AHS 127 Basic Patient Care Final Exam
Questions With Accurate Answers
Long-Term Care Facilities - ANSWER Provide care mainly for the elderly
(called residents), but also for individuals with disabilities, handicaps or
long term illness.
Residential Care Facilities - ANSWER (Nursing homes or Geriatric homes);
designed to provide basic physical and emotional care to individuals who
can no longer care for themselves.
Extended Care Facilities - ANSWER (Skilled care facilities); Provide
services to patients who need rehabilitation to recover from illness, cancer,
dialysis, or need heart monitoring.
Independent Living & Assisted Living Facilities - ANSWER Provide:
-3 meals a day
-housekeeping, laundry, transportation
-help with personal care and medications
-social and recreational activities, access to health
medical care.
Hospice - ANSWER A program designed to provide care for the terminally
ill who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less. Allows them to
die with dignity.
Main type of care given by Hospice - ANSWER Palliative care
Hospice focuses on? - ANSWER The person's physical, emotional, social,
and spiritual needs in their setting.
,Co-insurance - ANSWER Requires that specific percentages of expenses
shared by the patient and insurance company.
Example: 80/20
Co-payment - ANSWER A specific amount of money a patient pays for a
particular service.
Example: $20 for a doctor's visit
Medigap - ANSWER Health insurance plans that cover expenses not
covered by Medicare. They must meet specific federal guidelines.
Medicare - ANSWER Government program that provides medical care for
elderly and or disabled individuals.
Medicare Type A - ANSWER Assists with hospital services.
Medicare Type D - ANSWER Assists with medications.
Organizational structures - ANSWER Encompass a line of authority or
chain of command and indicate areas of responsibility.
Organizational structures are essential for __________. - ANSWER Most
efficient operation of a facility. Identifies immediate supervisors.
Organizational structure is determined by ____________________. -
ANSWER Size and needs of organization.
Legal - ANSWER Authorized or based on the law.
Criminal Law - ANSWER Law that focuses on behavior known as crime;
deals with wrongs against a person, property, or society.
Standards of Privacy
(for the patient) - ANSWER 1. able to see & obtain copies of their medical
records.
2. given information by health care providers
about how they use medical information.
3. allowed to set limits on how personal health
information is used.
, 4. permitted to request that health care providers
take reasonable care to keep communications
confidential.
5. given the right to state who has access to their
information, and even limit providing
information to their family.
6. provided with information on how to file a
complaint against a health care provider who
violates the privacy act.
Ethics - ANSWER Is knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
(what you should do or not do).
Patients Rights - ANSWER Factors of care that all patients can expect to
receive.
The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent of the law. -
ANSWER True
A patient must be informed of any hospital rules or regulations. - ANSWER
True
A patient is entitled to a reasonable response for service. - ANSWER True
Patient Self Determination Act - ANSWER A federal law that mandates that
every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care,
including the right to refuse treatment and the right to die. No discrimination
of care can take place, advance directives have to be documented on the
patient's chart, and education provided to staff on the medical & legal
issues of advance directives.
Mental - ANSWER Pertaining to the mind
Cognitive - ANSWER Refers to intellectual development (learning, problem
solving, judgment)
Emotional - ANSWER Refers to feelings
(love, hate, joy, fear, excitement)
Questions With Accurate Answers
Long-Term Care Facilities - ANSWER Provide care mainly for the elderly
(called residents), but also for individuals with disabilities, handicaps or
long term illness.
Residential Care Facilities - ANSWER (Nursing homes or Geriatric homes);
designed to provide basic physical and emotional care to individuals who
can no longer care for themselves.
Extended Care Facilities - ANSWER (Skilled care facilities); Provide
services to patients who need rehabilitation to recover from illness, cancer,
dialysis, or need heart monitoring.
Independent Living & Assisted Living Facilities - ANSWER Provide:
-3 meals a day
-housekeeping, laundry, transportation
-help with personal care and medications
-social and recreational activities, access to health
medical care.
Hospice - ANSWER A program designed to provide care for the terminally
ill who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less. Allows them to
die with dignity.
Main type of care given by Hospice - ANSWER Palliative care
Hospice focuses on? - ANSWER The person's physical, emotional, social,
and spiritual needs in their setting.
,Co-insurance - ANSWER Requires that specific percentages of expenses
shared by the patient and insurance company.
Example: 80/20
Co-payment - ANSWER A specific amount of money a patient pays for a
particular service.
Example: $20 for a doctor's visit
Medigap - ANSWER Health insurance plans that cover expenses not
covered by Medicare. They must meet specific federal guidelines.
Medicare - ANSWER Government program that provides medical care for
elderly and or disabled individuals.
Medicare Type A - ANSWER Assists with hospital services.
Medicare Type D - ANSWER Assists with medications.
Organizational structures - ANSWER Encompass a line of authority or
chain of command and indicate areas of responsibility.
Organizational structures are essential for __________. - ANSWER Most
efficient operation of a facility. Identifies immediate supervisors.
Organizational structure is determined by ____________________. -
ANSWER Size and needs of organization.
Legal - ANSWER Authorized or based on the law.
Criminal Law - ANSWER Law that focuses on behavior known as crime;
deals with wrongs against a person, property, or society.
Standards of Privacy
(for the patient) - ANSWER 1. able to see & obtain copies of their medical
records.
2. given information by health care providers
about how they use medical information.
3. allowed to set limits on how personal health
information is used.
, 4. permitted to request that health care providers
take reasonable care to keep communications
confidential.
5. given the right to state who has access to their
information, and even limit providing
information to their family.
6. provided with information on how to file a
complaint against a health care provider who
violates the privacy act.
Ethics - ANSWER Is knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
(what you should do or not do).
Patients Rights - ANSWER Factors of care that all patients can expect to
receive.
The patient has the right to refuse treatment to the extent of the law. -
ANSWER True
A patient must be informed of any hospital rules or regulations. - ANSWER
True
A patient is entitled to a reasonable response for service. - ANSWER True
Patient Self Determination Act - ANSWER A federal law that mandates that
every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care,
including the right to refuse treatment and the right to die. No discrimination
of care can take place, advance directives have to be documented on the
patient's chart, and education provided to staff on the medical & legal
issues of advance directives.
Mental - ANSWER Pertaining to the mind
Cognitive - ANSWER Refers to intellectual development (learning, problem
solving, judgment)
Emotional - ANSWER Refers to feelings
(love, hate, joy, fear, excitement)
