PCA EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026/2027 UPDATED
VERIFIED MULTIPLE CHOICES QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS A+ PASS GUARANTEED |COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH 100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS &ANSWERS.
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Medicare
a) is purchased by individuals ad families from an insurance company
b) helps to pay medical costs for low-income families
c) may be provided by an employer
d) is a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older Answer: D
Hospice
a) Provides short-term care until a patient recovers
b) Gives care only in the home setting
c) Focuses on palliative, comfort care and does not treat or cure the disease
d) Provides care that only focuses on a patient's physical needs Answer: C
Health promotion includes
a) Immunizations against infectious disease
b) Respiratory, physical, and occupational therapies
c) Learning skills needed to live, work, and enjoy life
d) Learning about healthy living Answer: D
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,Patients in a long-term care center, such as anAssisted Living Facility (ALF) or a skilled Nursing
Facility (SNF)
a) Need hospital care
B) Are acutely ill
c) May be older with chronic diseases, poor nutrition, or poor health
d) Are never able to return home Answer: C
The goal of rehabilitation and restorative care is
a) Teaching the patient about healthy living
b) Returining patients to their highest possible level of physical and psychological functioning
c) Returning the patient completely to normal functioning
d) Treating the illness with diet, exercise, and medications Answer: B
Diagnostic tests, physical exams, surgery, emergency care, and medications are used in
a) Heath promotion
b) Detection and treatment of disease
c) Rehabilitation and restorative care
d) Disease prevention Answer: B
When an illness or injury is on-going, is slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure, it is
referred to as a
a) Chronic illness
b) Acute illness
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, c) Terminal illness
d) Pre-existing condition Answer: A
All of these are members of the health team EXCEPT
a) Occupational therapist
b) Social worker
c) Janitor
d) Cleric Answer: C
The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"
a) Requires everyone to have health insurance
b) Replaces Medicare and Medicaid
c) Is only available to those who can afford health insurance
d) Will not insure those who have chronic illnesses Answer: A
A person with an acute illness is usually treated in
a) Hospital
b) Long-term care center
c) Assisted living facility
d) Rehabilitation agency Answer: A
Persons who have problems coping with life events may be treated in a
a) Mental health center
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VERIFIED MULTIPLE CHOICES QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS A+ PASS GUARANTEED |COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH 100% ACCURATE QUESTIONS &ANSWERS.
EXCELLENCE GUARANTEED.
Medicare
a) is purchased by individuals ad families from an insurance company
b) helps to pay medical costs for low-income families
c) may be provided by an employer
d) is a federal health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older Answer: D
Hospice
a) Provides short-term care until a patient recovers
b) Gives care only in the home setting
c) Focuses on palliative, comfort care and does not treat or cure the disease
d) Provides care that only focuses on a patient's physical needs Answer: C
Health promotion includes
a) Immunizations against infectious disease
b) Respiratory, physical, and occupational therapies
c) Learning skills needed to live, work, and enjoy life
d) Learning about healthy living Answer: D
1
APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
,Patients in a long-term care center, such as anAssisted Living Facility (ALF) or a skilled Nursing
Facility (SNF)
a) Need hospital care
B) Are acutely ill
c) May be older with chronic diseases, poor nutrition, or poor health
d) Are never able to return home Answer: C
The goal of rehabilitation and restorative care is
a) Teaching the patient about healthy living
b) Returining patients to their highest possible level of physical and psychological functioning
c) Returning the patient completely to normal functioning
d) Treating the illness with diet, exercise, and medications Answer: B
Diagnostic tests, physical exams, surgery, emergency care, and medications are used in
a) Heath promotion
b) Detection and treatment of disease
c) Rehabilitation and restorative care
d) Disease prevention Answer: B
When an illness or injury is on-going, is slow or gradual in onset, and has no known cure, it is
referred to as a
a) Chronic illness
b) Acute illness
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, c) Terminal illness
d) Pre-existing condition Answer: A
All of these are members of the health team EXCEPT
a) Occupational therapist
b) Social worker
c) Janitor
d) Cleric Answer: C
The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"
a) Requires everyone to have health insurance
b) Replaces Medicare and Medicaid
c) Is only available to those who can afford health insurance
d) Will not insure those who have chronic illnesses Answer: A
A person with an acute illness is usually treated in
a) Hospital
b) Long-term care center
c) Assisted living facility
d) Rehabilitation agency Answer: A
Persons who have problems coping with life events may be treated in a
a) Mental health center
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