EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING
AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION MELNYK
ACTUAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Name three types of health care settings.
Answer: Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.
◉ What is the role of the State Board of Nursing?
Answer: Regulates nursing practice.
◉ What is the purpose of The Joint Commission (TJC)?
Answer: Accredits healthcare facilities.
◉ What are two major factors influencing health care access and
financing since the mid-20th century?
Answer: Aging population and chronic diseases.
◉ What is one cause of rising health care costs?
Answer: Advanced technology.
◉ What is the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health
insurance?
, Answer: Expanded Medicaid eligibility and increased access to
health insurance.
◉ What is managed care?
Answer: Insurance companies review care to ensure it is
necessary, appropriate, and cost-effective.
◉ What are the main types of health insurance in the U.S.?
Answer: Private insurance and public insurance (e.g., Medicare
and Medicaid).
◉ What is the goal of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)?
Answer: Improve access to healthcare and reduce disparities.
◉ What is value-based care?
Answer: A model focusing on paying for better patient outcomes
rather than the quantity of services.
◉ What are 'Never Events'?
Answer: Serious, preventable medical errors such as wrong-site
surgery.
◉ What are social determinants of health?
Answer: Factors that influence health outcomes, such as
neighborhood, education, and economic stability.
AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION MELNYK
ACTUAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Name three types of health care settings.
Answer: Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.
◉ What is the role of the State Board of Nursing?
Answer: Regulates nursing practice.
◉ What is the purpose of The Joint Commission (TJC)?
Answer: Accredits healthcare facilities.
◉ What are two major factors influencing health care access and
financing since the mid-20th century?
Answer: Aging population and chronic diseases.
◉ What is one cause of rising health care costs?
Answer: Advanced technology.
◉ What is the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health
insurance?
, Answer: Expanded Medicaid eligibility and increased access to
health insurance.
◉ What is managed care?
Answer: Insurance companies review care to ensure it is
necessary, appropriate, and cost-effective.
◉ What are the main types of health insurance in the U.S.?
Answer: Private insurance and public insurance (e.g., Medicare
and Medicaid).
◉ What is the goal of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)?
Answer: Improve access to healthcare and reduce disparities.
◉ What is value-based care?
Answer: A model focusing on paying for better patient outcomes
rather than the quantity of services.
◉ What are 'Never Events'?
Answer: Serious, preventable medical errors such as wrong-site
surgery.
◉ What are social determinants of health?
Answer: Factors that influence health outcomes, such as
neighborhood, education, and economic stability.
