Chapter_01.bnk
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT)
recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
ANS: d
The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the
major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare. The healthcare
system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and providers
involved with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance
companies do have involvement in the healthcare system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the healthcare system.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 1
2.What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a
patient and to design care to meet those needs?
a. The white board
b. The nurse's notes
c. The physician's order sheet
d. An individualized care plan
ANS: d
An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines
care to meet the needs of the individual patient. The white board,
physician's order sheet, and nurse's notes do not identify the needs of the
patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare
team to meet those needs.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3
,3.How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance
care?
a. By improving efficiency of care
b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANS: c
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care by
involving and including all care providers. An interdisciplinary approach
does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the number of
caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3, 4
4.How may a newly licensed practical nurse/ licensed vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN) practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse (RN)
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANS: c
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or
RN. An LPN/LVN is not to practice independently in a hospital setting,
under the supervision of a more experienced LPN/LVN, or as a sole
practitioner in a clinic setting.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
5.What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the
LPN/LVN?
a. The nurse's employer
b. College Accreditation Standards
,c. Nurse Practice Act
d. Nurse Association Code
ANS: c
The LPN/LVN functions under the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse's
employer may outline the working responsibilities of the nurse, but it is
the nurse's responsibility to make sure they stay within their scope of
practice as described by the Nurse Practice Act.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
6.What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972
document that outlines the patient's expectations to be treated with
dignity and compassion?
a. Code of Ethics
b. Patient's Bill of Rights
c. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
d. Advance directives
ANS: b
The title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that
outlines the patient's expectations is the Patient's Bill of Rights. Patient
expectations are not outlined in the Code of Ethics, OBRA, or advance
directives.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2
7.What system reduces the number of employees but still provides
quality care for patients?
a. Team nursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use of critical pathways
d. Case management
ANS: b
Cross-training reduces the number of employees by training one
, employee to do more than one job without altering the quality of patient
care. Team nursing, use of critical pathways, and case management do
not reduce the number of employees while continuing to provide quality
care for patients.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
8. On what premise is Maslow's Model of Health and Illness based?
a. All needs are equally important.
b. Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met.
c. Self-actualization is a primary need.
d. Individuals prioritize needs the same way.
ANS: b
Maslow's Model of Health and Illness is based on the premise that basic
needs must be met first. It is not based on all needs being equally
important or that individuals prioritize needs the same way.
Self-actualization is not a primary need according to Maslow.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3, 4
9.What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social
environmental factors affecting health and illness?
a. They affect one another.
b. They cause illness.
c. They cause patients to react similarly.
d. They can be separated.
ANS: a
Although there is often a tendency to separate social factors from
physical factors, remember that the two areas affect each other
reciprocally. Physical and social factors affect each other, cannot be
separated, and cause each patient to react in a unique manner. They do
not necessarily cause illness or cause patients to react similarly, and they
cannot be separated.
PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT)
recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system?
a. It includes all states.
b. It affects the illness of patients.
c. Insurance companies are not involved.
d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
ANS: d
The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the
major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare. The healthcare
system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and providers
involved with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance
companies do have involvement in the healthcare system. The illness of
patients is not necessarily affected by the healthcare system.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 1
2.What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a
patient and to design care to meet those needs?
a. The white board
b. The nurse's notes
c. The physician's order sheet
d. An individualized care plan
ANS: d
An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines
care to meet the needs of the individual patient. The white board,
physician's order sheet, and nurse's notes do not identify the needs of the
patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare
team to meet those needs.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3
,3.How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance
care?
a. By improving efficiency of care
b. By reducing the number of caregivers
c. By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
d. By shortening hospital stay
ANS: c
An interdisciplinary approach prevents fragmentation of care by
involving and including all care providers. An interdisciplinary approach
does not improve the efficiency of care, reduce the number of
caregivers, or shorten hospital stay.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3, 4
4.How may a newly licensed practical nurse/ licensed vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN) practice?
a. Independently in a hospital setting
b. With an experienced LPN/LVN
c. Under the supervision of a physician or registered nurse (RN)
d. As a sole practitioner in a clinic setting
ANS: c
An LPN/LVN practices under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or
RN. An LPN/LVN is not to practice independently in a hospital setting,
under the supervision of a more experienced LPN/LVN, or as a sole
practitioner in a clinic setting.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
5.What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the
LPN/LVN?
a. The nurse's employer
b. College Accreditation Standards
,c. Nurse Practice Act
d. Nurse Association Code
ANS: c
The LPN/LVN functions under the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse's
employer may outline the working responsibilities of the nurse, but it is
the nurse's responsibility to make sure they stay within their scope of
practice as described by the Nurse Practice Act.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
6.What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972
document that outlines the patient's expectations to be treated with
dignity and compassion?
a. Code of Ethics
b. Patient's Bill of Rights
c. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
d. Advance directives
ANS: b
The title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that
outlines the patient's expectations is the Patient's Bill of Rights. Patient
expectations are not outlined in the Code of Ethics, OBRA, or advance
directives.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 2
7.What system reduces the number of employees but still provides
quality care for patients?
a. Team nursing
b. Cross-training
c. Use of critical pathways
d. Case management
ANS: b
Cross-training reduces the number of employees by training one
, employee to do more than one job without altering the quality of patient
care. Team nursing, use of critical pathways, and case management do
not reduce the number of employees while continuing to provide quality
care for patients.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 5
8. On what premise is Maslow's Model of Health and Illness based?
a. All needs are equally important.
b. Basic needs must be met before the next level of needs can be met.
c. Self-actualization is a primary need.
d. Individuals prioritize needs the same way.
ANS: b
Maslow's Model of Health and Illness is based on the premise that basic
needs must be met first. It is not based on all needs being equally
important or that individuals prioritize needs the same way.
Self-actualization is not a primary need according to Maslow.
PTS: 1
OBJ: 3, 4
9.What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social
environmental factors affecting health and illness?
a. They affect one another.
b. They cause illness.
c. They cause patients to react similarly.
d. They can be separated.
ANS: a
Although there is often a tendency to separate social factors from
physical factors, remember that the two areas affect each other
reciprocally. Physical and social factors affect each other, cannot be
separated, and cause each patient to react in a unique manner. They do
not necessarily cause illness or cause patients to react similarly, and they
cannot be separated.
PTS: 1
