Potter and Perry: Chapter 2 -The
Health Care Delivery System Test
Questions and Answers.
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program on the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act. Which statement made by a participant indicates a need for further teaching? -
Answer "As long as my son is a full-time student in college, I will be able to keep him on my
health insurance until he is 26 years old"
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice? -
Answer Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination.
A patient tells a nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but does
not understand what this is. What is a nurse's best explanation of a PPO? - Answer This is a
fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital.
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? - Answer
a. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant women in her first trimester.
b. Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
c. Teaching a class to parents at the local grade school about the importance of immunization.
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the
clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example
of nurses working on what issue in the health care system? - Answer Patient safety
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital? -
Answer Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing
practice.
A group of staff nurses notice an increased incidence of medication errors on their unit. After
further investigation it is determined that the nurses are not consistently identifying the patient
correctly. A change is needed quickly. What type of quality improvement would be the most
appropriate? - Answer Rapid-improvement event (RIE)
Which of the following are characteristics of managed care systems? - Answer a. Provider
Health Care Delivery System Test
Questions and Answers.
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program on the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act. Which statement made by a participant indicates a need for further teaching? -
Answer "As long as my son is a full-time student in college, I will be able to keep him on my
health insurance until he is 26 years old"
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice? -
Answer Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination.
A patient tells a nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but does
not understand what this is. What is a nurse's best explanation of a PPO? - Answer This is a
fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital.
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? - Answer
a. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant women in her first trimester.
b. Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
c. Teaching a class to parents at the local grade school about the importance of immunization.
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the
clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example
of nurses working on what issue in the health care system? - Answer Patient safety
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital? -
Answer Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing
practice.
A group of staff nurses notice an increased incidence of medication errors on their unit. After
further investigation it is determined that the nurses are not consistently identifying the patient
correctly. A change is needed quickly. What type of quality improvement would be the most
appropriate? - Answer Rapid-improvement event (RIE)
Which of the following are characteristics of managed care systems? - Answer a. Provider
