TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 5TH
EDITION | TRUSTED BY STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES!| QUALITY CONTENT YOU CAN RELY ON!!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
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, State Nurse Practice Act (NPA) Answer: Defines the scope of LPN/LVN practice in each state.
Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task Answer: Inform the charge nurse of her lack of
training in this procedure.
Need for Further Discharge Teaching Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about
medication effects and side effects.
Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care Answer: Acts under general supervision by the RN
available on site or by phone.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Answer: Contact the insurance company for
coverage details as services may be limited.
Vocational nurse responsibility Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication
effects and side effects is a concern that should be addressed by the vocational nurse.
Charge nurse supervision Answer: The vocational nurse in the capacity of the charge nurse in a
long-term care facility acts with the general supervision of an RN available on site or by phone.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Answer: HMOs are a kind of managed care
accomplished by paying providers to care for groups of patients for a set capitation fee and by
limiting services.
Deductible Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured must pay out-of-pocket
prior to the insurance company assuming the cost.
Medicare Part A coverage Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital expenses, drugs,
x-rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
Insurance coverage inquiry Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as
services may be limited.
Patient confusion about deductible Answer: The patient complains to the nurse that he is
confused about his 'deductible' that he owes the hospital.
Patient education on HMO Answer: The nurse is educating a patient that is a member of a
health maintenance organization (HMO).
Charge nurse role in long-term care Answer: According to most state NPAs, the vocational
nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts under general supervision by the
RN available on site or by phone.
Patient's out-of-pocket expenses Answer: An annual amount of money the patient must pay out-
of-pocket for medical care.
Inpatient hospital costs Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital costs.
Reimbursement to physician Answer: Medicare Part B pays the physician.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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EDITION | TRUSTED BY STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE
DISCIPLINES!| QUALITY CONTENT YOU CAN RELY ON!!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, State Nurse Practice Act (NPA) Answer: Defines the scope of LPN/LVN practice in each state.
Vocational Nurse Response to IV Infusion Task Answer: Inform the charge nurse of her lack of
training in this procedure.
Need for Further Discharge Teaching Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about
medication effects and side effects.
Charge Nurse Capacity in Long-Term Care Answer: Acts under general supervision by the RN
available on site or by phone.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Answer: Contact the insurance company for
coverage details as services may be limited.
Vocational nurse responsibility Answer: Lack of knowledge at discharge about medication
effects and side effects is a concern that should be addressed by the vocational nurse.
Charge nurse supervision Answer: The vocational nurse in the capacity of the charge nurse in a
long-term care facility acts with the general supervision of an RN available on site or by phone.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Answer: HMOs are a kind of managed care
accomplished by paying providers to care for groups of patients for a set capitation fee and by
limiting services.
Deductible Answer: The deductible is the annual amount the insured must pay out-of-pocket
prior to the insurance company assuming the cost.
Medicare Part A coverage Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital expenses, drugs,
x-rays, laboratory work, and intensive care.
Insurance coverage inquiry Answer: Contact the insurance company for coverage details as
services may be limited.
Patient confusion about deductible Answer: The patient complains to the nurse that he is
confused about his 'deductible' that he owes the hospital.
Patient education on HMO Answer: The nurse is educating a patient that is a member of a
health maintenance organization (HMO).
Charge nurse role in long-term care Answer: According to most state NPAs, the vocational
nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-term care facility acts under general supervision by the
RN available on site or by phone.
Patient's out-of-pocket expenses Answer: An annual amount of money the patient must pay out-
of-pocket for medical care.
Inpatient hospital costs Answer: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital costs.
Reimbursement to physician Answer: Medicare Part B pays the physician.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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