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UPDATE/REVIEWER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions)ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+
A current trend in the The correct answer:
Canadian health care system C. Focus on providing more community-based services
is to:
A. Increase public spending on
hospitals
B. Decrease spending on
community- based
services
C. Focus on providing more
community- based
services
D. Promote facility-based
services over home care
2. Home care is an example of: A. A community-based service
A. A community-based service
B. A facility-based service
C. A community day program
D. Palliative care
3. Which work setting D. Hospitals
provides acute care?
A. Home care
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Assisted-living facilities
D. Hospitals
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4. Which work setting may B. Long-term care facilities
provide subacute care?
A. Retirement homes
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Group homes
D. Hospices
5. What type of service aims C. Respite services
to provide a temporary
break to family
caregivers?
A. Acute care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services
6. Which of the following is an D. Assisted-living facility
example of a residential
facility?
A. Hospital
B. Methadone clinic
C. Private residence
D. Assisted-living facility
7. Residents in retirement D. Older adults with limited care needs
facilities generally include:
A. People with mental
impairment
B. Young adults with
physical or other
disabilities
C. Frail older adults with
multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited
care needs
8. Residents in long-term A. 24-hour nursing care and support services
care facilities generally
require:
A. 24-hour nursing care
and support services
B. Supervision and limited
support services
C. Acute care
D. Housekeeping services,
but not meal services
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9. In which setting is D. Long-term care facility
maintaining a homelike
atmosphere especially
important?
A. Hospital
B. Doctor's office
C. Community day program
D. Long-term care facility
4. Which of the following is B. Biology and genetic endowment
one of the key determinants
of health?
A. Cognitive health B. Biology
and genetic endowment
C. Fear and anxiety
D. Change in sexual
functioning
1. The membership of a The correct answer:
health care team is A. The client's needs
determined by:
A. The client's needs
B. The nurse's needs
C. The physician's needs
D. The needs of the client's
family
2. Which of the following is a C. Opportunities for collaboration
benefit of the team
approach to health care?
A. Opportunities for
confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
C. Opportunities for
collaboration
D. Opportunities for
assignment of tasks
3. The following statements are A. Teams are often interdisciplinary.
about
health care teams and
facilities. Which is true?
A. Teams are often
interdisciplinary.
B. Family conferences do
not include the client.
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C. Team members usually
work in different locations.
D. Team members have few
opportunities to meet.
4. In a community setting, B. The case manager
who usually assesses,
monitors, and evaluates
client's needs and
coordinates the services of
the health care team?
A. The family physician
B. The case manager
C. The occupational therapist
D. The social worker
5. Delegation means: B. Authorizing an unregulated care provider to perform a task
A. Giving someone
responsibility for
providing care
B. Authorizing an
unregulated care
provider to perform
a task
C. Transferring
responsibility to another
worker
D. Giving the support worker
the power to enforce an
act
6. Which factor affects D. All of the above. That is: A. Is the client's condition stable?
delegation decisions made
by a nurse?
A. Is the client's condition
stable?
B. Does legislation
restrict who can
perform this task?
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HCA provincial Exam Reviewer 2025 \2026
UPDATE/REVIEWER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (complete solutions)ASSURED
SUCCESS/GRADED A+
A current trend in the The correct answer:
Canadian health care system C. Focus on providing more community-based services
is to:
A. Increase public spending on
hospitals
B. Decrease spending on
community- based
services
C. Focus on providing more
community- based
services
D. Promote facility-based
services over home care
2. Home care is an example of: A. A community-based service
A. A community-based service
B. A facility-based service
C. A community day program
D. Palliative care
3. Which work setting D. Hospitals
provides acute care?
A. Home care
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Assisted-living facilities
D. Hospitals
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4. Which work setting may B. Long-term care facilities
provide subacute care?
A. Retirement homes
B. Long-term care facilities
C. Group homes
D. Hospices
5. What type of service aims C. Respite services
to provide a temporary
break to family
caregivers?
A. Acute care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services
6. Which of the following is an D. Assisted-living facility
example of a residential
facility?
A. Hospital
B. Methadone clinic
C. Private residence
D. Assisted-living facility
7. Residents in retirement D. Older adults with limited care needs
facilities generally include:
A. People with mental
impairment
B. Young adults with
physical or other
disabilities
C. Frail older adults with
multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited
care needs
8. Residents in long-term A. 24-hour nursing care and support services
care facilities generally
require:
A. 24-hour nursing care
and support services
B. Supervision and limited
support services
C. Acute care
D. Housekeeping services,
but not meal services
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9. In which setting is D. Long-term care facility
maintaining a homelike
atmosphere especially
important?
A. Hospital
B. Doctor's office
C. Community day program
D. Long-term care facility
4. Which of the following is B. Biology and genetic endowment
one of the key determinants
of health?
A. Cognitive health B. Biology
and genetic endowment
C. Fear and anxiety
D. Change in sexual
functioning
1. The membership of a The correct answer:
health care team is A. The client's needs
determined by:
A. The client's needs
B. The nurse's needs
C. The physician's needs
D. The needs of the client's
family
2. Which of the following is a C. Opportunities for collaboration
benefit of the team
approach to health care?
A. Opportunities for
confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
C. Opportunities for
collaboration
D. Opportunities for
assignment of tasks
3. The following statements are A. Teams are often interdisciplinary.
about
health care teams and
facilities. Which is true?
A. Teams are often
interdisciplinary.
B. Family conferences do
not include the client.
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C. Team members usually
work in different locations.
D. Team members have few
opportunities to meet.
4. In a community setting, B. The case manager
who usually assesses,
monitors, and evaluates
client's needs and
coordinates the services of
the health care team?
A. The family physician
B. The case manager
C. The occupational therapist
D. The social worker
5. Delegation means: B. Authorizing an unregulated care provider to perform a task
A. Giving someone
responsibility for
providing care
B. Authorizing an
unregulated care
provider to perform
a task
C. Transferring
responsibility to another
worker
D. Giving the support worker
the power to enforce an
act
6. Which factor affects D. All of the above. That is: A. Is the client's condition stable?
delegation decisions made
by a nurse?
A. Is the client's condition
stable?
B. Does legislation
restrict who can
perform this task?
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