Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills for the Patient Care Technician, 2nd Edition by Kimberly Townsend Little

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Chapter 1-35
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Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbmustbthebpatientbcarebtechnicianb(PCT)brecognizebregardingbtheb
healthcarebdeliverybsystem?
a. Itbincludesballbstates.
b. Itbaffectsbthebillnessbofbpatients.
c. Insurancebcompaniesbarebnotbinvolved.
d. Thebmajorbgoalbisbtobachieveboptimalblevelsbofbhealthcare.
ANS:b D
ThebPCTbmustbrecognizebthatbinbthebhealthcarebdeliverybsystem,bthebmajorbgoalbisbtobachievebopti
malblevelsbofbhealthcare.bThebhealthcarebsystembconsistsbofbabnetworkbofbagencies,bfacilities,ban
dbprovidersbinvolvedbwithbhealthcarebinbabspecifiedbgeographicbarea.bInsurancebcompaniesbdobh
avebinvolvementbinbthebhealthcarebsystem.bThebillnessbofbpatientsbisbnotbnecessarilybaffectedbbybt
hebhealthcarebsystem.

OBJ:b b 1

2. Whatbisbrequiredbbybthebhealthcarebteambtobidentifybthebneedsbofbabpatientbandbtobdesignbcarebtob
meetbthosebneeds?
a. Thebwhitebboard
b. Thebnurse’sbnotes
c. Thebphysician’sborderbsheet
d. Anbindividualizedbcarebplan

ANS:b D
Anbindividualizedbcarebplanbinvolvesballbhealthcarebworkersbandboutlinesbcarebtobmeetbthebneeds
bofbthebindividual bpatient. bThebwhitebboard,bphysician’sborderbsheet, bandbnurse’sbnotesbdobnotbide

ntifybthebneedsbofbthebpatientbnorbarebtheybdesignedbtobassistballbmembersbofbthebhealthcarebteamb
tobmeetbthosebneeds.

OBJ:b b 3

3. Howbdoesbanbinterdisciplinarybapproachbtobpatientbtreatmentbenhancebcare?
a. Bybimprovingbefficiencybofbcare
b. Bybreducingbthebnumberbofbcaregivers
c. Bybpreventingbthebfragmentationbofbpatientbcare
d. Bybshorteningbhospitalbstay
ANS:b C




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, Anbinterdisciplinarybapproachbpreventsbfragmentationbofbcarebbybinvolvingbandbincludingballbc
arebproviders.bAnbinterdisciplinarybapproachbdoesbnotbimprovebthebefficiencybofbcare,breducebth
ebnumberbofbcaregivers,borbshortenbhospitalbstay.

OBJ:b b 3,b4

4. Howbmaybabnewlyblicensedbpracticalbnurse/blicensedbvocationalbnurseb(LPN/LVN)bpractice?
a. Independentlybinbabhospitalbsetting
b. WithbanbexperiencedbLPN/LVN
c. Underbthebsupervisionbofbabphysicianborbregisteredbnurseb(RN)
d. Asbabsolebpractitionerbinbabclinicbsetting
ANS:b C
AnbLPN/LVNbpracticesbunderbthebsupervisionbofbabphysician,bdentist,borbRN.bAnbLPN/LVNbisbn
otbtobpracticebindependentlybinbabhospitalbsetting,bunderbthebsupervisionbofbabmorebexperiencedb
LPN/LVN,borbasbabsolebpractitionerbinbabclinicbsetting.

OBJ:b b 5

5. WhatbdocumentbidentifiesbthebrolesbandbresponsibilitiesbofbthebLPN/LVN?
a. Thebnurse’sbemployer
b. CollegebAccreditationbStandards
c. NursebPracticebAct
d. NursebAssociationbCode

ANS:b C
ThebLPN/LVNbfunctionsbunderbthebNursebPracticebAct.bThebnurse’sbemployerbmayboutlinebtheb
workingbresponsibilitiesbofbthebnurse,bbutbitbisbthebnurse’sbresponsibilitybtobmakebsurebtheybstayb
withinbtheirbscopebofbpracticebasbdescribedbbybthebNursebPracticebAct.

OBJ:b b 5

6. WhatbisbthebtitlebofbthebAmericanbHospitalbAssociation’sb1972bdocumentbthatboutlinesbthebp
atient’sbexpectationsbtobbebtreatedbwithbdignitybandbcompassion?
a. CodebofbEthics
b. Patient’sbBillbofbRights
c. ThebOmnibusbReconciliationbActb(OBRA)
d. Advancebdirectives
ANS:b B
ThebtitlebofbthebAmericanbHospitalbAssociation’sb1972bdocumentbthatboutlinesbthebpatient’sbexpect
ationsbisbthebPatient’sbBillbofbRights.bPatientbexpectationsbarebnotboutlinedbinbthebCodebofbEthics,bO
BRA,borbadvancebdirectives.

OBJ:b b 2

7. Whatbsystembreducesbthebnumberbofbemployeesbbutbstillbprovidesbqualitybcarebforbpatients?
a. Teambnursing
b. Cross-training
c. Usebofbcriticalbpathways
d. Casebmanagement




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