qof qEthics, qOBRA, qor qadvance qdirectives.
OBJ: q q 2
7. What qsystem qreduces qthe qnumber qof qemployees qbut qstill qprovides qquality qcare qfor qpatients?
a. Team qnursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use qof qcritical qpathways
d. Case qmanagement
