PN LEADERSHIP EXAM II PREP | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM (JUST RELEASED)
Role of the LPN in Research: - (ANSWER)- LPNs participate in the research
process when they identify a problem with a care plan or a patient who needs to
be examined or evaluated.
- Research is focused on identifying new information or defining and supporting
current practice
- The research team accesses information in nursing and health-care journals and
reviews standards of practice to find the best method to meet a patient's needs.
AKA EBP.
Access to Care: - (ANSWER)- Health-care delivery in the United States is a
combination of public and private organizations that attempt to provide citizens
with access to cost-effective, quality health care.
- Health-care services in the United States are paid for in various ways. Employers
pay for some health-care services through employee insurance benefits. The
federal government pays for some health care for persons older than 65 years
through Medicare plans. State governments pay (with help from the federal
government) for health care for low-income individuals through Medicaid plans.
Individuals, churches, and charities may pay some health-care expenses.
Major source of stress on the US healthcare system: - (ANSWER)Financing of
healthcare
- As the number of Americans without health insurance increased, political
pressure to remedy that situation also increased. In March 2010, Congress passed
and President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA).
, Level of Care Reqs: Hospitals - (ANSWER)Patients needing the most serious and
intense care are admitted to hospitals, where health-care professionals and
medical supplies are available for treatment.
Level of Care Reqs: Home Health Care - (ANSWER)Patients who do not require
the intense health-care services of a hospital but continue to need nursing
services could be discharged to home health care. The patient continues to
receive state-of-the-art health care but the family has some of the responsibility
for patient care
Level of Care Reqs: Hospice - (ANSWER)A patient who has a terminal health
condition may desire to die at home. The patient and family can choose a hospice
program through which care and comfort are given for a dying person in the
home, inpatient setting, or extended care facility. The LPN works under the
direction of the RN in providing care that keeps the patient clean and comfortable
during the dying process. Pain management is a priority in hospice care.
Level of Care Reqs: Extended Care Facility - (ANSWER)Provides specialized health-
care services focused on long-term care, rehabilitation, or both. Patients aka
"residents" because they live in the "home". People are transferred to extended
care facilities when they no longer need intense hospital services but continue to
require care from a multidisciplinary team of health-care professionals. Residents
may require extended care such as physical therapy after orthopedic surgery or a
stroke. Respiratory therapy may be required for people on ventilators. Some
people are frail and have multiple chronic diseases and can no longer live at
home.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM (JUST RELEASED)
Role of the LPN in Research: - (ANSWER)- LPNs participate in the research
process when they identify a problem with a care plan or a patient who needs to
be examined or evaluated.
- Research is focused on identifying new information or defining and supporting
current practice
- The research team accesses information in nursing and health-care journals and
reviews standards of practice to find the best method to meet a patient's needs.
AKA EBP.
Access to Care: - (ANSWER)- Health-care delivery in the United States is a
combination of public and private organizations that attempt to provide citizens
with access to cost-effective, quality health care.
- Health-care services in the United States are paid for in various ways. Employers
pay for some health-care services through employee insurance benefits. The
federal government pays for some health care for persons older than 65 years
through Medicare plans. State governments pay (with help from the federal
government) for health care for low-income individuals through Medicaid plans.
Individuals, churches, and charities may pay some health-care expenses.
Major source of stress on the US healthcare system: - (ANSWER)Financing of
healthcare
- As the number of Americans without health insurance increased, political
pressure to remedy that situation also increased. In March 2010, Congress passed
and President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA).
, Level of Care Reqs: Hospitals - (ANSWER)Patients needing the most serious and
intense care are admitted to hospitals, where health-care professionals and
medical supplies are available for treatment.
Level of Care Reqs: Home Health Care - (ANSWER)Patients who do not require
the intense health-care services of a hospital but continue to need nursing
services could be discharged to home health care. The patient continues to
receive state-of-the-art health care but the family has some of the responsibility
for patient care
Level of Care Reqs: Hospice - (ANSWER)A patient who has a terminal health
condition may desire to die at home. The patient and family can choose a hospice
program through which care and comfort are given for a dying person in the
home, inpatient setting, or extended care facility. The LPN works under the
direction of the RN in providing care that keeps the patient clean and comfortable
during the dying process. Pain management is a priority in hospice care.
Level of Care Reqs: Extended Care Facility - (ANSWER)Provides specialized health-
care services focused on long-term care, rehabilitation, or both. Patients aka
"residents" because they live in the "home". People are transferred to extended
care facilities when they no longer need intense hospital services but continue to
require care from a multidisciplinary team of health-care professionals. Residents
may require extended care such as physical therapy after orthopedic surgery or a
stroke. Respiratory therapy may be required for people on ventilators. Some
people are frail and have multiple chronic diseases and can no longer live at
home.
