Potter and Perry: Chapter 2 The Health
Care Delivery System Test Bank
Questions With Actual Detailed
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on
continuity and transition?
A. The nurse asks the patient who in the family should have access to patient information
B. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
C. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication
D. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session -
Answer A. Nursing interventions focused on transition and continuity provide patients with
information about medications to take, dietary or treatment plans to follow, and danger signals
for which to look after hospitalization or treatment. These interventions also provide patients
and families with health care resources after discharge.
Which activity performed by the nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing
practice?
A. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
B. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
C. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
D. Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination - Answer D.
Maintaining ongoing competency is a nurse's responsibility. Earning certification in a specialty
area is one mechanism that demonstrates competency. Specialty certification has been shown
to be positively related to patient safety.
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but
does not understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a PPO?
A. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their own health insurance
B. This health plan is operated by the government to provide health care to older adults
C. This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers from
which you can choose
D. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital - Answer C.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) plans limit the enrollee's choice to a list of preferred
providers such as hospitals and physicians. A participant pays more to use a provider not on the
, B. Working with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program
C. Assessing a patient at an emergent care facility
D. Providing home wound care to a patient - Answer A. Primary care activities are focused on
health promotion. Health-promotion programs contribute to quality health care by helping
patients acquire healthier lifestyles. Health-promotion activities keep people healthy through
exercise, good nutrition, rest, and adopting positive health attitudes.
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?
A. Patient safety
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Patient satisfaction
D. Maintenance of competency - Answer A. Near-miss events are events that could have
caused a problem with patient safety had they not been stopped before patient harm occurred.
Nurses who investigate ways to prevent near-miss events work on issues surrounding patient
safety.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
A. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing units
B. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units
C. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they need
D. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
Answer D. Magnet status is a process and review in which hospitals participate that shows
achievement of excellence in nursing practice. The designation is given by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center and focuses on demonstration of quality patient care, nursing excellence,
and innovations in professional practice.
Which statement made by the nurse is an example of applying the principle of patient-centered
care while focusing on alleviation of a patient's fear and anxiety?
A. "Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home."
B. "I'll get the medication prescriptions for you before discharge"
C. "I'll be back in 30 minutes to help you get cleaned up"
D. "I'll make a referral to the home health nurse for you" - Answer A. Interventions that focus
on alleviation of fear and anxiety are related to allowing the patient and family time to express
fears and concerns, understand the impact that illness will have on the patient's ability to care
Care Delivery System Test Bank
Questions With Actual Detailed
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of the principle of patient-centered care focused on
continuity and transition?
A. The nurse asks the patient who in the family should have access to patient information
B. The nurse is teaching the patient how to change the wound dressing at home
C. The nurse responds promptly to the patient's request for pain medication
D. The nurse schedules the patient's diagnostic scan following the physical therapy session -
Answer A. Nursing interventions focused on transition and continuity provide patients with
information about medications to take, dietary or treatment plans to follow, and danger signals
for which to look after hospitalization or treatment. These interventions also provide patients
and families with health care resources after discharge.
Which activity performed by the nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing
practice?
A. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
B. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
C. Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
D. Attending a review course in preparation for the certification examination - Answer D.
Maintaining ongoing competency is a nurse's responsibility. Earning certification in a specialty
area is one mechanism that demonstrates competency. Specialty certification has been shown
to be positively related to patient safety.
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but
does not understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a PPO?
A. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their own health insurance
B. This health plan is operated by the government to provide health care to older adults
C. This health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers from
which you can choose
D. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose any physician or hospital - Answer C.
Preferred provider organization (PPO) plans limit the enrollee's choice to a list of preferred
providers such as hospitals and physicians. A participant pays more to use a provider not on the
, B. Working with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program
C. Assessing a patient at an emergent care facility
D. Providing home wound care to a patient - Answer A. Primary care activities are focused on
health promotion. Health-promotion programs contribute to quality health care by helping
patients acquire healthier lifestyles. Health-promotion activities keep people healthy through
exercise, good nutrition, rest, and adopting positive health attitudes.
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?
A. Patient safety
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Patient satisfaction
D. Maintenance of competency - Answer A. Near-miss events are events that could have
caused a problem with patient safety had they not been stopped before patient harm occurred.
Nurses who investigate ways to prevent near-miss events work on issues surrounding patient
safety.
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
A. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing units
B. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units
C. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they need
D. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
Answer D. Magnet status is a process and review in which hospitals participate that shows
achievement of excellence in nursing practice. The designation is given by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center and focuses on demonstration of quality patient care, nursing excellence,
and innovations in professional practice.
Which statement made by the nurse is an example of applying the principle of patient-centered
care while focusing on alleviation of a patient's fear and anxiety?
A. "Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home."
B. "I'll get the medication prescriptions for you before discharge"
C. "I'll be back in 30 minutes to help you get cleaned up"
D. "I'll make a referral to the home health nurse for you" - Answer A. Interventions that focus
on alleviation of fear and anxiety are related to allowing the patient and family time to express
fears and concerns, understand the impact that illness will have on the patient's ability to care
